3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20Rich, very dark pour. Nice roast malt nose, then nice flavours with good fullness in mouth
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottled, 500ml from Beers of Europe, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Black with off white head. What a lovely surprise this is, it opens with a pine like hoppy note in the aroma, sharpish. The body is slightly thick on the palate, plenty of roasted coffee husk, a touch of oiliness, bitterness. The bitter-sweet hops then kick in giving a vaguely grassy, leafy character. A real belter of a beer, cracking.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Black ale, no head and complex. Has an initial potent fruity hoppy aroma but an underlying malty sweetness behind that. Roasted malts are evident in its flavour but its aftertaste certainly smacks of coffee. Very enjoyable.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aroma: Coffee, roasted malt and light smokiness. Very hoppy.
Appearance: Jet black body with a medium tan head that slowly fades. Excellent lacing.
Taste: Strong flavours of grapefruit, chocolate, cherry and dark malts. Very tangy and hoppy.
Palate: Medium body with an oily texture. Lively carbonation.
Overall: Tasty and complex. The hoppiest stout I’ve tasted - it’s almost a Black IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ Christers. Pours black with a light brown head. Aroma of rich roasted malts, caramel, licorice, light chocolate, hops. Flavor of roasted malts, coffee, licorice, light chocolate, some hops. Thin to medium body, average carbonation. 211112
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown excellent fully lasting head. Dark red amber colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Nice roast and licorice. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Very dark brown/red with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, liquorice and a little coffee. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, liquorice, little sweet, coffee, hop and a little bitter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle @ hurtigsmagning. Clear very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt and liquorice. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and roasted moderate bitter finish. 211112
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from Kris Wines. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, coffee, chocolate, licorice and hops.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml bottle. Pours off-black with little to no head. Aroma of malt and coffee. Burnt treacle, coffee and chocolate with a lingering bitterness and an earthy, smokey finish. Rich, complex and very enjoyable.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottles from b&m Chester-le-Street and Tesco, Cambridge. An inky black beer that pours with a thinly disappearing tan head. It has a citrus fruity American hop flavour followed by liquorice, chocolate and a roasted creamy chocolate finish. Excellent! Is this a black IPA?
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