Slumbrew Naked Hopularity
Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
- From:
- Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 8.06%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 18, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Hopheads go to great extremes in their lupulin quests. It’s a worthy endeavor, but fraught with falling across the event horizon in a hoppy stupor. With swirling flavors from both dark malts and the crisp body from pilsner grains, our limited release black IPA will take you to the center of a hop explosion and back, without all the crushing gravity.
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Rated by Severymusic from Massachusetts
4.46/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.46/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I tried this after a long day of tasting at other breweries in and around Boston, so my rating might not be entirely accurate.
Jul 18, 2016
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
4.07/5 rDev +2.5%
4.07/5 rDev +2.5%
Poured a dark brown, almost black body with minor head and lace down glass.
Aroma is a mix of dirty, citric hops and roasted malts.
A mix of creamy, sweet malts (chocolaty) and roasted malts (more bread than coffee) are well-balanced and play with citric hops (not quite into grapefruit mode) for a sweetly hopped beer.
One of the few black IPAs that I have had that manage to let both the hops and malts shine without one being overpowered, and probably the first black IPA that was really able to retain a sweet edge to it.
Aug 24, 2014Aroma is a mix of dirty, citric hops and roasted malts.
A mix of creamy, sweet malts (chocolaty) and roasted malts (more bread than coffee) are well-balanced and play with citric hops (not quite into grapefruit mode) for a sweetly hopped beer.
One of the few black IPAs that I have had that manage to let both the hops and malts shine without one being overpowered, and probably the first black IPA that was really able to retain a sweet edge to it.
Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: pours a black color with a 1/2" head that slowly falls. No lace develops.
Smell: pine and chocolate notes come through to the nose.
Taste: nice malty profile, as chocolate, prunes, grapefruit, and some pine tones create a nicely balanced beer. Alcohol is mildly noticeable and bitterness is moderate.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Lightly crisp to start, smoother and a bit dry at the finish. Long lasting aftertaste as the chocolate and pine last a while on the tongue.
Overall: a nicely flavorful beer that is easy to consume. Mildly refreshing for the style, defintely worthy of a try if you see it.
Jul 20, 2013Smell: pine and chocolate notes come through to the nose.
Taste: nice malty profile, as chocolate, prunes, grapefruit, and some pine tones create a nicely balanced beer. Alcohol is mildly noticeable and bitterness is moderate.
Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer. Lightly crisp to start, smoother and a bit dry at the finish. Long lasting aftertaste as the chocolate and pine last a while on the tongue.
Overall: a nicely flavorful beer that is easy to consume. Mildly refreshing for the style, defintely worthy of a try if you see it.
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