1554 Enlightened Black Ale - New Belgium Brewing

BigPlay1824

New York

3.68/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Enjoyed in a tulip glass

A: Pours a deep deep brown that is clear when held up to the light, pours with a finger of tan colored head that is quite fine and dissipates rapidly, has no carbonation bubbles and leaves spotty lacing on the glass
S: coffee, dark chocolate, sweet with depth
T: begins with really not much of a taste but then it his in the middle with purely mocha with a bit of sweetness and hops to back it up and smooth it out, leaves a coffee taste on the palate
M: intense carbonation initially, leaves a bit of a silky feeling on the palate
O: a nice brew, smooth with nice flavors but is a bit heavy on the carbonation and would have like more head retention, overall enjoyable

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2011 23:46:25 | More by BigPlay1824

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