3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Light-looking in the glass, despite its dark hue. Both soapy-citrus and blackened malt aromas. Lots of flavor in the first sip and the last. Plenty of punch from the dry hops, and an easy palate to keep things lively. Perhaps a bit more alcohol than is totally necessary, but in this case I can’t complain too much. A very nice black ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Butchertown Black
Sampled on 10/22/2011. This Black IPA pours a dark black color from a 22oz bottle. Small to medium sized beige foamy head with decent lacing and nice retention. The aroma is roasty malts, earthy and piney hops, caramel and semi–sweet. A medium bodied Black IPA. The malts are caramel, roasty and sweet. The hops are grapefruity and citrusy. Decent carbonation. Nice balance. Seem more like a hoppy black lager than a black IPA. It hides the alcohol very well. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Grape and Gourmet. Nice dark brown pour with amber highlights. Nice green hops in the aroma. Flavor nicely balances malt and hops. Well done ant overdone.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 oz bottle. Deep black pour with a tight tan head. The aroma is quite roasty with a lot of resiny/spicy hoppiness. A nice roast and dark malt character. It’s got a little bit of dank resinous hoppiness over a fairly roasty base. Sweet and a little bit earthy with a touch of light licorice and some fairly herbal hoppiness. Warming brings up some aromatic citrus hoppiness and the roasted malt character. A damn tasty Black IPA. Lean and hoppy with the dark malt integrating nicely.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head, but strong light comes through with a deep garnet color. Aroma is firmly pine. Med plus body. Flavor is lots of pine with some bready dark malt. Finish is pine. This is nicely executed. A new thing in the world.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught from Habitat. Pors v dark _ beigish head. Almost a winey aroma. Very smooth. Earthy notes.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Blackish beer with a tan head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and caramel lingers with light pine.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Beer Revolution. Pours black with a decent beige head and a piney aroma. There is a hearty dark malt flavor with a nice bitter hoppy finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Pours brown with a beige head. Piney and citric hoppy aroma, with sweet malts and a light roast. The flavor has pine, citrus fruit, some honey like sweetness, and light roasted malts. Good stuff.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Freaktoberfest. Pours black. Tan head. Nose and taste of cocoa, hops, citrus and black malt. Medium body. Finishes with cocoa and dry hop bitterness.
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