Route Of All Evil Black Ale
Two Roads Brewing Company

Route Of All Evil Black AleRoute Of All Evil Black Ale
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From:
Two Roads Brewing Company
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
7.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 12.84%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
304
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 26, 2022
Added:
Nov 01, 2013
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  98
A hefty Black Ale with profound malt and hop complexity. Neither Stout nor Porter, it will be its own thing – full-bodied, bold and black. Flavor characteristics of dark chocolate, mocha, molasses and dark fruits. Balanced by piney citrusy notes of Pacific Northwest hops. Full-bodied and uncommonly satisfying at 7.5% alcohol.
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Ratings by NeroFiddled:
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Two Roads Brewing Company "Route Of All Evil"
12 oz. brown glass bottle, "BTLD 10/27/15"

I won't go into too much detail on this one as it's a fairly straightforward black ale, black IPA, Cascadian dark ale, or whatever you want to call it.

It's hoppy in both the aroma and the flavor with delicate pine and citrus, and the malt is chocolatey and softly roasty. The additional note of molasses is fairly unique however, and the dark fruitiness (raisin, plum, currant) gives it an additional layer of complexity that's not usually found. Beyond those things it's the balance that really makes it shine. It's neither too bitter nor too sweet, and the pine and citrus notes are held back so that they don't stand out too far from the chocolatey, burnt sugar, and charred malt.

Many beers in this vein appear simply as IPA's with darker malts thrown in, but this comes off as the opposite, a strong dark beer with Pacific northwest hops thoughtfully integrated into it. Another winner from Two Roads!
Feb 03, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.68 by bvargajr from Colorado

Mar 26, 2022
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Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey

3.51/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
(bottle)
A: pours a dark brown/black body with small, off-white head with ok retention and lacing
S: sweet, burnt toffee notes; smells pretty malty
T: nice, earthy hop notes with a burnt toffee malt aftertaste and dry finish
M: medium bodied and pretty smooth
O: nice feel and taste combo; nice drinking beer
Aug 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.67 by AccipiterofBeer from New York

Sep 10, 2018
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Reviewed by RacerX5k from Pennsylvania

4.17/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
What a surprise this turned out to be on the discount shelf and checking the 4 or 5 available beers this was the right choice for me. I love a good discount beer. I was shocked when i saw the bottled date to be 9/27/2016 as this has held up very well. I'm one of those who will tell you that, sorry, your beer is not getting better as it ages. it's just getting older. But some hoppy beers may get a little better as they age, but I don't have a reference for this fresh ...

Pop the cap the aroma jumped out of the bottle, black strap molasses, chocolate noted. Taste followed, along with a very pleasant, little piney hop blast adding some good puckering. Easy drink, and overall outstanding. I'll grab another next time if still available. Spot on for what a black ale should be, and much better than rated here.
May 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.66 by LinksusMaximus from New York

Jan 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.56 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Sep 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by Wheels2532 from Pennsylvania

Aug 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by cshaffer from California

Jun 27, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a jet black color with a two finger off white to tan foamy head that quickly dissipated leaving some messy lacing sticking to the glass. The smell had deep dark chocolate being the main part of the bitterness. Yet still piney hops bleed into graceful sweet milk chocolate. Just a tad bit more of the sweet chocolate part comes out than expected but still good for the most part. The taste was basically the spitting image of the smell. Sharp pine escorts the sweetness intothe aftertaste and rides on into the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a slim sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly low allowing the bitterness to partake in the harshness party on my tongue. It gets a little dry. Overall, this was a pretty good black ale with a bit more chocolate malt than expected. Still worthy of having again.
Jun 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by smb71481 from Vermont

Jun 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.6 by Jackjaffar from Massachusetts

Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by tbeer40 from New Jersey

Feb 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Feb 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.3 by rderedin from Maine

Feb 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by Oakley from North Carolina

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.38 by JohnSchulz from New York

Feb 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by jayhunter357 from Massachusetts

Feb 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.03 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Jan 27, 2017
Route Of All Evil Black Ale from Two Roads Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 304 ratings