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Black IPA
Brouwerij Emelisse
- From:
- Brouwerij Emelisse
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Black IPA
Ranked #94 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #17,707 - Avg:
- 3.85 | pDev: 9.87%
- Reviews:
- 40
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 12, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 7
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Ratings by Jeffo:
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
3.4/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Got this at the local liquor store down the road. Nice to see these guys become available so close to home.
From a bottle into a snifter
APPEARANCE: A clear brown pour yields a one finger, medium looking, creamy, light tan head with good retention. Head slowly fades to a thin wisp and ring. Clear black body with lower levesl of carbonation evident. A splotchy wisp and ring remain but leave no real lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Light roasted notes with chocolate as well, much like a porter, then some piney and floral hops. Not quite bold enough to be really interesting, unfortunately. The porter elements are more prevalent than the IPA as well.
TASTE: This is much more like a bitter porter than a hoppy black ale. Porter comes first with roasted notes and some dark chocolate flavors. Cocoa powder as well. Very bitter after the swallow with more dark chocolate, cocoa powder, some bitter floral hops and light lemon notes. A bold and lingering hop bitter aftertaste. This is almost just bitter without any complex flavors, and it's missing some of the standart IPA components. Still, this is a tasty beer.
PALATE: Medium body and modest carbonation. Creamy enough on the palate with enough weight, goes down smooth and finishes slightly sticky. Good feel here.
OVERALL: This was a good beer for sure, but it was more of a bitter porter than a hoppy black ale. I'd expect to find more of the classic IPA flavors, but that didn't happen. That said, this was enjoyable and I wouldn't turn it down. Would be nice to find this on tap somewhere as well.
Oct 15, 2012From a bottle into a snifter
APPEARANCE: A clear brown pour yields a one finger, medium looking, creamy, light tan head with good retention. Head slowly fades to a thin wisp and ring. Clear black body with lower levesl of carbonation evident. A splotchy wisp and ring remain but leave no real lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Light roasted notes with chocolate as well, much like a porter, then some piney and floral hops. Not quite bold enough to be really interesting, unfortunately. The porter elements are more prevalent than the IPA as well.
TASTE: This is much more like a bitter porter than a hoppy black ale. Porter comes first with roasted notes and some dark chocolate flavors. Cocoa powder as well. Very bitter after the swallow with more dark chocolate, cocoa powder, some bitter floral hops and light lemon notes. A bold and lingering hop bitter aftertaste. This is almost just bitter without any complex flavors, and it's missing some of the standart IPA components. Still, this is a tasty beer.
PALATE: Medium body and modest carbonation. Creamy enough on the palate with enough weight, goes down smooth and finishes slightly sticky. Good feel here.
OVERALL: This was a good beer for sure, but it was more of a bitter porter than a hoppy black ale. I'd expect to find more of the classic IPA flavors, but that didn't happen. That said, this was enjoyable and I wouldn't turn it down. Would be nice to find this on tap somewhere as well.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
December 2011: 330 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Lovely aroma of fruity hops (citrus, tropical fruits), also roasted malts and mild coffee. The medium dry flavour has also a mix of fruity hops and roasted malts, smooth first, then a pronounced hoppy and roasty bitterness in the finish. Good stuff, very drinkable for its strength
Oct 12, 2023Reviewed by Zet from Netherlands
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark black colour with a decent head of cappucino foam. It doesn't last long however, making it look too much like a coke. Lacing is nice though. Hoppy smell mixed with flavours like caramel, milk chocolate and liquorice. The hops don't seem to be the american aroma kind, more the classic english/continental type. It's not flowery/fruity, more herbal/piney. Lots of dark malt, caramel, liquorice, coffee and more pine in the taste. The mix of caramel/liquorice/hop bitterness make it reminiscent of a dutch herfstbok actually. Flavour is intense, complex and balanced, very nice. Mouth feel is full bodied and soft. A very enjoyable beer, but I think hardcore black IPA-lovers might miss the aroma hops in here.
Jul 07, 2017Reviewed by Dzu from Russian Federation
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from bottle.
L:black with a no foam head.
S: cocoa beans, dark chocolate.
T: caramel, coffee, hops.
F: medium body and soft carbonation
O: above average ale.
May 21, 2017L:black with a no foam head.
S: cocoa beans, dark chocolate.
T: caramel, coffee, hops.
F: medium body and soft carbonation
O: above average ale.
Reviewed by MaltyPythonsHopCircus from Canada (BC)
4.21/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Found this to be quite a balanced beer. Piney and citrusy on the nose with chocolate and roast in the background. On the palate the flavour comes through similarly with an assertive hop bite up front. Chocolate, coffee and dark fruit flavours follow
Dec 19, 2016Rated by qrazvan from Romania
3.93/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A very good black IPA. A sweet taste remains after the hoppy aroma. Recommended for black IPA drinkers!
Feb 08, 2016Reviewed by braker649er from Washington
3.9/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
12 ounce bottle brought back by from the Netherlands by a relative.
This was quite solid. It didn't blow me away, but it was highly enjoyable, verging on excellent.
I only wondered if this could have a little more grain to the taste and slightly less dankness to the hops. Caught hints of that dry grainy flavor, which could maybe have been pulled out even more--but then again, this is an IPA, even if it's a type in which grains factor strongly. That's what I love about the potential in a black IPA. It's a delicate balance when done smartly, not purely a close-your-eyes-and-can't-tell-it's-black goal. This bottle did an admirable job moving toward that complexity, even if it wasn't perfect.
Jan 25, 2016This was quite solid. It didn't blow me away, but it was highly enjoyable, verging on excellent.
I only wondered if this could have a little more grain to the taste and slightly less dankness to the hops. Caught hints of that dry grainy flavor, which could maybe have been pulled out even more--but then again, this is an IPA, even if it's a type in which grains factor strongly. That's what I love about the potential in a black IPA. It's a delicate balance when done smartly, not purely a close-your-eyes-and-can't-tell-it's-black goal. This bottle did an admirable job moving toward that complexity, even if it wasn't perfect.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.86/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Bottle purchased by the fiancee for your anniversary as a surprise. Thanks Jola!
This one pours a fairly dark black, with a creamy white head, and lots of lacing.
At this age, this trending more towards black ale than IPA- which is just fine. There still is some residual hoppiness here, mainly some pine aromas, with smoke aromas as well, some chocolate and day old coffee.
This is a pretty good black IPA, but doesn't stand out a whole lot in the kind of wacky style. There's some mild piney hoppiness, creamy chocolate, dark smoke, roasted malt, and old stale coffee. It works but I'm not sure I'll ever seek it out again.
This has a very creamy mouthfeel, with a lower level of carbonation.
Not too bad, but not great.
Nov 03, 2015This one pours a fairly dark black, with a creamy white head, and lots of lacing.
At this age, this trending more towards black ale than IPA- which is just fine. There still is some residual hoppiness here, mainly some pine aromas, with smoke aromas as well, some chocolate and day old coffee.
This is a pretty good black IPA, but doesn't stand out a whole lot in the kind of wacky style. There's some mild piney hoppiness, creamy chocolate, dark smoke, roasted malt, and old stale coffee. It works but I'm not sure I'll ever seek it out again.
This has a very creamy mouthfeel, with a lower level of carbonation.
Not too bad, but not great.
Reviewed by Arthuros from France
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.02/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Very hoppy dark. Taste more of an IPA than of a dark beer.
Color is very dark, head is thin and off white.
Smell is hoppy and bitter, with hints of the slightly sweet malt.
Taste is IPA-ey, with strong hops, and a hint of red fruits.
Dry sweetness underlying the hops.
Overall probably the most "by-the-book" Black IPA you can find out there, a less original version than some : a very bitter, hoppy dark. Unlike a Brusseleir for example, which is almost stouty by some aspects (whereas Senne's Stouterik is probably closer to this than Brusseleir...!).
Oct 03, 2015Color is very dark, head is thin and off white.
Smell is hoppy and bitter, with hints of the slightly sweet malt.
Taste is IPA-ey, with strong hops, and a hint of red fruits.
Dry sweetness underlying the hops.
Overall probably the most "by-the-book" Black IPA you can find out there, a less original version than some : a very bitter, hoppy dark. Unlike a Brusseleir for example, which is almost stouty by some aspects (whereas Senne's Stouterik is probably closer to this than Brusseleir...!).
Reviewed by janubio from Spain
3.49/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dark brown colour, with a brown head with medium retention. Good lace. Aroma of raisins, some resine, dark fruits,chocolate and caramel. Creamy medium to full boyd, average carbonation. Taste of caramel,dark fruits, chocolate, coffee.
Sep 25, 2015
Black IPA from Brouwerij Emelisse
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
101 ratings
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