330 ml bottle, from the brewery. ABV is 6.0%. Reddish brown colour, low off-white head. The aroma has distinct notes of piney and resinous hops, also notes of spruce tips and grapefruit. Moderate carbonation, smooth mouthfeel. The flavour is neither too sweet nor too dry, again with piney and grapefruity notes of said hops, but never sharp nor too bitter. Some caramel in the background, but not really sweet. Very drinkable and refreshing.

0,33 flaske (takk til Kim!), oppskjenket i mitt Duvel-glass: fin kobberfarge, litt uklar og med beige kortvarig skum med litt gardin. Nydelig og frisk humlearoma med furunål og rød grapefrukt iblandet en kledelig antydning av krystallmalten som er brukt. Fruktig smak som er både forfriskende og med god balanse mellom bitterhet og mørk maltsødme. En slank kropp med tørr avslutning gjør at jeg umiddelbart får lyst på en ny munnfull. Trenger hverken pizza eller fyr på grillen for å nyte en sommerdag med denne i glasset

330ml bottle at Café Sara. Shared with Rebecca and Oda. Solid foamy, beige coloured head resting on top of a deep rosewood coloured body. Lacing rings down the glass. Coffee beans and pine on the nose. Fine blended flavours of pine needles, caramel, anise and coffee. Prolonged malt-bitter finish. Almost full bodied. Lovely (Oslo 28.03.2014).

Bottle. Pours dark maroon, with a rather rocky creamy mocha head that dissipates. Aroma is citrusy hops with orange peel and grapefruit. Full body with average to soft carbonation. Flavour is bitter hops with grapefruit and resin, as well as burned malts and liquorice. Bitter finish with orange peel and grapefruit.

On tap @ Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours very dark brown, with a creamy mocha head. Aroma is burned malts, with toffee and nuts, as well as a nice hoppy back bone. Full creamy body with soft carbonation. Flavour is quite bitter with burned malts as well as hops, where the dark leathery malts dominates initially and a fruity orange peel hoppiness follows to finish it off.

On tap at Kick. A creamy light beige head forms over a dark brown to black body. Some roasted malts in the aroma, citrus, oranges, peaches and a hint of unripe bananas. Banana in a nice way though. Creamy on the palate, with a really pleasant bitterness. Nice carbonation, full body. Citrus peel and pine cones. Lasting finish with a good bitterness. Not much impact from the roasted malts, just like I want it. A black IPA like it should be. 140329

Fra fat, kveldens siste på Cardinaltreff mars-14: en velbalansert svart ipa med de sedvanlige karakteristika. Meget lett å drikke til tross for voltstyrken. Denne hadde jeg mer enn gjerne tatt en skikkelig påfyll av hadde det ikke vært så sent på kvelden. Må definitivt smakes på nytt.

Draught @ Gastropuben KICK Malt & Mat, Kristiansand
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, orange, peach and hint of chocolate and rye?. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long citrus fruity, spicy, malty and bitter finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Almost black. Off-white head. Standard strong IPA aroma. Similar taste. Some dark chocolate in taste.