Another beer from the White Pony brewery; and it’s a pretty big beer.
Early on, this brewery was criticised for making only big sweet beers, like quadrupels and barleywines. This beer was a response to that criticism, and of course things have moved on from here.
The ‘Black Blood’ is a big bold dark brown to black beer, with a strong aroma of roasted malts and coffee with a hint of sour smokiness.
Happily this follows through into the flavour. Strong roasted malts and coffee again, supported by a dose of hops with a real earthy minerality. There are also hints of smoky woodiness, leather, licorice and even a little fruity sweetness deep down.
It is a lot more stoutish than IPA-ish, but it seems to work. Allow it to warm a little to bring out all the flavours.
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