Bottle from BeerHive, Edinburgh [230513]
Black with dark ruby edges, big frothy tan head. some lacing
Aroma of roasted malts, touch of coffee grounds, dark malts, dab of piney hop
Taste of roasted malts. dab of dark bitter chocolate, some burnt toast, touch of coffee grounds, some smooth dark rich malts in there, dab of piney citrus hops, not as fruity as expected, very stouty for a Black IPA
Palate - Medium carb, bit overcarbonated...after a good swirl...smooth quite oily sweet dark malts and bitter roast. Finish as main flavour with lingering burnt roast, some coffee grounds, rather dry, some bitter zesty hop hidden in there amongst the bitter roast, getting some floral hop coming through
Overall - Very porter/ dryish stout-like Black IPA, the hops are in the background to the malts. I did try the cask and I think it was more hoppy than this - a good swirl to get rid of excess carbonation improved the flavour and mouthfeel considerably. A decent very stouty roasted BIPA but I personally prefer them more fruity.

bottle at home ... copper ... big tan off white head ... soft lime zezt ... soft coffee nose .... long soft bitter front ... soft mellow coffee ... very fruity lime and peach ... long mellow coffee linger and a logn bitter finish ... interesting and nice to see another coffee ipa out there. Id love to try this blind vs the mikkeller ones bottle at home original batch bbf 11/2013 drunk 06/14 ... hazy amber ... small bubbly off white head ...massive coffee light fruit ..light orange but mosty zezty coffee nose ...bitter .. dry coffee ... zezty fruits ... juicy ... almost floral and massive long coffee bitter ..., you know really quite nice

cask at the bow ... copper ... small off white head ... soft sweet malts ... lightest smoke ... huge coconut nose ... sweet toffee fruits ... again huge coconut ... sweet toffee fruits ... juicy malts... light zezty fruits ... golden syrup linger 5% prototype amber ... thin white lacing .. sweet toffee ... ligth syrup ... dry cocunut in back of nose ... sweet fruits .. little oat ... sweet orange ... light cocounut in backbone .. some boozyness (at 5%) light syrup in linger 3.4

Bottle from Appellation Wines, Dalry. Amber pour with small, short-lived head. Grapefruit on the nose, and floral notes. Good malt backbone, if a little thin. Doesn?t taste as bitter as 120IBU, slightly sweet finish.

Bottle at Chriso Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting, 31/03/13 thanks to Craig. Light black with a good sized tan head that retains well. Nose is dark malt, dark fruits, brown sugars. Taste comprises dark fruits, toffee, light smoke, spice, raisens. Medium bodied, dine carbonation, dry in the finish. A drinkable porter.

Bottle at Chriso Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting, 31/03/13 thanks to Craig. Clear golden with a thin off white head. Nose is zesty citrus, orange, lemon sherbet, pale malt, sugars. Taste comprises zingy orange, lemon, hint of grapefruit, hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, hop bitterness in the finish. Drinkable IPA.

Bottle at Chriso Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting, 31/03/13 thanks to Craig. Light black with a good sized tan head. Nose carries tropical fruit notes, grapefruit, sugars. Taste comprises tropical fruits, light chocolate, hops, touch of pine, dark sugars. Medium bodied with bite, dry bitter finish. Decent.

31st March 2013
Tasting at ChrisO’s. Light haze on this amber beer, small pale tan-cream coloured head. Palate is light and dry. Sweet malt, touch of paper. Decent citric and marmalade hops. Little pine. Light dry finish with good hop bitterness.

31st March 2013
Tasting at ChrisO’s. Hazy dark brown beer, little pale tan head. Light crispy palate. Smooth fruit salad hops with a bitterish pine. Light dry finish with a medium bitter linger.

31st March 2013
Tasting at ChrisO’s. Opaque dark brown beer, big pale tan head. Light dry palate. Light touch of dark malt and tangy fruit. Finishes dry with roasted malt bitterness. Bitter aftertaste. Okay.