“Loads of new world hops are combined with roasted malts to create a blend of pine, citrus, dark chocolate and coffee; finishing with a clean, refreshing bitterness that has you coming back for more.”
Served in an IPA glass. We cast our eyes over a dark cola-like colour and a healthy two finger head that holds together really well. Reduction is minimal and the tight, webbed lacing looks awesome as it ebbs.
Pow! The olfactory’s are bombarded with anabsolutely magnificent set of roasted and hoppy aromas. The malts offer a rich, dark and heavily roasted profile packed full of espresso coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, cheap leather and tobacco while the hops offer a herbal tea leaf character, pine, citrus, aniseed and hints of passion fruit. Maybe a subtle suggestion of mixed dark berries in here too. Brilliant.
The flavour backs up the aroma with this incredible blend of coffee, chocolate and roasted malts that work in to a leafy, herbaceous and citrusy hop profile. Some short and sharp jabs of booze (7%) are absorbed by the piney hops as hints of treacle and burnt toast roll in to a dry, bitter and roasty finish.
The texture is frothy, dry and slightly sharp at times. Medium in weight and bolstered by an assertive 70 IBU.
Without a doubt this is the best beer we’ve tried from Cupitt so far. Right from outset it was forthcoming and aggressive but measured and well balanced. A fine drop that’s for sure.