De la Senne Black in Japan

Brewed by Brasserie de la Senne
Style: Black IPA
Brussels, Belgium

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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bottle of beer poured in to a glass. consumed on a back porch. pours a deep dark brown with a long lasting light tan head. aroma of pleasant clean complex roasty dark chocolate and coffee. nice roast character. taste is dry clean roasted dark chocolate, toasted almonds, hint of citrus and resin hops. grate. dry. tasty. didn’t realize blackipa was bottled. always struck me as more of the dong type.

Bottle, 05/11/2013, bottled as Kuro Oni. Pours black, huge frothy head dies down after some time, maze of lacing left behind. Aroma is coffee bitterness with dark piney hops, bit of yeast, sweet chocolate roast. Taste again has decent hop presence to begin with, transitioning to earthy chocolate, dark roast, very porter-ish, pleasant light citrus bitterness on the finish and aftertaste. Medium body, almost creamy. Very nice, well done.

330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with medium foamy head. Aromas of chocolate, dark fruit, and brown sugar. Flavors of roasted malts, pine, sweet plums, and candy sugar. Well balanced.

Pours a deep burnt umber with a two finger sticky thick foam. Aromas are roasted chocolate, earthy coffee and traces of sappy pine. On the palate its follows the nose nicely with a fine balance between roasty chocolate and coffee notes and bitter pine and citrus. Nice carbonation keeps it from being to creamy yet still round and rich. Big bitter pine on the finish cleans the palate nicely. Great beer.

at brugs beertje, bottle pours black ( clear) white regular foam, rather old hop in the smell ( this is 0,5 y old ) wattery mouthfeel. carbo is high, butt acceptable , bitterness, followed by a stoutish-oaty taste. very ok, but it would be way better if it had some thickness. what about eisbocking this ?

Color: dark black beer with medium brown cream foam and no carbonization. Smell: hops, caramel, spices, strong malt noise. Taste: amazing taste, really light first taste, then strong malt and hops taste! Really impressive and strong! Aftertaste: wet hops, strong malt.

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Bottle, bought @ Beer Planet. Pours opaque black with a lovely, large, staying, creamy, beige head. Aroma has mild roasted malts, citrus, grapefruit, peach, very fresh. Medium carbonation, lovely dry and creamy mouthfeel. Flavour has mild roasted malts, hazelnuts, citrus, peach. Very enjoyable.

330 ml bottle. Rated on 1.3.2013.
Pours a black colour with a beige head. Aroma of sweet dried plums, wood and roasted malts. Flavour of strong roasted malts, grassy bitterness, mild floral notes, yeast and licorice. Medium bodied, slick mouthfeel and a roasty, high bitter and a bit salty finish. Tasty.

Black IPA delight. A very nice balanced black beer. Great taste, and even greater because it is so rare to find. An advice to the brewers; we’re waiting for batch n°2. medium bitterness, lively, full body, thick feel, delicious!