5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
473mL can, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small beige head. Nose has a strange mix of subtle, tart cherries, toasted malt, and some very gentle earthy hops. Flavour is rather dull and obscured, with all the aforementioned notes—there’s subtle cherry, toasted malt (not really reaching into roast territory), and subdued hops. I mean, a cherry black IPA is not a great idea, so you better have the chops to pull this off; Abandoned Rail do not. Doesn’t have anywhere near the malt base, nor the hops to be remotely convincing for the style, or satisfying flavour-wise. Inoffensive but underwhelming.