Island Black Mamba

Brewed by Island Brewing
Style: Black IPA
Carpinteria, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 22fl.oz.

Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, leather, light roasted, citrus - grapefruit. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, nutty, dusty, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111216]

Bottle @ Pinball. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy piney licorice aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter licorice flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter licorice finish.

Dark clear amber, smooth offwhite head. aroma is coffee, roasted malts, hoppy. flavor is hoppy, flowery, roasted malty.

Bottle at Pinball’s - Thanks. Clear dark amber/brown - white head. Hmmm black mamba, chocolate, nutty, berries, fruity, ok hoppy, light offnotes, nice bitterness, medium malty, thin body.

Sample from 65 cl. bottle. Dark, brown colour with a light tanned head. Aroma is roasted and hoppy with notes of caramel, bitter fruits and chocolate malts. Bittersweet taste with notes of caramel, grapefruit and citrus. Full body with a long bitter finish. Excellent.

Bottle at pinball. Clear red-brown coloured with a huge off-white head. Roasted and hoppy aroma of caramel with notes of liquoorice. Roasted and hoppy flavour of caramel, grape fruits and citrus. Roasted and hoppy finish.

Bottled. Dark amber coloured. Dense light brown head. Aroma of fruits, light herbs, light spice. flavour of herbs, flowers, some grape, caramel and citrus. Medium bodied. ends on a grapy bitterness.

Bottled. A hazy dark red beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruits, malt, and dusty hops, leading to a bitter finish.

22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is crisp hoppy and dark roasted malty. Bitter, grapefruity and citrusy hoppy. Ends dry, bitter and crisp hoppy. Light citrusy and grapefruity.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of Pinball. Pours a clear nutty brown with a beige head. Roast dominates the nose combined with some citrus. Medium body, heavy roast - licorice and coffee with a massive roasty finish. Bitterness really appears to be more of the roasty kind than from the hops. 161211