UPDATED: NOV 26, 2020 June 30th, 2016 - Lighter and a little more raisin focused than then Beer Geek Breakfast Stout, this offers a stronger botanical hit in the nose, with a soapy cleanliness and, as mentioned, those raisins. The body is a perfect balance between depth and carbonation, with a gentle hop aggressiveness and a curious tang at the finish. Delicate, and malty, with a safety net to keep the flavors from becoming too intense.

Draft from Mr Dunderbaks: black pour, light brown head. aroma of roasty, coffee, chocolate, hops. tastes are roasted malts, rich coffee, dusty, lightly sweet and nice hop balance. interesting.

Draft. Pours a dark brown black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty piney hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy bitter piney finish.

Draft - Piney intense hop and roast. Jet brown with a rich light brown head. Much like it smells, no real coffee notes for me though.

Draft. Pours near black with a beige head. Kind of charred roasty malts, some mild coffee sweetness, and mild floral hop bitterness. A bit harsh.

Pours dark brown into a solo. Chocolate and resin aromas. Chocolate and resin front to back with lasting chocolate and pith finish.

[ Keg ][ 4oz ][ Mikkeller SD ][ ? ][ Taster ][ 7.9.16 ]
>> Hop Geek Breakfast looks black in the glass with red highlights and thick, menacing dark foam that leaves gobs of lacing. Pine sap nose with coffee and grilled strawberry. The flavor is clean and spot-on for the style with woody, piney hops and then some intense coffee and lemon acidity. Body is actually not too thick and goes medium to low from the acid. Easy 4.0 Black IPA.

Bottle. It poured a black color with a tan head. The aroma was of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and black licorice. The taste was similar to the aroma with more malts, coffee, chocolate, black licorice and a hint of vanilla. Good stuff.

Draught at Mikkeller San Diego. Black color, beige head. Bitter taste with hops, roasted malts, nuts, coffee, chocolate, pine and a bit of dark fruits. Bitter finish with roasted malts, nuts, hops, chocolate, pine and dark fruits. Excellent black IPA.

Bouteille 650 ml de Canada craft Beer club. Des malts rôtis aux accents de café au premier nez. Des arômes de toast brulée, de café fort. Perception légère de houblons résineux. Profil malté avec beaucoup de torréfaction. Mousse moka crémeuse sur liquide noir et opaque. Torréfaction toujours extrêmement présente en entrée de bouche avec une finale à l’amertume tranchante accompagnée de tons de résine de pin. La résine est surement la seule saveur qui permet de la classer Black IPA. Pour moi, il s’agit d’une Stout très houblonnée. Tout se passe dans les accents de torréfaction. Probablement dû à l’ajout de café. Plutôt sèche en bouche et à la texture un peu rondelette, elle manifeste une solide intensité d’amertume de torréfaction. Pour moi, c’est une excellente Stout et une Black IPA plutôt moyenne.