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Event Horizon
COAST Brewing Company
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- From:
- COAST Brewing Company
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 12.14%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 23, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 27, 2010
- Wants:
- 28
- Gots:
- 12
Beer brewed like a stout but with the flavors of an IPA.
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Ratings by jpmclaug:
Reviewed by jpmclaug from South Carolina
4.07/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from the growler into my Sam Adams perfect pint glass. Growler from Piney Grove Green's
A - hazy brown at the bottom turns almost black at the top. Big tan head rests on top
S - Holy moly this is one hoppy beer. Big juicy citrus aromas with a hint of pine and tropical notes. A hint of sweetness but that gets pummeled by another wave of hoppy aroma.
T - Follows the aroma with a nice citrus hop taste. A bit of piney bitterness at the end. I dunno I'm not picking up on much roasted malt or chocolatey malt flavor. Taste more like a really hoppy IPA.
M - medium bodied, kinda smooth, a fair amoun of carbonation
D - Pretty drinkable. Not the best CDA around though. I really like it when I can pick up more roasted notes. Still a solid beer and certainly enjoyable.
Oct 24, 2010A - hazy brown at the bottom turns almost black at the top. Big tan head rests on top
S - Holy moly this is one hoppy beer. Big juicy citrus aromas with a hint of pine and tropical notes. A hint of sweetness but that gets pummeled by another wave of hoppy aroma.
T - Follows the aroma with a nice citrus hop taste. A bit of piney bitterness at the end. I dunno I'm not picking up on much roasted malt or chocolatey malt flavor. Taste more like a really hoppy IPA.
M - medium bodied, kinda smooth, a fair amoun of carbonation
D - Pretty drinkable. Not the best CDA around though. I really like it when I can pick up more roasted notes. Still a solid beer and certainly enjoyable.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Arrives cola colored with tawny highlights; a magnificent head tops the liquid; swathes of lacing linger
Smell: Piney hop tones are buttressed by the roasted malt aromatics
Taste: The roasted malt tones jut forward with the piney hop aspect building through the middle; the bitterness continues to build, after the swallow and into the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A pretty nice example of a style that is often mishandled
Sep 05, 2016Smell: Piney hop tones are buttressed by the roasted malt aromatics
Taste: The roasted malt tones jut forward with the piney hop aspect building through the middle; the bitterness continues to build, after the swallow and into the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: A pretty nice example of a style that is often mishandled
Reviewed by Dragginballs76 from South Carolina
4.04/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pour - Pours black with decent tan head not much lacing head does not last long.
Smell - roasted malts good hoppy notes a little bit of bitter coffee.
Taste - Good piney flavor little bit of coffee and roasted malts.
Feel - medium body well carbonated no bitter aftertaste.
Overall a really good beer I would have again.
Jan 27, 2016Smell - roasted malts good hoppy notes a little bit of bitter coffee.
Taste - Good piney flavor little bit of coffee and roasted malts.
Feel - medium body well carbonated no bitter aftertaste.
Overall a really good beer I would have again.
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.98/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: Pours an opaque though still clear very dark cola brown in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation and a hint of amber + reddish brown highlights. The beer has a half finger tall foamy beige head that reduces to a medium sized patch of very thin film and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of piney hops over moderate roasty malts.
T: Upfront there is a moderate to strong flavor of roasted malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by slightly stronger than moderate flavors of pine hops. Overall there is a moderate to slightly stronger than moderate amount of lingering bitterness that is a combination of hoppy and roasty.
M: Slightly fuller than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Hints of dryness in the finish.
O: One of the better Black IPAs I've enjoyed (not always my favorite style as there is less variation than other IPA styles). Enjoyable but more of a sipping beer than an easy drinker.
Dec 12, 2015S: Moderate aromas of piney hops over moderate roasty malts.
T: Upfront there is a moderate to strong flavor of roasted malts with minimal amounts of sweetness. That is followed by slightly stronger than moderate flavors of pine hops. Overall there is a moderate to slightly stronger than moderate amount of lingering bitterness that is a combination of hoppy and roasty.
M: Slightly fuller than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Hints of dryness in the finish.
O: One of the better Black IPAs I've enjoyed (not always my favorite style as there is less variation than other IPA styles). Enjoyable but more of a sipping beer than an easy drinker.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.03/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A: The beer is jet black in color. It poured with a short tan head that died down a bit, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface and a collar of medium-sized bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of piney hops are present in the nose along with hints of roasted malts.
T: The taste follows the smell, but has flavors of roasted malts to accompany notes of piney hops. There is a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and quite crisp and dry on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This Black IPA really packs in some bite from the dryness of the roasted malts and the bitterness from the piney hops.
Serving type: bottle
Dec 12, 2015S: Light to moderate aromas of piney hops are present in the nose along with hints of roasted malts.
T: The taste follows the smell, but has flavors of roasted malts to accompany notes of piney hops. There is a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and quite crisp and dry on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This Black IPA really packs in some bite from the dryness of the roasted malts and the bitterness from the piney hops.
Serving type: bottle
Event Horizon from COAST Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
83 ratings
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