6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bomber, Thanks Chris!
A - Pitch black, minor half finger espresso head. Nitro level carbs, nice legs.
S - Holy roast bomb. It has a slight medicinal nose paired with licorice and corn chips
T - Ashy roast high bitterness with a touch of vanilla. The whiskey comes in but they’re not well melded whiskey and beer are sort of separate. Toasted almonds, minor peanut. Finish is booze bomb.
M - Minor creamy, pretty toasty, full bodied
O - Great beer but let’s see what happens in a year.
A - Pitch black, minor half finger espresso head. Nitro level carbs, nice legs.
S - Holy roast bomb. It has a slight medicinal nose paired with licorice and corn chips
T - Ashy roast high bitterness with a touch of vanilla. The whiskey comes in but they’re not well melded whiskey and beer are sort of separate. Toasted almonds, minor peanut. Finish is booze bomb.
M - Minor creamy, pretty toasty, full bodied
O - Great beer but let’s see what happens in a year.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2014
at 14:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle from Craft Beer Cellar, Waterbury, Vt. 2013 vintage. I enjoyed this in a snifter. Light head retention on the way down. Aroma is mostly bourbon forward with oak and chocolate malts underneath. Flavor starts off with vanilla bourbon and oak, followed by light cocoa and chocolate. The finish has the presence of alcohol. The body is much thinner compared to others in the style. It’s a nice stout but I would recommend letting some of this heat mellow out a bit before enjoying. Still a nice sipper and worth the price.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2014
at 13:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
9th December 2013
Tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Leighton for this scarce cda. Opaque black - brown beer with a big pale tan head. Palate is soft and airy. Soft creamy malt with just a touch of dark character. Whisper of dark malt tang. Light piney hops, mellow spice. Finishes smooth. Good!
Tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Leighton for this scarce cda. Opaque black - brown beer with a big pale tan head. Palate is soft and airy. Soft creamy malt with just a touch of dark character. Whisper of dark malt tang. Light piney hops, mellow spice. Finishes smooth. Good!
Tried
on 17 Dec 2013
at 00:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours near black with a thick tan head. The nose is earth, toast, varnish, soap, juicy, orange peel, lemon sherbet and cocoa. The taste is roasted malt, toast, earth, cocoa, coffee, citrus peel, decent bitterness, ash and tobacco with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. A solid black IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2013
at 12:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Bruce’s pad, big thanks once more to Leighton who infact provided 0.25 of the Black IPA’s on this database for one tasting, 09/12/13. Light black with a moderate tan covering that clears to a pond. Nose is earthy cocoa, light beef gravy (yup!), pine, hops, light tropicals. Taste comprises dank hops, light soap, earthy cocoa, hint of pine, light tropical fruit medley. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry earthy closure with a trace of hop bitterness. Ok CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2013
at 12:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at Bruce’s in London - I picked this one up in Portland, Maine. Pours black-brown with a thick, frothy beige head that leaves some lacing. Lots of burnt pine in the nose, so,e ark bread, suggestions of milk chocolate. Light to medium sweet flavor with earth, more burnt pine, well lasted bread, some ripe citrus. Medium bodied with fine, creamy carbonation, dry finish with torched grass, pine, burnt bread, chalky cocoa. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2013
at 11:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A golden pils with a thin creamy lacing white head. In aroma, grassy malt with herbal hops, light honey notes, OK. In mouth, a good biscuit malt with smooth herbal Saaz , very classic.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2013
at 19:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A golden amber DIPA with a thin lacing light mocha head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with good floral hops, citrus pulp, herbaceous character, very nice. In mouth, a smooth biscuit malt with good floral hops, grapefruit, pungent and piney, very nice.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2013
at 16:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A blonde saison with a thin white head,. In aroma, a mix of lemon pulp, fruity esters and light sulfur notes. In mouth, very nice grassy malt with fruity notes, light pepper, lemon, nice.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2013
at 16:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A blonde kolsch with a thin creamy white head. In aroma, sweet malt with boiled corn notes, mineral points, OK. In mouth, a nice classic kolsch with mineral biscuit malt, OK.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2013
at 15:59