3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Black body with a beige head that had no retention or lace. Aroma was a nice mix of roasted coffee malts and a nice grapefruit hop note. There was a mild pine note to it. Flavor had some nice roasted coffee malts upfront, could not get a sense of chocolate malts at all. Which is good coffee malts seemed to complement the grapefruit hops, which dominated the hop profile. Moderately dry finish. Good beer which at times the flavor seemed two-dimensional. Somewhat light on the palate. Alcohol seemed to have a nice kick to it.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pourer from bottle. One of the better black ipa I've had. Super smooth. Creamy hoppy and choclate. Love it
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
65 cl bottle @ home. Pours dark brown with some sediment and a tan head that leaves quite a bit of lacing. Aroma is grapefruit, roasted malt, pine, and chocolate. Flavour is roasted malt, grapefruit, and pine – with a bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours deep brown with a nice tan head. Aroma of citrus hops and a touch of burnt malt. Taste is pretty much the same. The combination works well, but if just feels like its missing something that takes the flavors to the next level.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from K&L. Big grain bill. Really comes through in the taste. Very raw flavor. Big burnt bitter coffee with a chocolate finish. Huge hops and virtually no sweetness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Moriartys. Nearly pitch black pour. Light foamy head. Very dark roast coffee. Liquorice. Black pepper. Vinyl. Shoe polish. Chocolate nibs. Strong, dark and hoppy. Over the top.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Chocolate, candy and hoppy pine on the nose. Blackish color with an tan foam. Strong bitter hops upfront with an interesting coffee bean, creamy chocolate and nutty espresso backbone. Very malty and toffee-like flavor on the finish. Overall, noticable alcohol and bitterness with roast flavors.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Rincon De La Cerveza, Malaga. Pours dark brown with a huge frothy tanned head. Aroma is moderate roasted malts, piney hops and liquorice. Taste is light woody roast, dry and ashy hops,medium bodied. Lingering liquorice, dry and roasty.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12 oz bottle. Opaque black with a light tan head. Fruity hops and chocolate roast in the aroma and flavor. Such a weird combination. Still not sold on black ipas. Light bodied with the citrus coming through better than the roast.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle, bottled on 2/21/13. Pours dark brown with a big pillowy tan head that retains fairly well and laces the glass.
The aroma is sweet roasted chocolate malts and a little fruit with some piney hops.
The flavor is sweet roasted chocolate malts and a little fruit and coffee with a big bitter tarry finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, a pretty good black IPA. A bit too much roast and tarry notes.
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