UPDATED: DEC 26, 2021 Black beer with decent brown head. Hoppy aroma with a hint of pear drop. Coffee / caramel taste with hint of liquorice. Superb.

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2021 Creamy beige head stayed on a near black body. Malt, spiced fruit & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, lively on the tongue with a creamy cloying back. Malt, coffee, berries & tangy tastes with a hoppy bitter pithy finish. Excellent

UPDATED: FEB 2, 2021 Pours a very dark mahogany coloration, with an amber sheen when held up to the light, and a large, creamy head. Smells of roasted malt and citrus hops, with notes of grapefruit and lime peel, as well as just a hint of pine. Taste is an excellent balance of roasted malt, lighter chocolate and bitter, fruity, slightly resinous hops, with strong, zesty citrus notes of grapefruit and lime peel, as well as some pine also coming through. Finishes with a medium/strong bitterness and some roasted malt, citrus and pine lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth, soft mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation. Well, what can I say, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. While I have been boycoting Beavertown ever since they sold out to Heineken, I couldn't help but grab this can of Black Betty, as great Black IPAs are just so fucking hard to come by and I dearly love them. Also, for some reason I failed to review this back when I had it for the first time before they sold out. You know what, I remembered it better, but not sure if that is due to freshness, nostalgia or my aversion to Heineken. The focus seems to have shifted from the roasted malt to the zesty citrus hops a little, but overall this still makes for a very enjoyable example of the style.

UPDATED: NOV 23, 2020 Deep black color and a nice, big tan head. Fine resinious and hoppy flavs.

UPDATED: AUG 23, 2020 16.09.2017 AR: Maracuja, Mango, Pfirsich/Katzenurin, Grapefruit, Orange, harzig AP: trübes schwarz(braun) TA: harzig, Grass, Tropenfrüchte

UPDATED: MAY 17, 2020 Tiefdunkles Braunschwarz im Glas mit weißlich bis leicht hellbraunem Schaum. In der Nase Brombeere, Cassis, Hafer und ein Hauch Malz. Im Mund zuerst fruchtige Bitterkeit, schwarze Johannisbeere, viel Haferbitterkeit, ein Hauch Dattelsirup oder Zuckerrübensirup und Filterkaffee im Abgang.

UPDATED: FEB 15, 2020 Aroma : Roasted dark chocolate malt, touch of coffee and some pine/citrus hop note. Taste : Roasty maltiness with chocolate sweetness and a touch of bitter coffee, light citrus bite adds a little dryness. Although only a thin-medium body the great balance and depth make it feel much weighter. Very good!

UPDATED: JUL 19, 2019 Black pour with a tan head. Roasted malt, citrus, pine, chocolate and coffee notes. Very good.

UPDATED: MAY 27, 2019 Can. Pours jet black with brown head. Nose is pine, dark chocolate, cocoa powder. Taste is fairly bitter, with notes of pine, dark chocolate and cocoa again, with a long bitter finish. Light bodied with soft to average carbonation, easy to drink. Nicely balanced.

UPDATED: MAY 10, 2019 Blikje 33cl thuis. Bitter, flink roasted malts, fruitig, zoeten, carameltonen, koffie, citrus, goed hoppig, zacht en wat romig, beetje laurier. Lekker. (10-5-2019).