B Space Invader
Birra Toccalmatto

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From:
Birra Toccalmatto
 
Italy
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 11.44%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
31
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 12, 2018
Added:
Oct 19, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by BKBassist:
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Rated by BKBassist from New York

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

Nov 23, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.79 by uncleotis from Illinois

Nov 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Dec 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by AlexAfonin from Russian Federation

Jun 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.02 by whatname from Pennsylvania

Feb 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by Beer-Ed from Netherlands

Nov 21, 2015
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Reviewed by dcmchew from Romania

3.82/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours black with a huge fluffy tan head, really compact and slowly receding. Really slow.
Roast and chocolate jump first on the nose, bitter citrus after that (grapefruit, lime), also some pine, some floral hops too. Kinda 60/40.
Hops welcome you in the taste, really fruity, big emphasis on citrus (lots of orange, lemon, pomelo) but also some peach and faint plum. Some chocolate, not too strong, otherwise a big floral/herbal feel, something like ribwort syrup and hints of cola. Roast only towards the finish, kept at bay by nice piney hops with a decent, but not too big, bitterness.
Aftertaste has some ash (almost sulphur?!), cocoa powder, bitter hops, a bit of grapefruit peel, not much. Kinda light bodied, smooth carbonation, easy to drink.
A mellow American black ale, easy to drink but far from poor. Nice.
Jan 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Andy_Luft from England

Jul 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by KevMo84 from California

Jun 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by craftbrew502 from Kentucky

May 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kroehny_Loves_Hops from Australia

May 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by orangesol from Pennsylvania

Mar 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gregaroo from Pennsylvania

Mar 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Beerswag from California

Dec 28, 2013
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Reviewed by Amalak from New York

3.39/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A. It's black with some bubbles on the side. A huge bubbly tan head with a bit of lacing.

S. It has a bit of a lemon and metallic scent.

T/M. There is a weird chocolate with a kind of wood taste at the end. It's extremely carbonated. and a bit sour. Full bodied. Kind of weedy.

O. The aftertaste is so strange that it really detracts for me. Flavorful, but it is too carbonated and a bit of a weird aftertaste.
Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Rwalford74 from Australia

Nov 23, 2013
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Reviewed by gillagorilla from Maryland

3.35/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Had on tap at Max's Hopfest (from notes, 8/16-18/13)

A: Deep dark brown with nice lacing.

S: Roasted sweet malts.

T: Not very much like an IPA. Weird kind of licorice or just a weird taste. Pine.

M: Even prickly carbonation.

O: Interesting but I can't place that flavor.
Oct 29, 2013
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.83/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Served on-tap at Tørst in Brooklyn, NY

A: Pours an opaque jet black in color with minimal amounts of gentle visible carbonation at the edges of the glass and dark cola brown highlights. The beer has a half finger tall creamy tan head that reduces to a thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of pine/resin hops over the top of roasted malts. There are notes of spicy and floral hops as well as hints of something metallic.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of dark and roasted malts with light to moderate flavors of pine/resin hops. That is followed by lighter flavors of spicy and floral hops along with something slightly metallic. Moderate amounts of lingering bitterness.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light amounts of dryness are present.

O: I'm not always the hugest fan of American Black Ales because they are often too one dimensional in the hops flavors used but this one was a nice change of pace with the combination of pine, spicy, and floral hops rather than just pine of citrus. Slightly drying but still enjoyable and fairly easy to drink.
Oct 23, 2013
B Space Invader from Birra Toccalmatto
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 31 ratings