3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Bishops Arms.
Dark brown coloured with a small off-white head.
Fruity and light roasted aroma of caramel, dried fruits and licorice.
Fruity and light roasted flavour of caramel, licorice and dark chocolate.
Light roasted finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From tap at Bishops Arms. Pours hazy dark brown to black witha small tan head. Aroma is fruity hoppy, toasted dark malty and light liqourice. Bitter, mild fruity and toasted malty. Bitter and bone dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. A dark brown beer with a lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, alcohol, and dried fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, and dried fruits, leading to a bitter finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draught at Bishops Arms, Copenhagen. Pitch black - offwhite head. Nice bitterness. Fruity. Licorice. Ok hoppy. Fruity. Chocolate. Oiley. Light peppery.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours dark dark red with nice clarity and a strong tan head. Aroma is ashy smoky chocolate and green hops. Taste is smoke, chocolate, pine, some citrus on finish. Body is medium, medium carbonation, dry piney smoky finish. Overall, good black IPA and definetly the smokiest incarnation of the style I’ve had.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Black body with a tan head, slowly diminishing. Aroma of roast, caramel, resin, pine with hints of coffee and pine. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. It finishes lightly sweet and moderately bitter. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation. Most of the aromas and tastes are understated which is fine with me. Strong roast combined with strong citrusy hops don’t work for me. The balance here is good. Nice lingering bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draught at brewpub. Not an overpowering black IPA like some. Not getting that heavy simcoe. Instead, chocolate and roast flavors that make it very drinkable.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of butterscotch (Again! Perhaps the yeast strain?), chocolate and caramel malts; resiny/pine hops. Appearance is black with light mocha head. Flavor matches the nose overall; the finish is roasty with some resin. Palate is bubbly and fizzy. Pretty good Black IPA.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap. Light chocolate malt and lemon peel/pine aroma. Medium brown color with moderate tan head. Light chocolate malt and strong bitter pine hops flavor. Medium body. Very nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Brought to me sporting a chunky tan chef’s cap atop a deep black body. Nose is chocolates, coffee, wette breads, citrus, fruits, peaches, and mild pines. Flavor is toasted breads, citrus and fruity and sweet malts. Creamy and medium bodied. Sweet at first and dry bitter finish. lasting bitterness.
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