Black Christmas
Billericay Brewing Co. in Billericay, Essex, England 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.60
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A black IPA brewed for the festive season. A blend of darker malts plus lots of Chinook and Cascade hops gives the flavours of both a Porter & an India Pale Ale
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours chestnut brown with a red tint and an off-white to beige head. Aroma of hop, malt, chocolate, light citrus and moderate roasting. Moderate sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Light to moderate body, slight oily watery texture, average carbonation. Increasing bitterness to finish. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2018
at 23:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Fat Cat Colchester. Dark ruby beer lasting beige head. Its a black ipa with usual lack of body. Some juicy dark malt. Overly roasty. Nope still not my style.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2017
at 13:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Billericay Black Christmas ].Clear dark brown color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, woody hops, light pine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, dark malt, roasted, sweet malt, fruity, light pine. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151202] 6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2017
at 11:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has mild fine carbonation. Very mild dark malts. Insipid dark chocolate. A little pine. Mild bitterness. Light dry finish. Fine.
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Hazy amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has mild fine carbonation. Very mild dark malts. Insipid dark chocolate. A little pine. Mild bitterness. Light dry finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2016
at 09:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Gravity at Pig’s Ear 2015. It pours deep red-brown with a small beige head. The nose is toasty, caramel, liquorice, umami and some bitter-sweet Dandelion & Burdock. The taste is bitter, toasty, quite soft, umami, earthy roast, light ash, sweet dried berries, nuts and Eccles cake. Medium body and fine carbonation. Fairly average.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2015
at 04:11
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Pigs Ear 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear brown with a creamy, off-white head. Toasted pine and brown bread on the nose. Light sweet flavour with notes of rindy citrus, toasted bread, light pine. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Earthy bitterness in the closing, some further citrus rind, pine. Pretty ho hum.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2015
at 19:28
8/10
Tried
on 09 Dec 2015
at 15:08