The Check Please
_____ (Blank) Brewing in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Evil Twin BrewingIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
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Score
7.05
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Double Dry Hopped Black India Pale Ale.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can 12fl.oz. @ home. [ As Evil Twin The Check Please ].Murky matt medium to dark brown colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, toasted - roasted, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, fruity hops, wood. Flavor is moderate tpo heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, wood, fruity hops, dark malt, minerals, hop bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20181114] 7-3-8-3-15
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2018
at 11:33
7/10
Tried
on 14 Nov 2018
at 23:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared at home - Black pour witb a thin tan head. Medium roasted malty and hoppy with notes of citrus undertones, some cocoa and caramel, medium body, roasted malty and hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2018
at 19:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours very hazy/opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate black/roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery hop; and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate black/roast/bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance. Some lightly increasing lingering hop/char astringency, but not overwhelming. Moderate increasing dryness from hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and lightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an excellent Black IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and roast/bready malt flavors; smooth and easy to drink; despite the aggressively bitter/resinous/drying finish. Feels like a lot of Simcoe/Citra. Extremely juicy, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice black/roast/bready malt backbone, with zero residual sweetness from aggressive resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2018
at 23:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, from City Hops. Pours opaque dark brown with foamy beige head, citrus aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter roasted malt taste with mild citrus flavor, smooth body, long finish. A good brew, enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Oct 2018
at 01:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a hazy, deep brown with a finger of off-white head that lingers, then dissipates. Dank tropical fruit, pine and passion fruit aromas on the nose. Dragon fruit and kiwi come out as it warms. Cacao nib and more more dank tropical fruit on the palate. Hoppy bitterness with some tropical fruit skin astringency, and mild cacao notes. As advertised without any of acrid notes that can occur in black IPAs. I've not had a better rendition of the NE black IPA, now whether it should be done is a different question all together, but it can be done, and Evil Twin has nailed it.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Oct 2018
at 02:01