4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the brewpub back in Nov 2010: dark black with a big beige foamy head, strong simcoe hop aroma, taste is citrusy, mildly hoppy, very, very smooth.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’houblons résineux avec une pointe de pamplemousse. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée brunâtre. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons avec une pointe de fruits tropicaux. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence d’amertume d’houblons en arrière goût. (Rating #3125)
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at The Alchemist.
Appearance : Black with medium head. SOme lacing.
Aroma : Nice fresh leafy and piny hops. Resinous and a little bit roasty. Fruity passion fruits.
Taste : Very fresh and leafy hops. Slightly resinous. Fruity notes of mangos. Finish is very bitter and has notes of passion fruits.
Overall : Wow this is good. Big fresh and juicy hops. Very faint roastiness compared to others Black IPA I’ve had. Maybe a bit too much bitterness. By the end of my pint, I had enough. Very nice beer.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
BQ2010. On draft at the brewpub in Waterbury, VT. Pours a dark body. Aroma is nice hop flavor. Juicy hopped brew with tons of lively flavors, overflowing with tangy wet hops. A great black IPA.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Had this beer as part of Beer Quest 2010 with the guys. This was beer number 33. One of, if not the best beer of the trip. Pours a dark amber. Aroma is hoppy and bitter. Flavor is spruce, hops, very woody. This beer was money.
4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at the brewpub in Waterbury VT. Named after a cat whose pictures crematided in a Santa suit on the wall. Without a doubt one of the best ipas I’ve ever had. Juicy hopped brew with tons of lively flavors, overflowing with tangy wet hops
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3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at brewpub. Sweet citrus aroma. Cloudy dark brown body, off-white head. Bitter-sweet grapefruit flavor, and a lovely lengthy astringent finish.
4.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
on tap within its home. this beer is one worth traveling for. pours a rusty red with a creamy head. best first sip in all of VT... aroma screams hops with the perfect malt backbone. hell yeah through and through.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Brewpub - Poured a very dark brown with a foamy tan head. Aroma is very piney with some grapefruit/citrus also. Flavor is very hoppy (Yum!) flavor with hints of peppery mals. Quite bitter finish. Awesome... a true hop head’s beeer....
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: JAN 1, 2008 In short: India Dark Ale with more pine-tree hops that can fit in a pint. Intense, unique and just wonderful.
How: Tap at brewpub december 2007
The look: Clear mahogany body topped by a long-lasting medium tan head
In long: Intense nose of pine-tree. What a hop-fix that beer is!!! Roasted malts is dominated by an enormous amount of pine-tree type of hops and the body ends-up feeling like roasted wood. Roasted malts develop light chocolate notes in the finish. Light orange notes. The beer is totally unbalanced which usually constitute a problem but in this case the roasted malts work so well with the hops that it was just perfect. Powerful bitterness. One of the most intense bitterness I have ever experienced. Right now the main issue talked about in the beer community is the worldwide hops shortage. I now know who to blame for the Simcoe shortage.
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