3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Poured black with a creamy tan head that settled to a ring and left light lace. Aroma of chocolate and roast. The flavor found roasted malt with a backing of citrus hop. Medium body, medium bitterness, and a roast aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle-pours black with a rich tan head with trailing lace. Aroma is pine, roasty dark malt. Taste is roasty/chocolate dark malt bite, pine hops with some bite. Towards medium body.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared by Jcwattsrugger. Pours black with light brown head. Nose/taste of hops, cocoa, woody pine, resin and dark roasted malts. Medium body. Finishes dryish pine.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
My wife brought this one back from a trip to Rochester. Not a style I care for generally but this was decent. The aroma was floral hops, chocolate syrup and vanilla. The flavor was bitter and had a somewhat rough floral hop presence with notes of roasty malts, coffee, cocoa, vanilla, anise and wood. The finish was long roasty and woody with lingering cocoa and vanilla. Fairly full bodied. Solid.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
22oz bomber for $5.49 from Beers of the World. Wowza! This beer is impressive. Pours black as night with a light brown head. Citrus hops and roasty malts in the nose. Leaves lacing on the glass. The flavors get more apparent as it warms... pine needles, flower petals, chocolate, roasted nuts...it’s all in there. Citrusy. Medium mouthfeel... not too thick or thin. Overall an excellent beer and an excellent value. This is my first beer from Horseheads Brewing, and I didn’t know what to expect. Could this be the new standard for Black IPA’s? I certainly think it has the potential... I would say this beer is equal to Stone’s SSRA in every way. Excellent. Outstanding.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Woody oaky hop aroma, over a malt of coffee grounds. Both aromas are very pronounced. A little dusty.
The appearance is a deep, dark brown ... almost black. Good retention of a half-finger of light brown head.
The flavor is dusty burnt cookie malt. Oak, pine oil and grapefruit. Ashy tobacco finish. Oily and dusty; the balance of the harsh flavors.
The palate is chunky, akin to a stout. Overall, it’s a good example of style. Really well-balanced.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours thick and black..heavy citrus smell..
Taste is roasted malt coffee toffee..slight bitter finish..coffee is prevelant
This is a average black ipa to me could be better.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pouring at TAP NY. Pours a deep black with a medium sized beige head. Big bright citrus, roast and char. Chocolate and toast, loads of cocoa. Roast and earthy hops. Chocolate, rich and smooth. Long grapefruit finish. Awesome stuff.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the brewery. Poured a dense dark color with a slight head. Good citurs aroma. Medium-bodied with a big hoppy flavor and medium bitterness. A full mouthfeel. Slight citrus character matched to an underlying roasted malt flavor.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at the brewery: Poured a deep black with reddish highlights. The head is nice beige head. The aroma was nice citrus hops and some undertones of malt. Taste was warming roasted malts that gave way to that IPA citrus hops bitter that my tongue urges for in this style. Very impressive beer for this small micro.
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