3.921.11.2014. Almost black, brown head. Slightly sweet aroma with piny citrus hops, mild roasted malts. Medium full taste with piny hops, slight coffee, orange, citrus, great balance, slightly on the sweet side.
3.8330ml bottle, pours black with a white head. Aroma is very hoppy, passion fruit and mango over roasted malt. Medium bodied with a rich malt backbone. Oily texture with a fine carbonation. Medium sweetness combines with juicy fruit hoppiness, finishing lightly bitter with a tropical fruit aftertaste.
3.4Flasche (33 cl) von Grebhan’s, Bremen. - Tiefstes Schwarzbraun, üppiger dunkelbeigefarbener Schaum. - In der Nase feinste Nadelwaldaromen, Mokka, etwas Karamel, ein wenig Grapefruit. - Im Antrunk enorm schwer, mit wuchtigen, fast verbrannten Röstaromen (ungezuckerter Espresso), Kiefernnadeln und strenger, holziger Herbe. Malzsüße kommt kaum vor. Mild rezent, fast dickflüssig. Im Abgang kräftige Bittere mit holzig-harzigen Zügen. Enorm langer Nachtrunk von heftiger Bittere. - Wuchtig-strenges IPA, in dem kräftiges Röstmalz und eine Überdosis Aromahopfen einander erschlagen. Ist mir etwas zu heftig.
4.3the aroma of caramel, spruce needles, grapefruit and spicy grasses... the taste is well balanced, caramel and hoppy with shades of citrus, spruce needles, toast, dark fruits, chocolate, toffee, coffee and some spices... dry, bitter and spicy aftertaste...
3.733cl bottle. Deep brown colour with a large brown head. Grapefruit, citrus, caramel, coffee and dark chocolate in the aroma. Taste is well balanced with a nice bitterness and dry finish. Overall, a very good beer.
3.3Bottle. Color dark brown with small tan head. Aroma malt, grapefruit. Taste bitter, grapefruit, citrus.
3.9Bottle at home. Almoust black drink with longlasting thick beige head. Coffee and citrus are main factors in aroma. Some notes of tropical fruit and spruce as well. Aroma is well balanced but surprisingly mild. Coffee is rounded by white chocolate in the taste. Grapefruit is the main hop flavour, but some woody touch as well. A note of alcohol when the drink warms. Palate is dry and full. Great beer to enjoy.
3.9Bottle from saveur biere, france. Black color, big brown head. Aroma is roasty, oaky, hops, fruits and coffee. Balanced roasty taste, hoppy kick, barrels?
3.6Draught at Brewers Bar, Gothenburg. Deep amber beer with a beige head. Chocolate, hoppy, caramell and a bit metallic aroma. Roasted, hoppy flavour with some grassy hints.
3.7Bottle. Black with a large beige head. Aromas are coffee with nutty dark chocolate and blackberries. Some funk with spritzy yeast and peppery alcohol. Burnt toast with liquorice. Flavours are dry, earthy roast coffee with dark berries and liquorice. Blackberries with molasses and a spicy, herbal finish. Quite refrained in a sense, good, though.
3.9Marron oscuro, espuma beige persistente. Aroma a cereal, avena, lupulo, mandarina, cafe, batante cambiante segun se va bebiendo...en boca predominan los sabores a malta, cafe, algo torrefacto...predomina el amargor...y se nota el CO2... El final ...a cafe afrutado...y lupulo. Cerveza a mi parecer muy redonda pero llena de matices. Buena BIPa.Muy recomendable...
4.9Waooouh! An amazing black IPA. Great hoppy nose full of grapefruit, tropical fruits and hints of caramel and smoky wood. Beautiful deep dark colour. Taste is perfect, well balanced, nice bitterness, great finish... I am very impressed!
2.7Dark brown color with good tan head, hoppy, citrus aroma from the opening, in mouth is rude, bitter and dry, excessive for my taste...
3.7Very dark, roasted malty aroma with citrus notes. Taste is much closer to stout then to IPA, nuts, some coffee and almost no hop there.
4.1W aromacie różowy grejpfrut, tropiki i dżem jagodowy. Barwa ciemnobrunatna, klarowne. Piana idealna. W smaku kawa, tropiki i szlachetne nuty alkoholowe. Goryczka niezła.
4.1Bottle 0.33l from ippopotamo36.Thank you Alberto for this great beer.Taste for NYE 2014-2015 in Belgrade Serbia.Pour it dark thick color with small white head.On the nose blueberry and some other dark fruits.Taste and aroma of dark fruits, roasted malt, coffee, dry hops in the middle, chocolate on the end.Perfect complexed and great Black IPA maybe the best I ever tried.
4.1Excellent IPA. Coffee, a little burnt malt and a pleasant, fresh hoppy aftertaste!
4.0Bottle: Black color, coffee brown creamy head. Aroma is malty / roasty, fruity notes of cherries and plums, cacao, dark chocolate, hops. Flavor is also malty and roasty, light fruity with hints of tropical fruits but more dominating bitter chocolate notes, cacao and hop bitterness, dry hopped and bitter end. Very nice one.
4.0Bottle, bought @De Molen Beershop. Pours deep opaque black with a large, creamy beige head. Aroma has chocolate, soft roasted malts, licorice, grapefruit hops, a touch of coffee. Low carbonation, fine dry and very creamy mouthfeel. Flavour has good roasted malts, chocolate aplenty, licorice, soft viniousness, a touch of smoke. Solid fruity bitterness. Lovely black IPA.
3.7330 ml bottle from Beer-shop.gr, Athens Greece. Pitchblack color, brown head. Aromas of roasted barley, caramel and hops. Taste is pretty much the same, with grass, mud, pine, earthy hops, coffee. Aftertaste is bitter from the coffee notes. Medum to full body with medium carbonation.
3.7bottle, thanks adam. dark brown, almost black with a light brown, large-bubbled head; aroma of bootstrap licorice, bitter chocolate; some molasses flavour with resin and citrus, decent whack of bitterness; curious and good
3.6bottle at a bar. poured a dark black colour with a tanned head, lot’s of dark coffe in the nose, espresoo beans, bitter chocolate, hop bitterness, burned caramel, some bitter fruits in the back, some citrus, pretty good beer
3.8Pours black with big head. Nose is coffee, roasted malts and spicy caramel notes. Taste similar with some tropical hints and mpre roastiness. Long bitter aftertaste.
3.7330ml bottle from Hemelvaart Bier Cafe, Bedale. Pours black with a lively beige head leaving lots of lacing and aroma of fruity citrusy hops, caramel, toffee, roasted malts. Burnt roast malt flavour with coffee notes and fruity hoppy, grapefruit bitterness. Medium bodied, soft to medium carbonation, dry roast coffee-ish bitter finish. Very drinkable black IPA.
3.9Pitch black color, big brown head with nice retention. Lots of lacing. Aroma of hops, citrus, chocolate, herbs, pine. Medium to full body, soft carbonation. Medium sweet, medium bitter taste. Nice and balanced BIPA.
3.5Noire opaque, mousse beige qui se tient. Nez de houbons résineux et herbeux, grillé. Bouche sur les houblons réineux, malts grillés, café. Forte amertume, corps liquoreux. Légère astringence.
3.6Appearance: Dark black color with airy brown head, which is quite stable and leaves minor lacing.
Aroma: Roasted Malts, cofee, Citrus hops, chocolate powder..
taste: Roasted malts, chocolate and coffee bitterness, some lighter fruity tones and some citrus bitterness. Quite full in taste.
Slight over carbonated, medium body.
3.5Botdel date: 6/8/2013. color: dark color with airy brown head. nose: malts, bit gazzy, unbalanced, hops (citrus?), think hops are less, or too old? chocolate powder.. taste: smaoked malts, good CO2 (bit too much). hops, hints of fruits, very malty. alcohol gives some punch. bitter and dry, bit spiritzy, long lasting, good MF. Okey black IPA, maybe a bit heavy.
4.00,33 bottle from the Hoppy Imp. in Greece, consumed in Kosovo. Production date 19/12/2013, 11 months old. Pours oily black with a very tan tick head, browny and huge. Nose: mild coffee attack, grassy hops, just a hint of caramel in background. Refreshing mouth despite of the age (and style), chicory overall notes very well balanced with the mildness of the roasted malts. Excellent. I guess how is it when fresh.