Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Blackstone, pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma reveals crisp watermelon notes upfront, with light lactic notes and citrus. Flavour is sweeter, with sweet, tart and crisp watermelon, light lactic notes and a hint of citrus. Juicy and crisp - no salt detected. Doesn't strike me as authentic, but I like it.
mcberko (47456) reviewed HopJack from Blackstone Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Blackstone, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out earthy hops, some chalky notes and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with chalk, earthy hops, and biscuity malt. A little flat and jumbled, but it's okay.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Adam Bomb from Blackstone Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Blackstone, pours a clear copper with a small beige head. Aroma brings out leafy piney hops, some dankness, and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with herbal dank hops, some vegetal notes and biscuity malt. Assertive and decently balanced. Solid IPA.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Session Player from Blackstone Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Blackstone, pours a clear golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out piney hops, some metallic notes and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with earthy piney hops upfront and dry biscuity malt on the underside. Perfectly calibrated and drinks easily. Very good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On nitro tap at Blackstone, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out light lactose and dry cocoa. Flavour reveals a decent combo of lactose and cocoa. Silky mouthfeel, with a bit of artificiality. Not bad.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Nut Brown Ale from Blackstone Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Blackstone, pours a clear deep dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma is pretty dull, with light toasted nuts. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted nuts and muffled earthy notes. Not particularly brown ale-like. Dull and lacking direction. Meh.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Chaser Pale from Blackstone Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Blackstone, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma is very light, with straw and biscuity malt. Flavour is similarly light, with straw and cereal malt. Dry and easy to drink, but not authentically kolsch-like.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a deep brown with a finger of beige foam. Piney, dank forward hops, with some big tangerine aromas. Tons of citrus zest, light caramel notes. Like a chocolate orange. This is a really well-executed beer that comes in as more of an hop-forward black IPA rather than a dark malt, acrid roasted bomb. Nice take on the style. --- Beer merged from original tick of Dark Matter on 22 Dec 2017 at 22:06 - Score: 7. Original review text: Piney, dank forward hops, with some big tangerine aromas. Tons of citrus zest, light caramel notes. Like a chocolate orange. Nice.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed HopJack from Blackstone Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at GABF 10/07/2017, thanks to my bro for assistance with note-taking. Clear amber-bronze color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Stringy lace. Aroma of citrus, hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of grapefruit, herbal hop and malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a short hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2015, 2016 and 2017 vertical draft at Craft Brewed. 2015: Pours a pitch black with no head. Lots of baker's chocolate and cocoa aromas, some light cinnamon and vanilla. Oxidized and carbonation was most gone. Still great chocolate-forward aromas, but the palate doesn't live up. Hides the booze well though with some marshmallow notes on the finish. Overall: 3.7...2016: Lots of dark chocolate, marshmallow, and coffee. Carbonation is there, body is perfectly balanced and moving towards the fudge, brownie chewy side. Great finish that lingers with cacao nib, fudge and vanilla. Very impressed with this one. Overall: 4.3...2017: Big coffee, and 80% cacao notes on the nose. Dark malt throughout, roasted espresso and roasted cacao nib. Dry and has a touch of heat from the booze. Finish is dry, with roasted malt and chocolate coming out. Solid, roasty finish. Overall: 3.9.