Arcade Nation
BrewDog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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This 5.2% black IPA burns the line between an American IPA and a stout, with malt and hops firing on all cylinders, in psychotic synchronicity. Roasty, chocolate and coffee notes duke it out with citrus, mango and pine. Pithy bitterness plays off roasty dryness. Light bodied, but with the intensity of a beer twice its size.
Hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra, Arcade Nation showcases the incredible complexity of three of our all-time favourite hops. The twisting flavours change so fast, you’ll need the reactions of a hardened retro gamer to keep up with them.
Hopped with Simcoe, Amarillo and Citra, Arcade Nation showcases the incredible complexity of three of our all-time favourite hops. The twisting flavours change so fast, you’ll need the reactions of a hardened retro gamer to keep up with them.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown to black colored, medium creamy beige to tan head. Aroma is of chocolate and some malt but mostly floral-pine and citrus strong hoppiness. Taste is medium- sweet chocolate, roasted malt and coffee, medium+ fruity, mostly floral and citrus aroma, medium bitterness, dry finish with some coffee notes. Medium to light bodied, average carbonation, oily. Very light yet quite hoppy. (bottle, Bierhalle Deconinck, Vichte)
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2016
at 15:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle@BrewDog, Edinburgh - black pour with off white head. Roasted malty and piney hoppy aroma and taste, some cocoa, earthy malty, cocoa Oreos, hopy bitter finish. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2016
at 11:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,33l bottle at home. BB 07/01/2017. black color, small tan head. smells of exotic fruits, light pines, some herbs, lychee, some mango, light parfume notes, hints of licorice, bit earthy. nice smell. medium body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes quite citric, lemon grass, grapefruit, light spices, lightly roasted, taste and flavours disappear very quickly, finishes light / almost watery with light earthy notes, spices and light herbal bittneress. smell was very promising, also taste started decent but the taste falls apart very quickly finishes is very boring and almost neutral. also for me taste and aroma were quiet different. Brewdog can definitly do better than that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2016
at 10:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Nice head. Nose - pine and grapefruit in buckets. Taste - more of the same. Fizzy grapefruit. Only a hint of chocolate. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - it’s good but I want more chocolate from my black ipa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 18:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
bottle bb 7/1/17 piuttosto scura buona schiuma buona persistenza naso tostato filo caffe e cioccolato ma delicati discreta nota luppolata piu in bocca diventa agrumata fruttata non molto corpo buona beva discreto amaro
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2016
at 08:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Brewdog Helsinki. Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, coffee, juicy hops, grass, citrus and pine. Taste is fruity, roasty and hoppy with some citrus, pine, grass and licorice. Finish is smooth, fruity and slightly roasty with some licorice, fruits and citrus. Okay black IPA.
Tried
on 13 Feb 2016
at 12:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Dark brown. Piney hops, roast, licorice, good bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 18:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours dark with medium tan head. Aroma is light roast and pine. Taste is fairly light with breezy citrus and lime floating through more than any dusty coffee and roast that might be lingering. Dry roast on the finish. Decent sessionable BIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2016
at 12:36