7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can 12fl.oz. @ home on the terrace. [ As Ruhstaller Capt. ].ABV: 7.6%. Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, tea. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, dark malt, light chocolate, light licorice, wood notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140721]
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jul 2014
at 14:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from AlesByMail.co.uk. Very dark brown to black body, with a small, creamy, tanish head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, berries, only subtle roasted malt notes. Tastes of chocolate, coffee, citrus, pine, resin, dried fruits. Mouthfeel is medium, oily, with a light carbonation and it finishes bitter and roasty, with citrus, pine, resin and coffee. Nice! A Black IPA where the hops are more present than in others. Maybe a bit light bodied, but with a great drinkability instead.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2014
at 11:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Birmingham Beer Bash; dark brown pour with a thin tan head, pine hop aroma, taste has chocolate some fresh pine hop.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2014
at 01:47
6/10
Tried
on 21 Jul 2014
at 22:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can consumed at Truck Festival, Steventon, Oxon, Saturday 19th July 2014 Pours black with filmy, creamy bubbles. Soft in mouth, hoppiness starts to pulse through, bitter but good sweetness, roasty. Its good, softer than I thought, nice carbonation, but a few hoppy burps. A6 A4 T8 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2014
at 06:45
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a dark red with a huge tan head. Aroma is bready malts and a small pine hop. Flavor is a black tea, some toffee and sweet cracked malt. Finish has a bit of plastic to it and a decent bitterness. This actually got better as it warmed. Still it’s just ok, no flavor profile really stands out and the plastic aftertaste really got in the way.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2014
at 17:01
8/10
Tried
on 18 Jul 2014
at 22:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml can from Ales by Mail
Pours pitch black with a thick head. Aroma of roasty malts, chocolate, metallic notes and licorice. Taste is roasty, sweetish and bitter with hints of grass and chocolate. Finish is lingering bitter, roasty and grassy with some licorice and malty notes. Quite roasty for a black IPA, and not that fruity hoppy.
Pours pitch black with a thick head. Aroma of roasty malts, chocolate, metallic notes and licorice. Taste is roasty, sweetish and bitter with hints of grass and chocolate. Finish is lingering bitter, roasty and grassy with some licorice and malty notes. Quite roasty for a black IPA, and not that fruity hoppy.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2014
at 12:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can, split at Bruce’s Pad, from Utobeer 28/05/14. Light black with a well appointed tan covering. Nose is big roasties, vanilla, caraeml, dark berry rub. Taste comprises dark malts, pine, tea bags, Ribena berries, light tropicana, herbal notes, light roast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with hop bitterness. Ok CDA.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2014
at 12:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg @ Port Street Beer House. Pours very dark brown with creamy tan head. Has a fruity Vimto character alongside resinous hops and roasted notes, with a smooth mouthfeel. Very nice.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2014
at 10:08