Batch 900 - Black Barleywine
Mad Fox Brewing Company
- From:
- Mad Fox Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 9.6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.09 | pDev: 2.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 06, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
4.17/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at brewery:
Okay, they list this as a “Black Barleywine” similar to Batch 700, but this has all the makings of a strong Black IPA. I debated American Strong Ale, but the hoppy nature of this led me to Black (Cascadian) Ale.
Near black in appearance, there’s a nice, light tan structured head. This falls to a thick foamy collar with swaths of head across the surface.
Nose is mostly roasty, with coffee tendencies. A little chocolate orange holiday candy is also noted.
Taste is a little more towards the latter aspects of the nose. Very light burnt toast note provides early bitter counts to the chocolate and citrus mix. There’s a light green pine woody note that gets more bitter and piney by the end of the taste. The beer remains in good balance, though it has a wide base. Medium, leaning towards full body has a silky feel that is interrupted by tickling carbonation.
A quite enjoyable black ale. The alcohol isn’t noticeable to me, until maybe near the bottom of the glass where a little hint of dark brown sugar also peeks through. A difficult beer to categorize, but an enjoyable quaff regardless.
Jul 07, 2018Okay, they list this as a “Black Barleywine” similar to Batch 700, but this has all the makings of a strong Black IPA. I debated American Strong Ale, but the hoppy nature of this led me to Black (Cascadian) Ale.
Near black in appearance, there’s a nice, light tan structured head. This falls to a thick foamy collar with swaths of head across the surface.
Nose is mostly roasty, with coffee tendencies. A little chocolate orange holiday candy is also noted.
Taste is a little more towards the latter aspects of the nose. Very light burnt toast note provides early bitter counts to the chocolate and citrus mix. There’s a light green pine woody note that gets more bitter and piney by the end of the taste. The beer remains in good balance, though it has a wide base. Medium, leaning towards full body has a silky feel that is interrupted by tickling carbonation.
A quite enjoyable black ale. The alcohol isn’t noticeable to me, until maybe near the bottom of the glass where a little hint of dark brown sugar also peeks through. A difficult beer to categorize, but an enjoyable quaff regardless.
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