Bitter Sweet
Craft Academy
- From:
- Craft Academy
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.43 | pDev: 7.58%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 22, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by stcules from Italy
3.08/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Black, one finger of evanescent foam.
Toasted smell, with resinous and balsamic hop.
Malty taste, slightly sweet, caramel and light toasted notes, balanced by bitter and resinous notes.
After a little warming, some fruity notes (black currant).
A bit too sweet, but after all, not so unbalanced.
Feb 14, 2019Toasted smell, with resinous and balsamic hop.
Malty taste, slightly sweet, caramel and light toasted notes, balanced by bitter and resinous notes.
After a little warming, some fruity notes (black currant).
A bit too sweet, but after all, not so unbalanced.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.54/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Aug 2018. Purchased recently from Home Bargains. The label states that GK's Craft Academy creates opportunities for brewery apprentices to learn new skills. Described as a black IPA brewed with huskless specialty malts and hopped with Galaxy, Mosaic and Citra.
A: Poured into an IPA glass. A very dark reddish-brown colour that appears virtually black in the glass. Forms a large head of creamy beige foam that lasts for a few minutes before reducing to a persistent surface layer.
S: Aroma of fruity, spicy hops with hints of citrus rind, subtle tropical fruit, light berries, grass, leafiness, moderate roasted malt, a touch of bitter chocolate, vague earthiness and ale yeast.
T: Tastes of dark malt with notes of roasted grain, mild coffee, a touch of chocolate, fruity aromatic hops, subtle citrus, tropical fruit, vague berries, grass, spice, ale yeast and faint earthiness. A moderate, hop-driven bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with soft carbonation and decent body for the strength. Slightly astringent; dries the palate. Aftertaste of bitter aromatic hops, citrus peel, leafiness, dark malt, subtle coffee and ale yeast.
O: A pretty good stab at the style, and certainly better than most of GK's output. Looks the part, while the aroma and flavour are a satisfying blend of dark malt and fruity aromatic hops underpinned by the house yeast. Body is alright. Won't blow your socks off but drinkable enough. Worth sampling.
Jul 15, 2018A: Poured into an IPA glass. A very dark reddish-brown colour that appears virtually black in the glass. Forms a large head of creamy beige foam that lasts for a few minutes before reducing to a persistent surface layer.
S: Aroma of fruity, spicy hops with hints of citrus rind, subtle tropical fruit, light berries, grass, leafiness, moderate roasted malt, a touch of bitter chocolate, vague earthiness and ale yeast.
T: Tastes of dark malt with notes of roasted grain, mild coffee, a touch of chocolate, fruity aromatic hops, subtle citrus, tropical fruit, vague berries, grass, spice, ale yeast and faint earthiness. A moderate, hop-driven bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, with soft carbonation and decent body for the strength. Slightly astringent; dries the palate. Aftertaste of bitter aromatic hops, citrus peel, leafiness, dark malt, subtle coffee and ale yeast.
O: A pretty good stab at the style, and certainly better than most of GK's output. Looks the part, while the aroma and flavour are a satisfying blend of dark malt and fruity aromatic hops underpinned by the house yeast. Body is alright. Won't blow your socks off but drinkable enough. Worth sampling.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.68/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled in a weird looking 330ml bottle
pours a cark, dark, dark, dark brown body with big faoming white head that keeps a reasonable presence
good dark sugar aroma with grapefruit notes
in a flat way it ticks the black ipa boxes slightly sweet, slightly roasty, but not deep or comlex
had worst, will have worse but still expect better
Jun 22, 2018pours a cark, dark, dark, dark brown body with big faoming white head that keeps a reasonable presence
good dark sugar aroma with grapefruit notes
in a flat way it ticks the black ipa boxes slightly sweet, slightly roasty, but not deep or comlex
had worst, will have worse but still expect better
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