Adnams / Stone Supremely Self-Conscious Black Ale
Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
- From:
- Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 8.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2013
- Added:
- Oct 21, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
3.35/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Official blurb first:
The brew crew from Stone has returned, for the third time, to brew a beer especially for a Wetherspoon real-ale festival, this time at Adnams Brewery, in Suffolk. This is an overwhelmingly hoppy beer, with a silky bitterness on the finish, with a subdued roast character present, resulting in a beer which looks like a dark porter, yet drinks like an American IPA.
Hops used: Cascade, Centennial, Citra, First Gold, Galaxy, Sterling
Dry hopped with Galaxy and Citra.
Hand-pulled half-pint in the William Withering, Wellington on 19th Oct 2013.
She's black, just like the name (might even be self-conscious for all I know) with a tan coloured head.
It's hoppy: very hoppy, it's bitter, very bitter. Both the taste and aroma leave you in no doubt this is a hop monster in every aspect, I thought they might even have forgotten to put the malts in the mash tun until some dark chocolate notes appeared as the beer warmed a little.
Different for the UK and although a bit too hop laden for my palate I did enjoy the experience.
Oct 21, 2013The brew crew from Stone has returned, for the third time, to brew a beer especially for a Wetherspoon real-ale festival, this time at Adnams Brewery, in Suffolk. This is an overwhelmingly hoppy beer, with a silky bitterness on the finish, with a subdued roast character present, resulting in a beer which looks like a dark porter, yet drinks like an American IPA.
Hops used: Cascade, Centennial, Citra, First Gold, Galaxy, Sterling
Dry hopped with Galaxy and Citra.
Hand-pulled half-pint in the William Withering, Wellington on 19th Oct 2013.
She's black, just like the name (might even be self-conscious for all I know) with a tan coloured head.
It's hoppy: very hoppy, it's bitter, very bitter. Both the taste and aroma leave you in no doubt this is a hop monster in every aspect, I thought they might even have forgotten to put the malts in the mash tun until some dark chocolate notes appeared as the beer warmed a little.
Different for the UK and although a bit too hop laden for my palate I did enjoy the experience.
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