trapped (8421) reviewed Eight from Black Horizon Brewing Company 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can, from Beermiscuous, Chicago IL. Pours cloudy dark golden with a small foamy off-white head, citrus aroma, low carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste with a bit of pineapple, smooth body, long smooth finish. A very smooth DIPA.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Piney and resiny bitterness right in the tab. Pours a hazy brass with a sudsy head. Taste has big bitterness, a bit of citrus tartness to curl my tongue. Orange and tropical juice taste grows stronger as I go down deeper. There's even a suggestion of mint at work.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Just got a tastet, since I'm driving. The first sniff makes me think of a Bourbon County (that's a compliment). Black body, no bubbles. INTENSE Bourbon Stout taste, lots of warming alcohol. A bit smoother than most fresh BA Imports, and that's welcome. Just a wonderful shipping beer to enjoy with good company.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Woof! Nose is more like a cordial liqueur. Deep amber color, more like a Vienna lager, thin ring of foam. Strong taste as expected. Bar guy just described this as a strong pils (originally a collab with Haymarket), so there's a big fruit taste that's just from the barrel. Alcohol is pretty mild. Unique among BA beers.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A little clear for a claimed Hazy, Amber beer under a thin scrum of foam. A little fruit in the nose that goes well with the pine in the hop nose. Taste is equal parts hoppy and fruit. Smooth and a bit sweet, which one might not expect with cranberry. Kind of creamy, and very nice. A little more cranberry comes up further down
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Opaque, Dark Brown, Mahogany Red Against The Light, Huge Dense Foam Head, Wet Cream Top, Good Retention, Thin Fine Dashes and Spots of Lacing. Nutty, Roasted Malt, Slight Caramel Aroma. Sweet, Caramel, Nutty, Toasted Malt, Moderate Hop Bitter. Sweet, Caramel, Toasted Malt, Moderate Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Hides ABV Well. Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Clear, Yellow Color, Medium-Sized White Soapy Bubble Head, Turns Airy, Creamy Soap Bubble Ring of Lacing. Sweet, Fruity Intervened with Floral, Vanilla, Slightly Dank Aroma. Sweet, Fruity, Resinous, Hoppy Bitter. Same in Aftertaste: Sweet, Fruity, Resinous, Hop Bitter. Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Opaque, Cloudy Amber Color, Medium Sized White Bubbly Head, Lively Fizz, Goes Away Quickly, Few Fine Runny Spots, Nothing Sticks... Sweet Malt, Light Hops Aroma. Sweet Malt, Bready, Moderate Hop Bitter. Same In Aftertaste: Sweet Malt, Bready, Lasting Hop Bitter. Light and Easy Going. Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Solid black color, a parfait layer of nitro foam leaving rings around the glass. Mainly a marshmallow smell against an idea of dark roast malt. First taste up front is the marshmallow, and from there it's hard to let go. A bit of harsh roast malt finds it's way too the back of my palate. Kind of bubbly for a nitro pour.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at BH. Amber color, all right, call it pumpkin pie color, thin layer of leggy foam. Smell is largely cinnamon and brown sugar. Taste is kind of sugary, yet light against the mildly bitter hop and malt. Some vanilla on the palate. The menu board also mentions marshmallow, which is very much there too. That combination of flavors encouraged doing. Can't quite catch much pumpkin, which is an elusive flavor to begin with.