Vader Black IPA
Gilgamesh Brewing
- From:
- Gilgamesh Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 12.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 27, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 17, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by KrisLambert from North Carolina
4.37/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
Almost like a light porter with a hint of IPA Bitterness.
Dark pour.
Minimal head.
Very smooth.
Coffee flavor is subtle but still strong enough to lighten the IPA citrus taste.
Very nice surprise.
Jul 27, 2018Dark pour.
Minimal head.
Very smooth.
Coffee flavor is subtle but still strong enough to lighten the IPA citrus taste.
Very nice surprise.
Reviewed by woemad from Washington
3.63/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12oz can purchased at Total Wine in Spokane Valley, WA, for $1.79. I’ve seen this before but didn’t pull the trigger because the reviews aren’t terribly complementary. According to the can, this was canned on April 20, 2016. Perhaps it will have suffered for the time it’s been sitting, perhaps not. FWIW, it was the last can of this on the shelf, and I was in the mood for a coffee beer.
Poured into an Iron Goat pint glass, this was a very dark, almost cola-like shade of amber. Things look more like mahogany when held up to light, with a thick, creamy light tan head that hung around for some time and left “beer neglige” – type lace on the sides of the glass.
The nose isn’t super robust, but I can get some sharp piney hop notes over bitter coffee scents.
More herbal and bitter than the nose indicated when it comes to the hops, and the coffee flavor is there, but way in the background. If it was turned up a little higher in the mix, the balance might be better and the beer would be better for it. As it warmed up a bit, the balance did improve, but not by much. Bitter, dry zap to the palate at the swallow.
Medium bodied, with a dry but coating mouthfeel.
Funny, when I first saw this on the shelf at TW, my first thought was that the brewery was named Vader, and that it came from the town of the same name along I-5 in SW Washington. The hops don’t seem to have faded much in three months, judging by the other reviews. This is okay, but between a couple east coast coffee IPAs and Pales I was gifted by SammyJaxxx, and Stone’s Mocha IPA, I think I’ve still yet to have a PNW spin on the coffee (I)PA that I’d be proud to give to someone in another part of the country.
Jul 31, 2016Poured into an Iron Goat pint glass, this was a very dark, almost cola-like shade of amber. Things look more like mahogany when held up to light, with a thick, creamy light tan head that hung around for some time and left “beer neglige” – type lace on the sides of the glass.
The nose isn’t super robust, but I can get some sharp piney hop notes over bitter coffee scents.
More herbal and bitter than the nose indicated when it comes to the hops, and the coffee flavor is there, but way in the background. If it was turned up a little higher in the mix, the balance might be better and the beer would be better for it. As it warmed up a bit, the balance did improve, but not by much. Bitter, dry zap to the palate at the swallow.
Medium bodied, with a dry but coating mouthfeel.
Funny, when I first saw this on the shelf at TW, my first thought was that the brewery was named Vader, and that it came from the town of the same name along I-5 in SW Washington. The hops don’t seem to have faded much in three months, judging by the other reviews. This is okay, but between a couple east coast coffee IPAs and Pales I was gifted by SammyJaxxx, and Stone’s Mocha IPA, I think I’ve still yet to have a PNW spin on the coffee (I)PA that I’d be proud to give to someone in another part of the country.
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.77/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2016-07-09
22oz bottle served in a large mug. Date on the bottle is 10/01/15, so it's...aged.
Pours dark black with deep brown edges, medium sized creamy colored and textured head and not a lot of carbonation. Smell is roasted coffee and malts, and not much else.
Taste is a moderately strong tasting coffee stout with a heavier hop bitterness in the aftertaste. Actually pretty nice.
Mouthfeel is effervescent and surprisingly dry. Overall, not bad.
Jul 09, 201622oz bottle served in a large mug. Date on the bottle is 10/01/15, so it's...aged.
Pours dark black with deep brown edges, medium sized creamy colored and textured head and not a lot of carbonation. Smell is roasted coffee and malts, and not much else.
Taste is a moderately strong tasting coffee stout with a heavier hop bitterness in the aftertaste. Actually pretty nice.
Mouthfeel is effervescent and surprisingly dry. Overall, not bad.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.49/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Cascadian Dark Ale brewed with coffee..
12 oz can with 6.4% ABV
Clear dark brown body with a tan head.
Moderately bitter overall and a bit higher in the aftertaste, with burnt coffee and grapefruit (hops) both contributing.
Overall: too bitter and too much burnt coffee and char.
Jul 06, 201612 oz can with 6.4% ABV
Clear dark brown body with a tan head.
Moderately bitter overall and a bit higher in the aftertaste, with burnt coffee and grapefruit (hops) both contributing.
Overall: too bitter and too much burnt coffee and char.
Reviewed by constantine_272 from Oregon
3.46/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.46/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Dark blackish brown with s thin round tan head. Head had poor retention. Chocolate cocoa and dark black earth on the nose with a brown sugar sweetness. Taste on the other hand doesn't mirror the taste. The cocoa flavor stays but the bitterness takes it down the dry unsweetened cocoa powder path. A bitter green herbaceous flavor finishes long after the cocoa and lingers with cold bitter coffee with a slight vanilla. Not a hint of sweetness. Finish is very dry. Too dry. Overall, this beer didn't jive with me. The dry bitterness lacked balance and the roasted coffee added an acrid flavor.
Nov 15, 2015
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