Fade To Black Vol. 4: Rocky Mountain Black Ale
Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.19
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That time of year when the light fades away. Brewed for the darkness, Fade to Black speaks in volumes. Welcome to Volume 4, the Beer pours pitch black with an off white head. Citrus (bergamot) and roast dominates the nose. Slight sweet malt gets pushed back by initial citrusy hops followed by powerful Italian Amaro, gentian and hop bitterness. Finishing with a pleasant duality of dry roasted malts and hop bitterness.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. I love the aroma of this beer. Floral, citrus, brunt toast. Taste is not so good, but really good after taste after you get past the bitterness. Deep dark color. Nice brown head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 28 Nov 2020
at 19:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
355ml bottle. Black color with light beige head. Roasted malty and hoppy aroma, licorice, chocolate, grassy, grapefruit. Sweet and bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2015
at 04:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy brown with small beige head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is faint smoke and roast. Thin mouth with strong hop bite and citrus with a lingering bitter finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2015
at 12:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.Clear medium to dark black brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, roasted, dry, moderate chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130820]
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2014
at 02:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught@RNH. Dark brown color, small brownish head. Woody, toasted aroma. Medium-bodied. Woody hoppyness, some bitterness, coffee roasted flavors, some licorce. Quite plain Black IPA, I like this less than the ratings here.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2013
at 22:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Voldby. Black with a lasting light brown head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, coffee and moderate hoppy - grapefruit. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 290913
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2013
at 12:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/7/2012. Pours pitch black color with a 2 finger dense tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, orange zest, dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, floral, pine, char, and floral/roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and hop notes; with good strength. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, floral, grass, light pine, char, and floral/roasted earthiness. Fair amount of pine/roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus zest, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted malt, light pine, floral, char, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of hop and roasted flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy, lightly sticky, and lightly chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Black IPA style. All around great balance and complexity of hop and roasted malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2013
at 19:16
8/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2013
at 22:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Almost black with medium beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, liquorice, hop and a little pine. Flavour is malt, roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, medium sweet, hops, little liquorice, little pine and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2013
at 22:28