7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BD Sheps Boost, 20/10/17. Pitch black with a decent tan covering. Nose is roast malt, coffee grinds, black pepper, light hop dusting, charr. Taste comprises burnt toffee, charr, spice, earthy red berry tang, brown bread, treacle, coffee beans. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a roasted climax and earthy hop dusting. Decent coffee CDA affair.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2017
at 06:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of coffee and light roast. Taste is bitter, more coffee. Quite thin.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2017
at 02:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours black, nose is roasted coffee, chocolate, caramel, taste is sweet toffee, bitter, roasted, coffee, fruity.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2017
at 01:45
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2017
at 21:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at BD SB. It pours near black with a small beige head. The aroma is all about the coffee, sweet, energy roast, coffee cake, sweet, oily, wood, bark and dirt. The taste is dry, oily, earthy, wood, leather, charred wood, burnt toast, spice, pepper and chewy malt, umami ash with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Taste a touch burnt. Nice aroma anyhow.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 13:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewdog shepherds Bush, collabfest 2017. An opaque black mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is woody roast, coffee, jammy fruits,. Milky coffee. Flavour is composed of semi sweet lactose, milky creamy coffee, spicy coffee, powdered choc. Palate is semi sweet, milky, moderate carbonation.. Nice lingering woody coffee.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 13:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at BDSB - London. Pours black-down with abcreamy, tan head. Nice aroma, some roast, baking cocoa, coffee. Medium sweet flavour, a little ashy, with notes of burnt marshmallows, more baking cocoa, toasted pine. Medium bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Finishesbwith scorched earth and bitter coffee, more baking cocoa. Good stuff.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 13:49
8/10
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 10:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I do not agree with the brewer here. Not really an Black ipa. Very chocolate, coffee and toffee dominated beer. More like a lovely powerful stout after a while..
[Bottle from Londis in Liverpool – Wavertree, England]
[Bottle from Londis in Liverpool – Wavertree, England]
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2017
at 02:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg @ Black Lodge Brewery Bar, Liverpool. Black with a small creamy off-white head. Its cookie dough is light tasting but noticeable, and it does hides this ales strength to an extent.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2017
at 15:03