3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Split a 22oz amongst friends. Poured a almost pitch black color, slight ruby notes when put up to the light, foamy tan head. Aroma was some roasted malts with an ice pine character, touch of citrus. Flavor was some pine needle character, with some chocolate, roasted malts. Overall this one was pretty good with alcohol very well masked for 11%!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bomber->SA. Black with huge frothy tan head. Aroma: citrus hops, sweet malt. Taste: pepper, pine hops, roasted malt and chocolate. Interesting and good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bomber into glass... pitch black pour.. aroma is hoppy pine jiy..taste is freaking awesome..love it
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from mane liquor. Pours a jet black with a tanned head. Nose heavy on roasted malts and coffee with a touch of pine. Taste has some grapefruit about it. More coffee and roasted malt coming through. Huge hop bitterness smashes the palate at the backend. Feel the alcohol but certainly can't taste it! Pretty good beer!
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3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by oRos. Pours dark brown with a modest tan head and a treacle aroma. There is a dark molasses, chocolate and anise flavor with a bitter hoppy citrus finish. Complex and tasty.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle from ledgers in berkeley. Taste is very malty to start. With a bitter hop finish. Pepper spices in the aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Poured into glass from bomber... black color nice white head. Good hop notes. Good malt notes. Good balance.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
651ml. bottle. 10 ABV per the label. Pours a medium well retained beige head, over a clear brown black (SRM 35) body......nose is coffee, chocolate, pine, resin, citrus peel.....taste is coffee, chocolate, pine, resin, hints of brown sugar or molasses, finishing with a moderate, lingering pine bitterness......mouth feel medium, alcohol heat present (not fusel), carbonation low. This is part of the new genre of a Black D/IIPA. The malt backbone in this beer falls into the heavily roasted category. A bit more caramel/crystal would give a greater depth of malt complexity. The hop backbone could use more crisp, assertive buttering. All that said this is good beer that could be made better. The change in ABV indicates a change in recipe. BJCP 8/3/15/4/7
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours dark brown with a soapy tan head. Aroma is chocolate, pine, roasted malt, and citrus. Taste is fresh pine needles, chocolate nibs, cocoa, and a nice hop bitterness. Delicious.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber from trade with Crajun. Pours pitch black with a small bubbly head that fades normally, leaves a little webbing. Very nice aroma of chocolate, pine, grapefruit, wet grass, medium roast, cocoa, and dark fruit. Taste is a nice balance of dark malts and hops. Dark roast and chocolate balanced with dank pine, citrus, and grassy hops. Finish is smooth and long, dark roasted malt taste lingers. Medium body. Oily and slightly chalky mouthfeel. Overall, a very good Black DIPA but I recommend drinking fast. Alcohol taste starts showing up as it warms.
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