4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20Thrilled to find this in Ohio; further thrilled that it is in cans! For some reason craft beer in the Columbus area seems old or abused by the time it makes its way into my hands. I had recently made a Black IPA of my own, and had heard a lot about this and wanted to see how my mine stacked up.
And they are quite different! This beer differs from other IPAs in more ways than just color. It is (of course) dark and nearly opaque, but the dark color betrays a ton of dark roast chocolate-y aroma and flavor. It is far more chocolate-y and deeply malty-sweet (like a malted milkball) than my beer turned out. This chocolate and maltiness was balanced out by a slammin’ amount of citrus-y hop character. The beer is plenty hoppy, but I’d say it is skewed more towards the chocolate/malt end of the spectrum than the hoppy side of things.
Mouthfeel is pretty good...a touch thick and chalky feeling. Until I can make another BIPA, I’d buy this again.
I bought this 6-pack at Blacklick Liquor in Columbus, OH.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz can. Pours opaque black with thick foamy tan head. Aroma of deep hops up front and roasted caramel back. Body heavy with a soft carbonation. Flavor salt balanced by bitter, tapering nicely. Overall, a fairly simple brew for an IPA, but likeable. I was hoping for something more complex, but i am on a quest for the perfect Black IPA, so my standards may be unrealistic right now.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasted caramel, citrus, chocolate and dark fruit. Flavour is roasted caramel, citrus, grapefruit, peach, chocolate and light coffee.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Can @ YNWA, Kolding. Pours clear deep red with a medium, creamy, beige head. Aroma has chocolate, pine, peach, light roasted. Medium to low carbonation, nice dry and creamy. Flavour has fat dark chocolate, light roasted, pine, peach, grapefruit. Nice lingering bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Can. Woodier, pinier nose with a few dank hops thrown in, a little green with beautiful chocolate roast. Pours deep mahogany brown with a large and rocky tan head. Taste semi-dry with light astringency and medium bitterness, chocolate and roast, a touch of ash and torched wood, all kinds of neat burned and fired flourishes, but toned-down hops. Hint of spice, prickling hops. Light-medium body, smooth and super clean.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pretty solid Black IPA, but nothing too memorable. Malty and resinous aroma. Tasty, almost stout like malts in the body of the beer. The hops are there to give it a little kick, but nothing too powerful or citrusy. Pretty watery mouthfeel. Easy to drink, easy to forget. Not bad at all though.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a very dark, but not black, with a large mocha head. There are hints of citrus hops, but there is mostly a roasted coffee aroma with hints of bread. A nice mix of medium bitter and sweetness. A solid medium body with a creamy, sticky texture and a slight bitter finish. If you’re looking for a roasted IPA that comes in cans (liquid bricks are great for camping and hiking) this is a good bet and it’s worth the money at 6.5 ABV.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured from can. Frothy off white head. Creamy on the palate. Very good roast like flavor balanced with cascade like hops. This is a wonderful tasting Black IPA.
3.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very smooth black ipa. creamy head and a slight hoppy bitterness. Stands right up with mountain standard among my favorites.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Named after a favorite album, so already off to a good start. Drank from the can. Definitely a dark IPA (rather than a bitter stout) but I felt the malt profile was more consistent with a porter than a stout. Dark roasted malts with some nuts, brown sugar and molasses and a west coast citrus hop finish. Would like to drink this again.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Can. Pours black, tan head. Nice hop aroma, taste of roast malt on the tongue. Pleasant.
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