3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled.
Black pour with ruby highlights. Off white head with good lacing.
Caramel malt, maybe a little chocolate, though perhaps that's just the color influencing the flavor. A nice hop flavor to this one. Pineapple, spice, mango.
Medium body.
Quite a nice IPA, regardless of the color.
---Rated via Beer Buddy from my iPad.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from the brewery. Smooth feel. Tastes like coffee and bitter hops. Smells like floral and bready hops. Medium body and medium carbonation.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I like that this black IPA seems to be an IPA first and a dark beer second. Many black IPAs really just seem to be porters or stouts with extra hops, whereas this seems to be an IPA brewed with some dark or roasted malts. Much better than the Sam Adams take on this style. A more authentic example of what you’d expect from the adjective "black" being applied to the style IPA. If the style was "hoppy porter", I’d go with other brewer’s interpretations, but its not, so Heavy Seas I think gets this right. Having said that, the label itself correctly notes that the style is an oxymoron BLACK India PALE ale, and I’m not sure I’m sold on the style in general yet.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at the beer authority NYC. Wow. Deep black color with a huge thick head and it looks heavy like oil. Taste is smooth, not overly hoppy or heavy. Very nice drinkable beer
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask. Pours black with a decent amount of head that lingers for a cask pour. The aroma has a decent amount of hops. The taste carries the hops as well. A decent black ipa.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Coal black with an average head and lacing, and there’s a little bit of licorice and rye in the aroma. The flavor hits you with the hops up front, but they’re fairly mild. There’s some coffee malt in the finish. It’s a clean beer. No big finish, not a lot of aftertaste. It isn’t bad but it isn’t a favorite.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle poured into glass. Nice dark pour, mix of muddy brown and black. Nice hoppy character with a touch of roasted dark malts. Pretty solid.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
What can you say about the color....dark. Slight head with decent lacing. Nice hoppy smell with fruity notes. Malty mocha hoppy taste with slight bittery finish. At first, Guiness on steroids but really more complex.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Shared with Strykzone on Facebook Chat. Poured dark with a big light tan head. Light lacing. Nose of citrus and pine hops. Medium body. Light mouthfeel. Flavor of roasted malts and hops, again mostly pine and citrus. Bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From the 12 fl. oz. bottle with a expiration date of July 2013. It pours nice and dark to nearly black but there are brown hues in the light. Short-lived small tan head and good lacing as it fades. The body is about medium and there is a smooth and creamy texture to it. The taste starts sweet briefly but then becomes moderately bitter with a satisfying finish. Nice and drinkable.
|
