6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel and licorice flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2011
at 07:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Purchased at Archer Liquors in Chicago, IL; enjoyed on one of the hottest days of 2011 after taking a drug test...may as well celebrate with this one! Appearance a slightly cloudy dark amber with a frothy white head. Aroma of citrusy hops, a bit piney as well. The hoppiness in the aroma doesn’t really jump out at you. Taste has the standard bitterness of a traditional IPA with more of a malty/caramel/bready backing. The pine in the hops really comes out in the finish and it’s somewhat like drinking liquid pine cones. Not too bad, just a little too piney for my taste.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2011
at 14:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12th October 2008
Bottle at Denver airport. Opaque black beer. Smooth soft stout. Just a hint of chocolate. Unusually crisp palate for a stout.
Bottle at Denver airport. Opaque black beer. Smooth soft stout. Just a hint of chocolate. Unusually crisp palate for a stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2011
at 11:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Freshcraft - lightly hazy dark amber - very sweet, with notes of caramel, candied fruits - hops are fairly earthy, woody, bitter...but they somehow do nothing to balance the sweetness - they come in on the tail end of the experience and add a bit of astringency - lightly estery - lingering wood and sticky malts - like an ersatz Bigfoot - disappointing after the awesomeness that was the Black IPA in this series.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2011
at 17:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared by jcwattsrugger. Pours mahogany. Tan head. Nose/taste of caramel, honey, resin and hops. Taste also has a fake candi sugar feel that dominates at times - almost like a cheap barleywine. Thinnish body. Good beer, but could be better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2011
at 21:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle picked up at the brewery
Appearance: Dark brown pout but jet black in the glass with a medium sized dark tan head and a good amount of lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate and piney
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and bitter pine resin
A very good black IPA, solid and balanced.
Appearance: Dark brown pout but jet black in the glass with a medium sized dark tan head and a good amount of lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate and piney
Taste: Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee and bitter pine resin
A very good black IPA, solid and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2011
at 09:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery
Appearance: Clear dark amber with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Light malts, wheat and nutty
Taste: Caramel malts and light nutty flavors
Nice, crisp, clean and refreshing
Appearance: Clear dark amber with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Light malts, wheat and nutty
Taste: Caramel malts and light nutty flavors
Nice, crisp, clean and refreshing
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2011
at 20:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery
Appearance: Dark mahogany with a nice sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, cocoa, coffee and ashy
Very nice and enjoyable.
Appearance: Dark mahogany with a nice sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Roasted malts and chocolate
Taste: Roasted malts, cocoa, coffee and ashy
Very nice and enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2011
at 20:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery
Appearance: Clear dark amber/brown with a nice off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Floral, caramel and citrus
Taste: Floral, citrus with a nice light caramel finish
Very nice beer, tons of nice fresh hops.
Appearance: Clear dark amber/brown with a nice off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Floral, caramel and citrus
Taste: Floral, citrus with a nice light caramel finish
Very nice beer, tons of nice fresh hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2011
at 20:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Caramel and nutty
Taste: Caramel and nutty
Clean and crisp, nice. Just a hint of hazelnuts, which is good!
Appearance: Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Caramel and nutty
Taste: Caramel and nutty
Clean and crisp, nice. Just a hint of hazelnuts, which is good!
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2011
at 19:47