Birch Nyx
White Birch Brewing

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From:
White Birch Brewing
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 9.14%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
124
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 27, 2017
Added:
Apr 16, 2011
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  11
Adam Romanow is our third brewer apprentice. His release is an exploration into a newer beer style, the Black IPA. Black as night, bitter, with a full flavored Cascade hop profile and smooth finish.

Named after Nyx, the mythological Greek goddess of night, who stood at the beginning of creation. As a beginning, we agree Adam is on to something. As he moves on, we raise a toast and hope you enjoy his beer as much as we do.
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Ratings by Kelp:
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Rated by Kelp from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

Apr 23, 2013
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Rated: 3.83 by Boone757 from Virginia

Nov 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.9/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
It pours a nice dark black giving about a full one inch foamy tan head in my pint glass. Lacing coats the glass in a perfect full foaminess. The smell has chocolate, coffee, hops and roasted malts all combined very nicely. The taste is sweet and bitter in different aspects but still combined nicely as well. The palate is fairly heavy, but also could be closer to medium. Some acceptable harshness on the tongue as it should be considering the style of the beer. Overall, this is a very nice black ale that I would come back to.
Jul 07, 2017
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Reviewed by feuematt from Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -19.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A pretty good offering....you have to gently pour this one or you will have a mess on your hands....I get mainly a coffee and hoppy taste...I would buy this again.
May 28, 2017
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Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey

3.86/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
DATE: February 24, 2017... OCCASION: enjoying Will’s tenth birthday sleepover from a distance after taking in GameChanger Wrestling in the Meadows... GLASSWARE: Howard’s Pub pint... pours an intimidating black body befitting its name, with rocky pock-marked brown head that eventually settles to a quarter-finger’s worth of marshy bubbles.... produces on first sniff a woody, pulpy character akin to entering a lumber yard--dank and with the suggestion of toasted oats, caramel, and light, distant citrus... I do not pick up the Cascade as significantly as pronounced on the label, though... full-bodied, coffee-like in its throat feel, heavy with hazy, boozy aftertaste yet actively vibrating the teeth... doesn’t feign an effort to hide the alcohol, but though this beer isn’t oversized, it nonetheless feels right... chewy? yes, and lingering as a sludge pile might ooze... the toasted sweetness comes through loud and clear; the dankness also is appreciable... some soot and char is exhaled, so much so that the experience is more akin to a porter than the style would have us believe... a creamy finish makes for a willing return sip--this is a buzz-worthy beer, and one I am glad came back into circulation, though I stumbled upon it through a breakpack mix box... worthwhile and worth seeking out...
Feb 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by tpauer from New Hampshire

Feb 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by DudMan from New Jersey

Jan 13, 2017
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

3.21/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured from the can into a Spiegelau IPA glass.

Dark mahogany brown, with barely half a finger of tan white head being created. Leaves a good thick collar, but also pours a little sludgey out of the can. Spotted lacing with a bit of swirling, giving some legs.

Aroma is of thick dark chocolate malt, and a good slight peanut butter cookie like quality. Slight pine but also a bit of heat of booze as well. Hop profile is not really apparent on this.

Palate is quite a bit deadened. Very watery body with a light roast. Slight hints of thick malt flavor though in the mid palate but a flattened hop profile and wort like quality proceeds. Slight almost waffery and peanut butter flavor on the aftertaste. Muted hop profile as well, but not boozy tasting as the nose seems to hint at.

While considerably better than other White Birch offerings I've had, this is still not really much to enjoy here.
Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.14 by bobert84 from Maryland

Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Apr 18, 2016
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.13/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 11/2015. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 2 finger dense and rocky tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and floral/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops and dark/roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and floral/roasted earthiness. Medium pine and roast/char bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon/orange peel, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and floral/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance and zero astringent hop/roast flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from hop/roast bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/sticky/resinous, and lightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an excellent Black IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops and dark/roast/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Apr 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by DanGeo from Michigan

Apr 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by Justin82 from Massachusetts

Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.3 by Goat23 from Ohio

Mar 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Happyyb from New Hampshire

Jan 23, 2016
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Rated by BerkshireGuerrilla from Massachusetts

3.31/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Not much body but has that cascadian feel. Not bad, not in XS
Dec 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by npachl from Wisconsin

Oct 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by sliv from Qatar

Aug 28, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.6/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Pours bright black crowned by a 2” tan foam cap that dissipates to a thick film. S: Nose – faint chocolate, slight roast T: The beer has a delightful graininess that brings out the chocolate and provides a backbone. No harsh roast or burnt flavors. F: It has average carbonation but it is fine and soft. The body is full but not as full as a porter or a stout. There is a little warming on the end. O: A big, flavorful black ale
Aug 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Aug 17, 2015
Birch Nyx from White Birch Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 124 ratings