Toxic Sludge Black IPA - Blue Point Brewing Company

superspak

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/15/2012. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense light tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, orange zest, roasted malt, cocoa, light char, floral, grass, light pine, toast, and brown bread. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity; much weaker than I expected for the style. Taste of grapefruit, orange zest, cocoa, roasted malt, pine, toast, brown bread, light char, floral, and piney spiciness. Good amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, roasted malt, chocolate, pine, brown bread, light char, and piney spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity of flavors with a nice malt/hop balance; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a nice Black IPA offering. Good complexity and balance of flavors, and very smooth to drink. This was not as robust as I expected for the style, but it was still a pleasantly enjoyable offering.

Serving type: can

02-06-2013 05:28:52 | More by superspak

beerloserLI

New York

4/5  rDev +7%

05-21-2013 16:13:31 | More by beerloserLI

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

05-20-2013 20:29:16 | More by InspectorBob

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