961 Black IPA
961 Beer
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.15/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.15/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Black color with a deep beige head. No light passes. Minimal lace.
Some coffee. Some band-aide. It's off but not by a lot. There's a subtle spice that I cannot identify.
Thin bodied with a decent amount of carbonation. The predominant flavor is burnt malt. Long bitter (burnt) aftertaste. I don't notice any hop nor alcohol. Think thin Stout.
Dec 29, 2013Some coffee. Some band-aide. It's off but not by a lot. There's a subtle spice that I cannot identify.
Thin bodied with a decent amount of carbonation. The predominant flavor is burnt malt. Long bitter (burnt) aftertaste. I don't notice any hop nor alcohol. Think thin Stout.
Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.45/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
330ml brown bottle purchased from Oak Barrel in Sydney by my brother-in-law.
Pours a solidly dark brown, and quite opaque. Head is fine and minimal, but pleasantly smooth and beige in hue. Lacing forms in faint streaks. Decent body and fine carbonation. Looks good.
Nose is also good. Toasty malt with a pleasing ring of hops that never really gets too overpowering. Some citrus and chocolate melds together to make a classic combination. Some sweetness gives a solid basis as well. It's very pleasant.
Taste is less good, because it doesn't keep these two parts in balance. Here the roast character becomes dominant, providing a rather strong dark bitterness to the beer. The hops are overwhelmed. Still, it has a lightness in its body which is nice enough, and prevents it from being mistaken for a stout or something else. I think it's decent, but missing the mark, and a little disappointing given the promising signs on the nose and in the appearance.
Overall, it's quite drinkable and even pretty tasty: it certainly has flavour. I wish it was just a bit better. It really could have been.
Dec 28, 2013Pours a solidly dark brown, and quite opaque. Head is fine and minimal, but pleasantly smooth and beige in hue. Lacing forms in faint streaks. Decent body and fine carbonation. Looks good.
Nose is also good. Toasty malt with a pleasing ring of hops that never really gets too overpowering. Some citrus and chocolate melds together to make a classic combination. Some sweetness gives a solid basis as well. It's very pleasant.
Taste is less good, because it doesn't keep these two parts in balance. Here the roast character becomes dominant, providing a rather strong dark bitterness to the beer. The hops are overwhelmed. Still, it has a lightness in its body which is nice enough, and prevents it from being mistaken for a stout or something else. I think it's decent, but missing the mark, and a little disappointing given the promising signs on the nose and in the appearance.
Overall, it's quite drinkable and even pretty tasty: it certainly has flavour. I wish it was just a bit better. It really could have been.
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