7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours mahogany into a tulip. Tan seafoam head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Burnt toast (?) and dark pit fruit aromas. Sweet bready caramel upfront turning tart in the lasting cherry and dried fruit finish.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2014
at 15:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle purchased by a buddy on his travels through Western MA. Pitch black color with some white head that lingered awhile. Aroma is light smoke with floral and a touch of pine hops.
I compared this side by side with another Black IPA and the other brew wins. This is a good beer in its own right but has a lightly lacking body and mouthfeel. It still shows roasted notes, caramel, pine and floral hops. Hints of smoke with a charred malt texture. Still a nice brew for the style and worth a try without a doubt.
I compared this side by side with another Black IPA and the other brew wins. This is a good beer in its own right but has a lightly lacking body and mouthfeel. It still shows roasted notes, caramel, pine and floral hops. Hints of smoke with a charred malt texture. Still a nice brew for the style and worth a try without a doubt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2014
at 18:37
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks beerandbeyond. Clear golden. Aroma of fruity hops, cereals and alcohol. Flavor has some cereals sweetness, alcohol, some fruity hops and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied, rather boozy. Too boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 10:55
7/10
sourish flavor mixed with nuttiness. Body is a muddy orange. Very smooth due to the cask with some aggressiveness.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Mar 2014
at 17:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Ins Glas ergießt sich ein sehr dunkles schwarzes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch intensiv röstmalzig, hopfig, fruchtig bitter. Geschmack röstmalzig, schokolade, Kaffee, fruchtig Bitterkeit.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2014
at 14:50
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle on New Year’s Eve. Shared with Yanick. Pours amber with off white head. Nose and taste of malt, old fruit, leather and bitter peel. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 18:15
6/10
Tried
on 30 Dec 2013
at 13:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose and taste of spicy yeast, rice, lemongrass, citrus and sake. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 16:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. The day after. Pours dirty orange brown with white head. Nose and taste of vanilla, toasted grain, oak, toast and light alcohol. Lighter bodied. Touch of fruit. A touch over carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2013
at 12:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours clear, deep amber into a tulip. White head with medium retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Citrus and grapefruit aromas. Sweet and dry with caramel upfront turning astringent before the lasting grapefruit skin finish.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2013
at 14:19