End Of Days
Black Bottle Brewery
- From:
- Black Bottle Brewery
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.48 | pDev: 15.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 22, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
-
-
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
3.48/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.48/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
[Reviewed from notes taken in Winter 2014.]
5.30% ABV.
Served on-draught @ Black Bottle. 14 oz cost $3.50. Served into stemware.
HEAD: 1 finger's worth of white head. Smooth even consistency. Soft complexion. Nicely frothy. Leaves light lacing on the sides of the glass as it recedes. Retention is excellent (~7-8 minutes).
BODY: Clear translucent vibrant copper. Clean; no yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible within.
It's a nice looking pale ale, but it isn't unique or special within the style. I'm looking forward to trying it and it appears well-carbonated.
AROMA: Lovely citrusy hops - clementine, tangerine, blood orange, and a kiss of grapefruit. The blood orange aroma is fantastic. This is a fresh evocative beer aroma - great for a pale ale. Pale malts, a kiss of caramalt.
Really incredible, yet mild in terms of aromatic intensity.
No yeasty or off-notes are detectable, nor is overt alcohol.
TASTE: The blood orange is more faint that I'd like (and than the aroma suggested), but the flavour is awesome and the more subsidiary citrusy hop flavours (tangerine, clementine, mango [no grapefruit]) complement it wonderfully.
Hop bitterness is very well kept in check by the pale malt sweetness. There's a biteen too much caramalt, lending it slightly too much sweetness for a pale ale overall. For the most part, though, the balance is superb.
I do want more depth of flavour - particularly in terms of the blood orange - and more flavour intensity would be nice, but it's already pretty assertive and bold for a (mere) pale ale. This has more character than many IPAs out there, even as a pale ale. Cohesive in build, though not quite a gestalt whole that exceeds the sum of its parts.
Well-executed, with good hop choices. I rather like it. It boasts notable complexity for beer in this style, but it is a bit muted overall. The flavours are great; I want more expressiveness thereof.
TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, a bit too thick, and slightly overcarbonated. Complements the taste decently, but fails to elevate the beer as a whole or to accentuate specific notes. Has a decent overall presence on the palate.
OVERALL: While easily well above average, this isn't one of Black Bottle's best pales - but then based on what I've tried, they're one hell of a pale ale powerhouse. There's a lot of potential here as well as some great flavours - I just wish it committed more to them in terms of depth and expressiveness. With tweaks, this could be a world class expression of the style. Very drinkable and definitely worth trying. I'll be keeping a close eye on Black Bottle going forward.
High C+ (3.48) / ABOVE AVERAGE
May 24, 20175.30% ABV.
Served on-draught @ Black Bottle. 14 oz cost $3.50. Served into stemware.
HEAD: 1 finger's worth of white head. Smooth even consistency. Soft complexion. Nicely frothy. Leaves light lacing on the sides of the glass as it recedes. Retention is excellent (~7-8 minutes).
BODY: Clear translucent vibrant copper. Clean; no yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible within.
It's a nice looking pale ale, but it isn't unique or special within the style. I'm looking forward to trying it and it appears well-carbonated.
AROMA: Lovely citrusy hops - clementine, tangerine, blood orange, and a kiss of grapefruit. The blood orange aroma is fantastic. This is a fresh evocative beer aroma - great for a pale ale. Pale malts, a kiss of caramalt.
Really incredible, yet mild in terms of aromatic intensity.
No yeasty or off-notes are detectable, nor is overt alcohol.
TASTE: The blood orange is more faint that I'd like (and than the aroma suggested), but the flavour is awesome and the more subsidiary citrusy hop flavours (tangerine, clementine, mango [no grapefruit]) complement it wonderfully.
Hop bitterness is very well kept in check by the pale malt sweetness. There's a biteen too much caramalt, lending it slightly too much sweetness for a pale ale overall. For the most part, though, the balance is superb.
I do want more depth of flavour - particularly in terms of the blood orange - and more flavour intensity would be nice, but it's already pretty assertive and bold for a (mere) pale ale. This has more character than many IPAs out there, even as a pale ale. Cohesive in build, though not quite a gestalt whole that exceeds the sum of its parts.
Well-executed, with good hop choices. I rather like it. It boasts notable complexity for beer in this style, but it is a bit muted overall. The flavours are great; I want more expressiveness thereof.
TEXTURE: Smooth, wet, medium-bodied, a bit too thick, and slightly overcarbonated. Complements the taste decently, but fails to elevate the beer as a whole or to accentuate specific notes. Has a decent overall presence on the palate.
OVERALL: While easily well above average, this isn't one of Black Bottle's best pales - but then based on what I've tried, they're one hell of a pale ale powerhouse. There's a lot of potential here as well as some great flavours - I just wish it committed more to them in terms of depth and expressiveness. With tweaks, this could be a world class expression of the style. Very drinkable and definitely worth trying. I'll be keeping a close eye on Black Bottle going forward.
High C+ (3.48) / ABOVE AVERAGE
Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado
2.32/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
2.32/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
From growler. Pours clear copper amber with a big creamy white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is subdued - biscuity malts and some grassy hops.
The flavor is sweet biscuity malts with a little fruit and grassy minty hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, to much biscuit malt and not the hop profile I care for.
Aug 03, 2015The aroma is subdued - biscuity malts and some grassy hops.
The flavor is sweet biscuity malts with a little fruit and grassy minty hops. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall, to much biscuit malt and not the hop profile I care for.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!