Black Is Beautiful
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- From:
- Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Stout
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 5.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 06, 2021
- Added:
- Jul 31, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.82/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Moderate beige-colored head. Good lacing of rings and streaks. Near black color -- no light passes.
Dark patent malt nose. Light chalk.
No sweetness but as dry as this stout is, it isn't as bitter or burnt as it could be. Leans thin like the Irish versions. Very high carbonation, which throws the mouthfeel off. Burnt toast aftertaste.
Mar 06, 2021Dark patent malt nose. Light chalk.
No sweetness but as dry as this stout is, it isn't as bitter or burnt as it could be. Leans thin like the Irish versions. Very high carbonation, which throws the mouthfeel off. Burnt toast aftertaste.
Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky
3.4/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev -10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours black in color with a finger thick brown head.
Aroma citrusy with some roasty chocolate coming through.
Taste is almost like an IPA, body is rather medium than full.
It might be a stout by the way it is brewed but aroma, taste and feel is very different from a usual stout.
If the aim was to be different, well, they nailed it!
...but that does not mean I like it.
Jan 29, 2021Aroma citrusy with some roasty chocolate coming through.
Taste is almost like an IPA, body is rather medium than full.
It might be a stout by the way it is brewed but aroma, taste and feel is very different from a usual stout.
If the aim was to be different, well, they nailed it!
...but that does not mean I like it.
Rated by trevorpost from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Why not just call it a black ipa?
Dec 23, 2020
Reviewed by Olesjm from Kansas
3.51/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.51/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Strangely light and fruity for a stout. Not particularly roasty even as it warms. Pours a nice dark black with a light brown, darker than tan, head that has his retention. Smells roasty and slightly fruity.
Dec 19, 2020
Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
4.06/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Billed as tropical stout. So a hoppy one. I'm hoppy.
a) Perfect creamy crema lace riot lasting head over black body.
s) Too faint but whiffs of grassy hop, pineapply, dry wood smoke, campfire.
t) FOllows aroma but much more great combination and balance, think wood-grilled pineapple with malt.
f) Tho sweet, still a chalky dry stout taste.
o) Excellent, someone should blind test all the BIB beers.
Nov 04, 2020a) Perfect creamy crema lace riot lasting head over black body.
s) Too faint but whiffs of grassy hop, pineapply, dry wood smoke, campfire.
t) FOllows aroma but much more great combination and balance, think wood-grilled pineapple with malt.
f) Tho sweet, still a chalky dry stout taste.
o) Excellent, someone should blind test all the BIB beers.
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