Brouwerij Emelisse Black IPA (8%)
Ask me what’s the best Black IPA I’ve ever had. Go on. Actually, don’t bother, I’ll tell you. It’s this one. Emelisse have brewed such a fabulous BIPA that I’m unsure whether to laugh or cry. It’s...
View ArticlePurity Brewing Co. Saddle Black (7%)
I rather like this, though it didn’t begin too well. Pouring a good deep black I could barely detect any aroma, save for a gentle waft of toffee and liquorice. I suppose I was expecting that Black IPA...
View ArticleBuxton Brewery Axe Rocks (6.4%)
Back in the mid nineties I was doing a degree as a mature student and running an underground cassette label and publishing house and a bloke in Dallas, Texas asked if I’d like a website building. It...
View ArticleRuhstaller The Captain (7.6%)
This is a super can of Black IPA, and I love that not only are the ingredients listed but also where they are from so that you know the provenance of the hops and barley. The Captain (great name)...
View ArticleStrand Brewing Co. Musashi (7.5%)
As I took my first sip of this beer I actually said, “Ooh, that’s nice,” out loud. Which is a very good sign. Musashi is a Black IPA that pours, um, black, and has a big frothy cappuccino head. The …...
View ArticleRedwillow Brewery Soulless (7.2%)
Soulless is Redwillow’s Black IPA and it’s one of their better beers. Pouring a deep purple brown with a ridiculously big frothy head, the smell is Hubba Bubba and putty. There’s a subtle chocolate and...
View ArticleMeantime Brewing Co. Black Russian (7.5%)
For me, Meantime don’t always get it right, but when they do they can be absolutely briliant. Take this for example. Black Russian is a dark beer with lots of hops and is, in my opinion a Black IPA (as...
View ArticleAlechemy Onyx (6.5%)
Onyx is a Black IPA and it’s pretty good. In a nutshell, you get everything you might want from a BIPA, nothing extraordinary, nothing to make you stop in your tracks, but enough to make you wish you...
View ArticleBrew By Numbers 15|01 (6.1%)
A Black IPA with Yakima Valley hops, namely Amarillo, Chinook and Simcoe, 15|01 smells amazing. It’s all patchouli oil, lavender, Parma Violets and red berries. The malting is equally rich too, with...
View ArticlePurity Brewing Co. Gnarly (6.5%)
Purity’s new limited edition beer opened with a pop and a sigh and smells a lot like a well baked Victoria sponge cake, it’s an appetising red berry jam and vanilla rich aroma and it makes me want to...
View ArticlePressure Drop Syd Strong’s (7.1%)
Syd Strong’s is a Black Rye IPA that smells of Parma Violets and patchouli oil, coffee and spice. It sits in my glass looking oily and slick, dark and leathery and really rather sensual. The malting is...
View ArticleBuxton Brewery Battle Horse (10.5%)
Hey Colin! This Battle Horse is superb. I got to know Colin Stronge when he was brewing at Black Isle, he’s a top bloke and a great brewer, and for Buxton’s 100th beer he’s brewed an Imperial Black...
View ArticleYeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black (6%)
Arguably a Black IPA, for my money this is more of a hoppy Porter. What’s the difference, you ask? For me, and this is purely subjective, this is a hoppy Porter because of its dry, thick, sandy biscuit...
View ArticleAlechemy Carynx Black Saison (6%)
It’s a bit feisty, this Black Saison. But once you fight your way through the enormous thick spongy head you find a nice warm dark beer. In fact I like this very much, though I can’t really find any of...
View ArticleSalopian Brewery Aphelion (5.5%)
Salopian keep going from strength to strength and Aphelion, a Black IPA, is a thing of beauty. Looking for all the world like a creamy Stout with its big cappuccino head, the aroma is packed with black...
View ArticleAlechemy Black Aye PA (4.8%)
I like this very much, but then I do like a good Black IPA and this is just that. It’s not a groundbreaking beer in any way, but it does everything you want and it does it well. A treacle … Continue...
View ArticleStewart Brewing Black IPA (5%)
Stewart’s Black IPA is good, with its ring of cappuccino coloured bubbles for a head and its dark purple brown colour. The aroma is a blend of coffee, plumes and garden flowers, and as you take a swig...
View ArticleBAD Brewing Circle Black IPA (5.6%)
I’ve not had a home brewed beer to review for ages, but this super little Black IPA has made the wait worthwhile. Pouring a deep purple brown with a fluffy cappuccino head, the aroma is black cherries...
View ArticleSadler’s Brewery Peaky Blinder (4.6%)
From its deep purple brown colour to its rich round treacle body, Peaky Blinder is a super beer. A Black IPA brewed with five malts (Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Roasted and Wheat) and five hops...
View ArticleWeird Beard Brew Co. Upside To A Down Day (4.6%)
One of the things that I love about Weird Beard, apart from the fact that they make ace beer and that they’re nice chaps, is that they always seem absolutely genuine. What I mean is that when you talk...
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