Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma of piney, malty, orange and citrus. A drying, bitter finish. Slightly watery. Not bad.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is fruity, tropical fruit, stone fruit, light syrup and a hint of banana. Smooth finish, minimal carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is coffee, vanilla and dark fruits. Taste is coffee, chocolate with hint of bourbon biscuit. Not bad.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 11:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Clear light amber with small off-white head. Grapefruit and malt aroma with lighter notes of citrus peel, toffee, dust. Taste is bitter, reasonable fruitiness with a citrus tangy edge, quite malt driven. Slightly above light bodied but has a nice resinous slickness by the end. Its decent enough.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from lowcostbeer.com, 1 month in date. Hazy orange-gold with nice looking small white head. Aroma of sour fruit, citrus zest and the Vienna malt comes through; not sure about this. Needn't have worried its fairly tasty. Tartness is there with lemon and tropical notes, a touch malty and dry in the finish. There is a possibility there was a slight bacterial infection in the mix as I recall similar sour characteristics in another beer that was virtually undrinkable. In this case its far more muted and arguably character inducing. However apart from the sourness, fruity element and interesting malt there is a lack of hop complexity you would expect in a modern IPA. A bit disappointing, a below average IPA but an ok beer.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from lowcostbeer, canned Sep-21, BBE Sep-22, consumed Mar-22. Dark brown pour with moderate sized beige head. Blackcurrant on the nose with roasted malts, liquorice, jam, nuts. Taste is nice a fruity with the blackcurrant, slightly jammy, liquorice, roast, tasty cough sweet feel to it. Modest bitterness in the finish. Near medium bodied, carbonation moves flavour well around palate. Tasty fruit stout.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from lowcostbeer, no date information although on the basis of the other two Black Storm beers I have tried it is likely in date. Hazy orange-gold with moderate sized white head. Aroma is pleasant if a little subtle, getting some citrus and tropical pith. Taste again pleasant , very drinkable, some orange and pineapple pith, carries through to a nice finish with pine needles, light spice and a moderate bitterness Simple but very sessionable
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Can from lowcostbeer, canned Sep-21, BBE Sep-22, consumed Mar-22. Light hazy gold with small white head. Quite an intense pot pourri aroma with hints of lime and spice; not sure I like it. Taste has been infused with something other than hops but I cant quite put my finger on it. Very soapy and artificial although a softer fruity finish. This combined with a refreshing body and carbonation saves it from being a disaster. Not good as a beer but understand originally was brewed for a good cause.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from lowcostbeer, no dates showing but all the other Black Storm offerings have been in date. Cloudy yellow-gold with moderate sized white head. Aroma is a little subtle but has a citrus, stone fruit, dank piss hops. Taste is very pine noted with some softer citrus juice notes underneath, dry pine needle finish. Medium bodied, nice soft mouthfeel. Its ok.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from lowcostbeer, canned Jul-21, BBE Mar-22, consumed Mar-22. Only my 4th Brut IPA to date. Pours a cloudy gold with big white fluffy head. Aroma is sweet and tangy with notes of lemon, gooseberry, grape, grains. Taste starts sweet, grape with a big squeeze of bitter lemon, finish is mellow fruity, somewhat grainy. Light to medium bodied, soft mouthfeel, has a refreshing quality. Quite good.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:02