Black Hops Beer
Blue Hills Brewery
- From:
- Blue Hills Brewery
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.75%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.47 | pDev: 17%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 53
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 04, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 05, 2010
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by nmwhitehead from New York
3.95/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +13.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
The hops are a bit overpowered by the other flavors, which I'm not usually a fan of, but chocolaty coffee flavor is surprisingly good. Wouldn't drink it regular, but getting a large glass from time to time is a nice twist.
Aug 21, 2017
Reviewed by predikit from Massachusetts
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
Pours a dark brown, settles in the glass a very dark, ruby hued held up to light. Yields a tan head that leaves plenty of lacing behind.
Smell is very subtle, very faint hops and something in the back I can't quite pick apart.
The taste is more stout or porter than anything else, the hops take a backseat to chocolate malt notes, in fact the hops are almost impossible to detect. Suits me just fine, I'm not too fond of hops.
Full bodied, medium carbonation, very smooth.
It doesn't shine as a hoppy stout or whatever it's trying to emulate here, but it was a 95 cent single, so no complaints. Wouldn't revisit this.
Nov 25, 2014Smell is very subtle, very faint hops and something in the back I can't quite pick apart.
The taste is more stout or porter than anything else, the hops take a backseat to chocolate malt notes, in fact the hops are almost impossible to detect. Suits me just fine, I'm not too fond of hops.
Full bodied, medium carbonation, very smooth.
It doesn't shine as a hoppy stout or whatever it's trying to emulate here, but it was a 95 cent single, so no complaints. Wouldn't revisit this.
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
3.5/5 rDev +0.9%
From the 650 ml. bottle. Sampled on October 12, 2014.
It has a handsome looking reddish-amber pour with a modest off-white creamy head. Not black as one might expect but still attractive looking.
The aroma has a pleasant sweet roasted maltiness but little in the way of hops.
The body is medium to full. Smooth.
The taste is a bit of surprise given the aroma. There is a lingering bitterness that kicks in at the end. I think they did a decent job with it.
Oct 12, 2014It has a handsome looking reddish-amber pour with a modest off-white creamy head. Not black as one might expect but still attractive looking.
The aroma has a pleasant sweet roasted maltiness but little in the way of hops.
The body is medium to full. Smooth.
The taste is a bit of surprise given the aroma. There is a lingering bitterness that kicks in at the end. I think they did a decent job with it.
Reviewed by bshaw100 from Massachusetts
1.5/5 rDev -56.8%
1.5/5 rDev -56.8%
I bought this 3X in the past and they were all spoiled, Blue Hills needs to start dating bombers.
Always a hit or miss but mostly a miss with this one, they got some cool labels but this style has issues.
Sep 18, 2014Always a hit or miss but mostly a miss with this one, they got some cool labels but this style has issues.
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