7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Red-shot black beer under a very good cream, dense head and textbook lace. Chocolate, cigarette ash, roast, burnt - even a tad Maillard? Dry roast flavour despite a good, sweeter maltbacking. Melanoidins, liquorice, again breadcrust. Warming up, something of dark grapes. Feels rather well bodied, very (hopoil) slick, also grist-. Good carbonation, bit creamy texture. Good black IPA, if a tad sweeter than most.