Toxic Sludge Black IPA - Blue Point Brewing Company

PicoPapa

Connecticut

3.63/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle. Pours a (big surprise) black color with a small frothy head. Some lacing. Aroma is hoppy upfront followed by some roasted malt and chooclate aromas. Piney. Taste isn't as flavorful as the smell. Pine hops and some roasted malts but its a bit thin. Flavor is more pine than anything else with just a hint of chocolate. This is a pretty good Black IPA that is easy to drink and worth a second look.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2010 07:14:06 | More by PicoPapa

BColton1

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +7%

05-19-2013 12:05:07 | More by BColton1

Burkbom23

Connecticut

3.78/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Dark brown color, i want to call it rootbeer looking, but its actually lighter than that. You can see through it and there are a ton of red hughes coming through it. About a 1 finger light tan rocky, frothy head on top. Lots of laving being left on the glass. This really is a cool looking beer. Aroma is grain, toasted barley, dark fruits, raisens, and some toasted bread. Same flavors on the palatte that I got in the nose. Bitter finish, and dry. Good Balance, leaning a little to the side of malty. Creamy medium/full mouthfeel. Litte bit of bite from the carbonation. They say it is a "Black IPA" but it doesnt feel anything like an IPA to me. Think that is just some creative marketing. It is a little too sweet for my taste to drink more than one of these. Still a pretty good brew non the less.

Serving type: can

05-19-2013 02:43:43 | More by Burkbom23

cnewcombe4

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-18-2013 23:43:11 | More by cnewcombe4

BMart

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -26.5%

05-13-2013 17:04:06 | More by BMart

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -19.8%

05-10-2013 22:07:27 | More by mikeburd1128

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -19.8%

05-10-2013 14:59:09 | More by twenty5

Gregwa

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

05-09-2013 02:13:19 | More by Gregwa

bellb

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

05-04-2013 23:19:30 | More by bellb

coz

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

04-23-2013 04:40:08 | More by coz

jbaker67

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7%

04-20-2013 18:33:50 | More by jbaker67

Ljoreilly

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

04-18-2013 01:17:35 | More by Ljoreilly

Mister_Falcon

Pennsylvania

4.59/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Poured a ruby-brown color into a pint glass with a three-quarter inch head. I smell hops! Wonderfully balanced hop to malt character. Roasted malt flavor, bitterness of some hops, tons of carbonation. Feels very crisp on the tongue and goes down easy like a coke on a hot summer day. This is a delicious beer.

Serving type: can

04-15-2013 00:55:34 | More by Mister_Falcon

Mersh

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -13.1%

04-13-2013 16:07:30 | More by Mersh

fredmugs

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-10-2013 23:35:04 | More by fredmugs

beernads

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%

04-10-2013 09:24:52 | More by beernads

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-06-2013 05:52:44 | More by DrunkinYogi

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

04-01-2013 04:23:23 | More by RblWthACoz

Mitchallica

New York

4.25/5  rDev +13.6%

04-01-2013 01:43:06 | More by Mitchallica

Steve_Oldrati

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

03-28-2013 03:54:15 | More by Steve_Oldrati

sendbeer

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -26.5%

03-25-2013 01:42:48 | More by sendbeer

MadScientist

New York

3.65/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

A: A very dark brown with good clarity. The thick head is made of long lasting, light tan rocky bubbles that leave a sticky lacing on he glass.

S: A medium citrus hops aroma with a moderately-strong grassy note from dry hopping. There are medium-low malt aromas of sweetness and chocolate. A strong alcohol character brings a bit of floral note towards the back.

T: The bitterness dominates with a medium-strong hops bitterness and a a fairly strong citrus hops flavor. There is a bit of the malt sweetness coming through with a low chocolate and coffee note. The balance is very bitter, overly so with out enough malt to support it. The finish is off-dry and the aftertaste is all citrus hops and long, lingering bitterness.

M: A somewhat creamy, medium bodied beer with a moderately strong level of carbonation. A light bit of harsh prickle on the palate and some warmth in the back of throat.

O: This is an unbalanced beer with a harsh bitterness, but it drinks better when not too cold. It does have a lot of hops with some dark grain character but it just come together more so because of too much C hops. That being said I'd still try this beer if I found it on tap.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 00:12:29 | More by MadScientist

LXIXME

New Mexico

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

03-22-2013 02:32:02 | More by LXIXME

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.64/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Thanks to korguy123 for this can. Poured in to tulip.

A - Poured very dark amber; opaque in the middle. One finger of bubbly dirty white head.

S - Coffee and roast are the dominant aromas with some sweet chocolate and piney hop notes also present.

T - Bitter coffee and roast up front with a huge piney hop presence. Some sweet cocoa and brown sugar notes help balance out the bitterness.

M - Medium body with some sticky hop oils present. Light carbonation.

Serving type: can

03-21-2013 02:03:17 | More by TheSevenDuffs

wedge

North Carolina

2.69/5  rDev -28.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a dark chestnut with a large, slowly deflating head of dense foam. Vaguely hoppy aromas backed by some chocolaty roasted malt. The hops are primarily of the floral, grassy, leafy variety...the more it warms, the more bittersweet, dark chocolate takes over. Tastes of grassy, dried fruit, earthiness, cocoa, and molasses. The malt seems thinner here and there's not enough hop flavor to justify the bitterness. The cryptic code on the bottom of the can isn't a clear date, so I have no idea how fresh this is. There's something sort of amateur homebrew-ish about this that's pretty disappointing.

Serving type: can

03-21-2013 00:59:26 | More by wedge