Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

500 ml bottle from De Bierkoning. Pours a semi-opaque dark amber, with a tall, fine beige head with good retention. Smells like caramel, pine and citrus hops. The taste is bitter and refreshing, very soft mouthfeel and medium carbonation, with taste nots of caramel, pine, pineapple, sweet citrus and papaya. An excellent pale ale.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, orangey-copper-ish amber colour with average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Malty aroma, caramel, a touch of almond, resinous and citrusy hoppy overtones, hints of lemon, lemon zest, grapefruit, a fresh breeze of mint, even a touch of cedar. Taste is dry, citrusy hoppy, notes of lemon, a touch of grapefruit and mint, lime peel, discreet pale malty background. Relatively light body, hence very drinkable.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Bevmo
A gusher. Pours dark brown with a medium sized tan head, good lacing. Aroma of dark malts, chocolate and earthy. Taste of chocolate, roasted malts, caramel and pine
A good beer but not a good example of a black ipa

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 1pt 9fl.oz. [ As Strand Batch 100 Stout ].ABV: 7.5%. Clear dark black color with a large, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, light earthy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140818]

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 1pt 9fl.oz. [ As Strand 24th Street Pale Ale ].Clear medium amber orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, caramel, pale malt, orange - citrus hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140818]

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 1pt 9fl.oz. [ As Strand Beach House ].ABV: 5.0%. Clear medium orange amber color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light nutty, light bread, light hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, hay - grass, nutty notes, bread notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140818]

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Pre-GBBF Shindig 2015. It pours clear deep amber with a medium white head. The nose is soft, juicy, floral, candied citrus peel, peach, brioche and honeysuckle. The taste is crisp, bitter, straw, cereal, floral, honeysuckle, grass and some tropical fruit notes. Medium body and fine carbonation. Drinks pretty easy. Decent enough.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks troubles. Black with a nice light brown head. Aroma of roast, coffee, a bit of grains. Roasty flavor, a bit acidic, bitterish, with some coffee and some ash. Medium-bodied. Decent.

Some oxidisation but a nice hoppy nose. Grapefruit, orange peel and coriander.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at pre GBBF 2015. Clear gold lasting white head. Grassy hop some tropical fruit. Decent.