8/10
Tried
on 03 Jun 2015
at 17:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Nose is yeasty, caramel, malts, milk chocolate, very little hops. Taste is malt, caramel, straw, pepper, citrus notes of blood orange and a little grapefruit which are not present in the nose, leading to a very dry slightly iron stout like finish. It’s a decent black IPA which is a way of saying not a great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2015
at 15:59
6/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 20:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled draft @ “Kaapse Brouwers 1st Anniversary Beer Festival”. Dark amber, small off-white head. Nose is sweet sugar, caramel malts, spices, indeed bread, sweet spices,… Carries a very BE dark fruits, caramel, light umami, touch plastic profile. Taste is same BE profile, sweet sugar, BE dark fruits, light herbal character, faintly umami with big candy sweetness,… Oily & candy sugar sweet. Nice story behind the beer but the beer itself? There is nothing wrong with this but it is another Belgian, one that is too sweet, herbal & touch too umami for me. It is still a decent beer but just not something that I was really wanting for.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2015
at 04:47
7/10
Tried
on 30 May 2015
at 20:59
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Kaapse festival. Very dark reddish brown with light beige head. Fruity hops with quite some resin. Fruits are orange, red apple, some grapefruit. Light roasted grains with a touch of dark chocolate. Light yeast. Medium to light sweet with the same bitterness. Ok
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2015
at 14:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Kaapse beer festival. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma of fruity hops, citrus, tropical fruit, orange peel and caramel malt. Flavour is light moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2015
at 08:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Hazy gold. Bubbly, white head, that settles to a film. Bready, saison character. Some lemon. Some orange. Taste is dry, turning moderate bitter. Palate is light. A bit too much prickly fizz. Finishes short dry, and short bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2015
at 15:30
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Foam: pale brown cream coloured head. Colour: mahogany brown/black colour. Aroma: pine-fruity hops, caramel, malt. Taste: medium body and carbonation, earth, coffee, toast, peppery notes, decent bitterness, passion fruit, chocolate, grapefruit, plums, citrus peel and caramel with a dry, earthy finish, very good black IPA and like this style.
Tried
on 26 May 2015
at 11:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Foam: low white head. Colour: pale hazy golden yellow, a hint of green sheen. Aroma: citrus, fresh hops, coriander, yeast. Taste: light lo medium body, more than average carbonation, wheat, banana, sweet biscuit, citrus, coriander, spicy green pepper, some bitterness and hints of lactic sour, nice refreshing summer beer.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 13:49