Dark IPA
Revisionist in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England 🏴
Brewed at/by: Wychwood BreweryIPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
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Score
6.30
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Created by brewers Jon Tillson and Dave Carter at the Wychwood Brewery in Witney to deliver their take on the American influenced style of pale ale, made with a blend of darker malts. This produces a deceptively darker beer with a refreshingly big fruity hop character from a blend of six different hop varieties.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle: BBD 28 Feb 15. Opened in my kitchen on 13 Oct 14 while cooking a couple of curries. I needed an uncomplicated beer to quench my thirst and something a little different to a lager/pilsner style brew. This fitted the bill nicely. Dark brown with a ruby red hue, the head a full beige topping. Nose was semi-sweet malts with some earthy hop hints. Taste wise it led with mild maltiness and berry notes, a mixed bag of other fruits tempered the sweetness while traces of spice and piney hops came through. Mini-bitter finish and overall not a bad ’kitchen beer’.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2014
at 14:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma and flavour are quite complex. Dominated by the roastiness of the dark malts. Hints of cocoa. Hop bitterness is present but not overpowering.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2014
at 14:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle split at JF’s from the big Tesco in Camberley, 11/09/14. Dark chestnut brown with ruby-esque hues topped with a moderate light beige covering, not very black! Nose is dark malts, spice, earthy hop notes, pine dusting. Taste comprises red berry fruit, spice, earthy hop vibes, red grapefruit, light floral notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness and a pine coating. Adequate CDA, just about ticks the style boxes, doesn’t need the mahoosive write up mind!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2014
at 12:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Tescos, Camberley. A pleasant surprise. A reddish mahogany colour with a cream head, rather than the black drink I was expecting; some floral citrusy hops on the nose; then a fruity blackberry taste with some licorice adding depth and dryness; and a well rounded finish with sustained bitterness. Well done - a proper grown up beer from Wychwood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2014
at 11:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, Tesco, Bidston. Dark brown pour with a meek beige head. Vague biscuity malt nose. Roasty flavour with notes of chocolate and some emerging bitterness. Needs more hops and on the thin side really. Not a total calamity but not my understanding of a black ipa.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2014
at 12:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is cocoa and blackcurrant Lockets. Taste has blackcurrant to start, with a little coffee in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2014
at 14:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Tesco. Dark brown-orange amber with a reddish tinge, foamy off-white head leaving lacing and aroma of floral orangey citrus, caramel, roast malt. Taste is malty, caramel, with orange & grapefruit citrusy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry toasted bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2014
at 13:57
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Carpenters Arms, Marylebone W1. Pours a slightly hazy dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy aroma with roasted hints. Fruity malty dry hoppy bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty dry hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2014
at 02:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Brewed for Tesco, 500ml bottle also from Tesco. Dark brown with a beige foamy head. Aromas are nutty toasted coffee. Flavours are dry and nutty and toasted coffee. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 09:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tesco; dark mahogany brown pour with creamy off white head, roasted malt aroma, taste has roasted malts with a hint of citrus, more porter than BIPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 09:48