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RATINGS: 280 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.65/5 SEASONAL: Special EST. CALORIES: 141 ABV: 4.7%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Style: Black Ale Draught ABV: 4.7% Illusion is our latest creation, which is inspired by the awesome new beer style created in the States known as Imperial Black Ale. We really admire the profile of this new style but wanted a session strength version. We brewed ours at 4.5% instead of the typical 8%+, but wanted to retain the unique flavour profile. We sourced the special malt required from Germany and the hops from America to create a beer of stunning depth and complexity. The beer is black in appearance but lacks the acrid flavours associated with all other dark beers. This is achieved through use of the special German malt. The hop aromas and flavours are very intense, which we achieve through a major dose of dry-hopping in the cask. The result is a beer that wraps all the wonderful hop profiles of a pale ale inside a silky black exterior. It is truly an Illusion that deceives your eyes and dazzles your taste buds. Due to the rare nature of these special ingredients it is a limited release beer, but we are looking at making it more regularly available if possible.
Style: Black Ale Draught ABV: 4.7% Illusion is our latest creation, which is inspired by the awesome new beer style created in the States known as Imperial Black Ale. We really admire the profile of this new style but wanted a session strength version. We brewed ours at 4.5% instead of the typical 8%+, but wanted to retain the unique flavour profile. We sourced the special malt required from Germany and the hops from America to create a beer of stunning depth and complexity. The beer is black in appearance but lacks the acrid flavours associated with all other dark beers. This is achieved through use of the special German malt. The hop aromas and flavours are very intense, which we achieve through a major dose of dry-hopping in the cask. The result is a beer that wraps all the wonderful hop profiles of a pale ale inside a silky black exterior. It is truly an Illusion that deceives your eyes and dazzles your taste buds. Due to the rare nature of these special ingredients it is a limited release beer, but we are looking at making it more regularly available if possible.
4.7
UPDATED: APR 17, 2020 Pours dark brown with thick, lasting head. prolonged mouthfeel with flavours of hop and dark malts. In many ways like a stout with restrained bitterness. Another excellent beer from Moor.
3.6
UPDATED: FEB 6, 2020 Dark, Clean, Tan Beerhead, with thin, frothy, and lacing foam. OK retention. Having hoppy flavors and roasted malts characters at the same time, great balance between them, and different performances from cold to ambient temperature. Like coffee, toffee, plums, dark caramel, and slightly vanilla hints on the tasting. On the other hand, grapefruit, pine and tropical fruits in the smell.
3.8
330ml can share in 2017. Near black with an offwhite head. Aroma of cocoa, pine, grass and dark malt. Some dark fruit sweetness mixed with resinous hop bitterness. Good balance and body.
3.9
UPDATED: AUG 6, 2019 Color marrón, ligera turbidez. Dos dedos de espuma con excelente retención. Aroma a malta tostada, pino y ligera lima. Gusto a malta tostada, café muy sutil, pino y cítricos. Cuerpo medio. Una Black IPA ligera y muy equilibrada, muy buena.
4.1
UPDATED: JUL 19, 2019 Dark brown, almost black, with a lighter brown foam layer two fingers thick and good retention. Visually imperceptible carbonation. Texture between oily and creamy, with a slight spark of start, then more oily. Citrus and roasted nose.
3.7
UPDATED: MAY 3, 2019 Tap at Moeder Lambic Fontainas.
Almost black with beige head. Raw cocoa, dank hops, soft lime, dry roasted notes, grassy, dark chocolate. Just medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied.
3.8
UPDATED: MAY 3, 2019 Tap at moeder. Black with fluffy tan head. Powdery cocoa. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation.
3.3
UPDATED: DEC 19, 2018 Color marrón oscuro, casi negro, con capa de espuma marrón más claro de dos dedos de grosor y buena retención. Carbonatación imperceptible visualmente. Textura entre oleosa y cremosa, con ligero chispeo de inicio, luego más oleosa. Cítrica y torrefacta en nariz. Cítrica y torrefacta en boca. Final torrefacto, con cierto amargor. Algo seca. Toques de algo similar a ceniza en regusto y postgusto, más notables según uno va bebiendo.
3.6
UPDATED: DEC 19, 2018 Can. BB Apr 2019; Drank Nov 2018 - Opaque black with medium creamy tan head. Roasty malts, coffee, earthy, grainy, chocolate. Grapefruit citrus. Piney hops, resinous, moderate hop bitterness. Quite dry. Moderately bitter roast coffee malty citrus fruity piney hoppy throughout. Tasty. Decent. (2018-11)
4.2
UPDATED: DEC 10, 2018 Splendida session bipa, nerissima con sottile schiuma beige a grana fine, al naso intenso aroma erbaceo e luppolato con sentori di malto tostato. Al palato la base maltata è leggermente di caffè e tostatura si unisce all intenso amaro. Molto. Leggera e beverina.
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