4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle to glass. Picking up notes of pine and citrus. Some dark malt notes as well. Black/dark brown color with white head. Has a sweetness to it, but also has a very nice bitterness from the hops. I love this beer. This is an awesome black IPA. This is a good template for black IPAs
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Surprisingly potent piney hops followed by a blend of chocolate, licorice, burnt malts and coffee. Interesting flavor alone makes it worth checking out, but this won’t be my go-to IPA should I have a choice.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Solid for the style, but this isn’t my thing. Too weird. Give me a Road Slush any day.
4.2 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours black with amber around the edges. Off white head that goes away pretty quick. Aroma is a beautiful explosion of floral and fruitiness, very intense. Smells almost exactly like Moon man, best smelling IPA ever. Taste is also very similar to Moon man as far as the hops are concerned. Very floral and hoppy with some pine and a hint of dark roasty malts...Doesnt taste at all like it looks. Even my burps taste awesome. One of my favorite hop blends in a beer ever. Very good brew.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
At first scent (hoppy as all get out) and distant finish (soft dryness) you would think this is a straightforward IPA. The middle, though, has a very subtle sweetness brought on by the malts that signals this is something different. It pours as nicely as any beer and I wanted to give it a 5 for appearance--but the amateurish Black Top label design prevented me from going beyond 4.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Thick giant tan head. Brown color. Citrus and piney aroma. Taste is hop forward but with a smooth malt finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Very very dark brown with three finger off white head. Falls down to lacing. Aroma is punchy lemon, sweet malt and brown sugar. Taste is molasses, burnt chocolate, heavy roasted coffee, fresh lemon and pine kick, grapefruit, medium body, heavy carbonation.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
This is a great IPA in Black. A creeper of a hop aroma. Heavy on the hop light on the caramel full on the flavor!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Nice brown head with a balance of hops, chocolate, and something fruity. This is an enjoyable beer.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a murky dark brown with a nice light tan head and lots of lacing. Nose is citrus, pine, hops, chocolate, caramel, and malts. Taste is citrus, lemon, black pepper, hops, caramel all perfectly balanced with some faint chocolate. Creamy palate with light carbonation. Finish is dry with a nice citrus taste that lingers. Another winner from arguably America’s best brewery!
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