4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 12fl.oz.
Clear dark black color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, chocolate, dark dried fruit, moderate hoppy, grapefruit - pine. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101102]
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. A black beer with a red shine under a brown head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, sweet and roasted malt, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, roasted malt, caramel, and wood, leading to a dry and woody finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of scrizz. Pours pitch black with a dense and lacing light brown head. Hard roast malt in the nose and quite some spices. Heavy body, hard roast malts, dark dried fruits, bitter chocolate and licorice with some spices. Malt bitter finish and quite some booze. 021110
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is spiced, dark malty and hoppy. Liqourice to fennel, fruity, wineous and dark roasted malty with a mild bitterness into the finish. Lingering dark malty and overripe fruity.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Papsø.
Dark brown coloured with a medium sized beige head.
Sweet, roasted and hoppy aroma of caramel, dark chocolate and pine needles.
Hoppy and roasted flavour of caramel and pine needles with notes of chocolate.
Roasted and hoppy finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Name: El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale
Date: March 27, 2010
Mode: Bottle
Source: South Bay Drugs, San Diego
Appearance: opaque dark brown, frothy tan head
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, light spicyness, sweet dark fruits
Flavor: rich malt flavor, bitter dark chocolate and roasted malts, touch of sweet dark fruits and complexity but not enough to balance the bitter dark malts, light spicyness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(12oz bottle, courtesy of thirdeye11) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, burnt toast, raisins, chocolate, and coffee. Flavor of roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, burnt toast, and caramel.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft. Minimal brown head atop black body with brown edges. Aroma is moderately sweet, bittersweet chocolate, some roast, light grapefruit, pepper. Taste is moderately sweet, dark chocolate, some grapefruit, roast, fig. Medium-full body, some stickiness.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at Craft Heads.
Black - brown head.
Burned. Fruity. Chocolate. Coffee. Vineous. High malty. Nice high hoppy. Light sharpness. Oily. Fullbodied. Long lasting bitterness.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
@Victors Fantasy Tasting-12oz bottle-pours a brown head with trailing lace and black color. Aroma is dark malt-ashy, resin. Taste is dark malt-molasses/ashy/chocolate, resin/earthy hops with some bite.
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