Aptitude Test
BlackStack Brewing
- From:
- BlackStack Brewing
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 4.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 26, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 15, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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What do you wanna do when you grow up? Flabberghastingly full of our hand selected Mosaic & Citra Cryo with a little sprinkle of fairy dust for posterity. Congratulations... According to this test, when you grow up, you're gonna be... disappointed.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.84/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz can. No dating information found.
Cloudy, pale gold colored body. Two fingers of white head with the pour, and this very slowly settles to an interrupted cap and ring. Leaves behind spots and short strings of lacing, but not extensive coverage.
Aroma of mango and pencil eraser. Smells more sweet than bitter.
Taste is very ripe fruit sweet, and this does not fade to any extent. Flavors of mango, pineapple, lemon, and tangerine. Just a brief moment of dank bitterness. Aftertaste is full of hop fruitiness, and sweet.
More than medium mouthfeel. Each sip briefly stings the tongue, and then finishes with a sweet vegetal hop presence. Somewhat soft texture, and lingering. Good carbonation.
Over-the-top hop domination that brings ripe fruit sweetness to a high degree with each sip. Higher ABV% is felt, and contributes to the moderate struggle to enjoy and finish the glass contents. Still too green, just too much overripe fruit, or an intentional challenge to the palate?
Nov 16, 2025Cloudy, pale gold colored body. Two fingers of white head with the pour, and this very slowly settles to an interrupted cap and ring. Leaves behind spots and short strings of lacing, but not extensive coverage.
Aroma of mango and pencil eraser. Smells more sweet than bitter.
Taste is very ripe fruit sweet, and this does not fade to any extent. Flavors of mango, pineapple, lemon, and tangerine. Just a brief moment of dank bitterness. Aftertaste is full of hop fruitiness, and sweet.
More than medium mouthfeel. Each sip briefly stings the tongue, and then finishes with a sweet vegetal hop presence. Somewhat soft texture, and lingering. Good carbonation.
Over-the-top hop domination that brings ripe fruit sweetness to a high degree with each sip. Higher ABV% is felt, and contributes to the moderate struggle to enjoy and finish the glass contents. Still too green, just too much overripe fruit, or an intentional challenge to the palate?
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.9/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
No canning date
Appearance: Pours a nearly completely hazy (10% clarity) light and pale golden yellow color with a moderate white head. SRM of 6. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus and mango upfront before it turns into a herbal and dank cannabis aroma. This then evolves into some green mango skins. (4.00)
Flavor: Strong flavors of tangerine, and ripe mango flesh. Sweet and overpowers any dank and herbal notes that were present on the nose. Finishes with sweet mango flesh. (4.00)
Feel: Heavier-bodied, carbonation does not match. Juicy and leans sweet. Shows the alcohol a bit. (3.50)
Compared to BlackStack Purely Decorative 4/2023: Pours similar, similar head. Milder aromas. More dank and herbal aromas. Less juicy citrus, lemon, pineapple, mango skin. Heavier and sweeter.
Compared to Equilibrium Southern Lighter 4/2023: Pours lighter, similar head. Similar aromas with more sweet tangerine and melon. Less green mango skin flavor. Sweeter and heavier.
Overall: A bigger and sweet one from BlackStack here. Herbal and some dank cannabis on the nose, but on the flavor much more sweet tangerine, and mango flesh. Definitely drinks heavy and sweet and shows the 8.5%. Rich, sweet, and what you'd expect. (Rating: 3.90)
Apr 09, 2023Appearance: Pours a nearly completely hazy (10% clarity) light and pale golden yellow color with a moderate white head. SRM of 6. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong aromas of orange citrus and mango upfront before it turns into a herbal and dank cannabis aroma. This then evolves into some green mango skins. (4.00)
Flavor: Strong flavors of tangerine, and ripe mango flesh. Sweet and overpowers any dank and herbal notes that were present on the nose. Finishes with sweet mango flesh. (4.00)
Feel: Heavier-bodied, carbonation does not match. Juicy and leans sweet. Shows the alcohol a bit. (3.50)
Compared to BlackStack Purely Decorative 4/2023: Pours similar, similar head. Milder aromas. More dank and herbal aromas. Less juicy citrus, lemon, pineapple, mango skin. Heavier and sweeter.
Compared to Equilibrium Southern Lighter 4/2023: Pours lighter, similar head. Similar aromas with more sweet tangerine and melon. Less green mango skin flavor. Sweeter and heavier.
Overall: A bigger and sweet one from BlackStack here. Herbal and some dank cannabis on the nose, but on the flavor much more sweet tangerine, and mango flesh. Definitely drinks heavy and sweet and shows the 8.5%. Rich, sweet, and what you'd expect. (Rating: 3.90)
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