Bashah - BrewDog

donniecuffs

New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I had originally purchased this at Boonton Liquor Outlet about a year ago, and threw it in my cellar. I felt it was about that time.

Poured black into a snifter, with one finger of beige, with good retention and fair lacing. Little visible carbonation. The aroma consisted of sweet grapes, dark fruit, and a distinct presence of alcohol. The taste was more complex: plum, leather, raisin, dates evolved to a dry bitter chocolate-plum finish. The alcohol essence was not as prominent in the taste as it was in the nose. No carbonation in the feel; medium-bodied and smooth. Somewhat of an eclectic flavor mix, but still a decent sipping beer.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2010 23:29:06 | More by donniecuffs

Bill235

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-11-2013 00:25:17 | More by Bill235

dalepryor

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +2.6%

05-07-2013 21:55:55 | More by dalepryor

mfnmbvp

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 oz. bottle, with a bottled on date of 11/12/2010. A long since retired collaboration beer between BrewDog and Stone, my third review of a collaboration beer on BeerAdvocate. Glad to have landed this bottle, even if I am late to the party, my local beer store had about three of these left.

Poured into a St. Bernardus Watou chalice.

A - Pours a dark cola brown / almost black colored body with the tiniest centimeter of off-white head which fizzled out of existence immediately. Some cola brown bubble appearance chillin on top.

S - Smell is of dark fermented fruits like figs and dates. Some lighter fruit / bubblegum malts, and some funky Belgian yeast smell are noticeable also. Faint muted hop presence. Some alcohol fumes. Smells almost more like an imperial stout than it does a black Belgian DIPA.

T - Taste is surprisingly tame compared to what I was expecting, based on the nose. Light, faded hop character has turned sugary and sweet, unlike the spicy bitter hop bomb this may have been two years ago. Some dark fermented plum & fig notes. Some coffee bean & chocolate bitterness, even. Slight alcohol warmth, but not much considering this beer's intense 8.60% abv.

M - Feel is bitter & dry. Some coffee bean presence, and faded hops that gives way to a sweet green apple skin finish.

Overall, this is a tasty beer, even if I didn't manage to catch it at it's prime. I'm enjoying what this beer has become; more tame and mellow than it may have been when it was fresh. Definitely glad I got the chance to try this beer, although it is not something I would pay for another 12 oz. bottle, especially at this beer's price range.

BrewDog / Stone Bashah ---4/5.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2013 21:50:58 | More by mfnmbvp

Obsidian

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-03-2013 06:13:03 | More by Obsidian

Jamison85

Indiana

5/5  rDev +28.2%

03-24-2013 01:39:33 | More by Jamison85

Lare453

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-22-2013 13:16:00 | More by Lare453

Hugonaut13

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -29.5%

03-12-2013 05:00:56 | More by Hugonaut13

kylehay2004

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-09-2013 18:03:21 | More by kylehay2004

CaptainNomihodai

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-06-2013 06:06:15 | More by CaptainNomihodai

djrn2

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

02-24-2013 01:40:04 | More by djrn2

Weebay

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

02-22-2013 01:34:39 | More by Weebay

TastyIsBeer

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

02-22-2013 00:10:46 | More by TastyIsBeer

DmanGTR

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

02-05-2013 18:57:05 | More by DmanGTR

woodchipper

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -23.1%

01-27-2013 22:06:11 | More by woodchipper

cosmonick

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -35.9%

01-14-2013 03:27:02 | More by cosmonick

Pecan

California

4.25/5  rDev +9%

12-20-2012 16:08:40 | More by Pecan

AaronHomoya

Indiana

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Stone/BrewDog collaboration black IPA. I've been holding on to a bottle of this for a while now and decided to break it out.

Appearance is quite black, with a decent amount of dark tan head still after aging. The smell is nicely hoppy. Piney with some dark malt too. Now the taste is where I usually am not a big fan of black IPA's, but bashah has won me over. The dark malt is integrated with the bold hop flavor without the astringency or sourness that I often note in black IPA's. Bold, but very drinkable. The mouthfeel is smooth, dry at the finish and with nice body.

Overall, this has been the best black IPA I have tried and a very solid brew.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2012 14:24:12 | More by AaronHomoya

JALIEN

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

11-25-2012 23:49:55 | More by JALIEN

TequilaTom

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

11-21-2012 15:16:20 | More by TequilaTom

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.6%

11-17-2012 02:11:17 | More by MarkyMOD

andthevolcano

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

11-06-2012 01:17:20 | More by andthevolcano

speak72

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +9%

11-04-2012 16:25:56 | More by speak72

mychalg9

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.6%

10-26-2012 02:26:06 | More by mychalg9

Lombardian

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.6%

10-26-2012 01:39:57 | More by Lombardian