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Black Whole
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.57 | pDev: 17.37%
- Reviews:
- 41
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 30, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 24, 2011
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 19
Black Whole is a multi-dimensional ale that takes many twists and turns similar to our daily lives. It has a big chocolate expression with moderate caramel notes, complex toasted to biscuit notes and hints of clove and black licorice.
Black Whole is a tribute to El Chupa Cobras, a mathy indie band from Montgomery, Alabama.
Black Whole is a tribute to El Chupa Cobras, a mathy indie band from Montgomery, Alabama.
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Ratings by kylehay2004:
Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: black, single finger head
S: licorice and sugar
T: chocolate and a little dark fruit. cinnamon and licorice. Coffee bitterness.
M: medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall: I am not a fan of licorice and therefore this one wasn't for me. The flavors didn't blend well for me.
Aug 30, 2011S: licorice and sugar
T: chocolate and a little dark fruit. cinnamon and licorice. Coffee bitterness.
M: medium body and moderate carbonation.
Overall: I am not a fan of licorice and therefore this one wasn't for me. The flavors didn't blend well for me.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by scott10010 from North Carolina
3.16/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.16/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
I didn't mean to sit on this one for so long but I found it buried in a cellar/cabinet. It's held up better than I expected. Taste like what it is - an *% stout with a dry finish.
Sep 30, 2017Reviewed by BierJager89 from California
4/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours black with a brown head.
S: The nose is chocolatey and roasty with some dark fruit.
T: Flavors are chocolate, roasted malt, medium roast coffee, dark fruit, and some lighter fruits that make it a bit tart, but not uninviting.
M: Not velvety smooth, but not too over carbonated and close to full bodied.
O: Pretty good. Nothing too interesting, but it's worth a try if you can find it.
Feb 08, 2014S: The nose is chocolatey and roasty with some dark fruit.
T: Flavors are chocolate, roasted malt, medium roast coffee, dark fruit, and some lighter fruits that make it a bit tart, but not uninviting.
M: Not velvety smooth, but not too over carbonated and close to full bodied.
O: Pretty good. Nothing too interesting, but it's worth a try if you can find it.
Reviewed by KickInTheChalice from Illinois
3.24/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
From notes. Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a tulip.
The beer does not gush out of the glass, but a huge frothing head nearly overflows the glass, causing me to need to make three attempts before I can pour the whole glass. The head fades to a moderate 1 cm head after a few minutes. As for the beer itself, it close to a black color with walnut brown edges.
Roasted malt and dark, bitter chocolate are the main components of the aroma, but Black Whole has a relatively weak smell overall.
The flavor has a bit more to it, but it is still fairly flat and mild. Dark, unsweetened chocolate and deeply roasted malt are the first flavors on my tongue. Some smoke, vanilla, and molasses add a bit of depth. The middle and end of the sip simply consists of these flavors continuing, without anything new going on. The finish has a lightly dry bitterness.
There is a huge, bubbly carbonation that feels out of place with this style of beer. It has a slightly chalky dryness toward the end of the sip. The body is a little light for the ABV, but it still has a little bit of body to it.
This was just too light in flavor and seemed to have a few shortcomings that would prevent me from grabbing this again.
Jul 02, 2013The beer does not gush out of the glass, but a huge frothing head nearly overflows the glass, causing me to need to make three attempts before I can pour the whole glass. The head fades to a moderate 1 cm head after a few minutes. As for the beer itself, it close to a black color with walnut brown edges.
Roasted malt and dark, bitter chocolate are the main components of the aroma, but Black Whole has a relatively weak smell overall.
The flavor has a bit more to it, but it is still fairly flat and mild. Dark, unsweetened chocolate and deeply roasted malt are the first flavors on my tongue. Some smoke, vanilla, and molasses add a bit of depth. The middle and end of the sip simply consists of these flavors continuing, without anything new going on. The finish has a lightly dry bitterness.
There is a huge, bubbly carbonation that feels out of place with this style of beer. It has a slightly chalky dryness toward the end of the sip. The body is a little light for the ABV, but it still has a little bit of body to it.
This was just too light in flavor and seemed to have a few shortcomings that would prevent me from grabbing this again.
Black Whole from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
111 ratings
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