8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Huge thanks to hopscotch for bringing this growler. The aroma has nice notes of oak, vanilla, some sticky malts and pine hops. The taste is great with smooth sweet malts mixing with smooth oak, sweet vanilla and a hefty amount of pine hop goodness all flowing together seamlessly. It ends with the addition of a weak pulse of whiskey along with lingering pine hops and vanilla. This just comes together amazingly well. I could drink this all night.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Jul 2011
at 08:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Tap: Pours a hazy orange with white color head. Nose is very hoppy and lively. Taste is gritty hops that leaves way to a nice smooth malt finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2011
at 01:50
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught: Pours a black color with a tan head. Aroma was light chocolate. Taste was smooth with chocolate and a weak coffee hint to mix it up. Very drinkable with the low alcohol.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2011
at 01:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught: Poured a black with a light brown thin head. Aroma was light to none existent. The taste was strong dark chocolate with light hints of fruit. Not as much fruit as I would have thought from the description, but alright brew overall.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2011
at 01:46
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught: Poured a black color with brown head. Aroma was coffee intertwined with chocolate. The taste is hoppy up front that leads to chocolate and light coffee bean finish.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2011
at 01:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is licorice, malt, hop, caramel, alcohol. Flavour is licorice, malt, hop, alcohol, caramel, dried fruits. Full bodied nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2011
at 23:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at RBSG. Pours black. Tan head. Nose/taste of chocolate, smoked grassy hops, light citrus, bitter roasted coffee and black malts. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2011
at 21:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Whole Foods Market, DC sixer ($10): Pours a black color with a small beige head. Aroma is chocolate and hops... yup yup mix of a porter and an IPA. In my opinion, the taste of this black IPA goes more to the direction of the porter or at least the front of it is more porter dominant and the finish and aftertaste starts to let the IPA flavors through. I don’t know if the flavors are really well-balanced with each other, because it feels like you are really mixing two beers together somewhat ad hoc. Not the best Black IPA I’ve had.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2011
at 20:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 22fl.oz.Unclear medium red and amber orange colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel malt, dried fruit, alcohol, orange. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malty, dried fruit, bright tobacco, alcohol. Body is medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110416]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2011
at 13:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This beer is a mostly clear dark amber color with a white head that recedes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of piney hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of hops, citrus and pine plus a sweet malty undertone. The finish is resiny hops with a lingering caramel malt aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 19 May 2011
at 21:11