Readymade : Vacuum
Stillwater® in Grand Mound, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Two Roads Brewing CompanySmoked / Rauch Beer Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.35
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What is with the paradoxical term 'Black IPA' anyway? Whatever it is, we do love black beers.. also smoked beers, and of course everyone loves hops these daze.. A complex blend various smoked, caramel and subdued roasted malts lay the base for a combination of piney, dank and (dark) fruity hops.. While there is a lot to contemplate with this beast, just be sure to enjoy it without getting too sucked into its enigmatic composition.
Label Design Notes: The layout of the label reinforces the absurdity by recalling both early promotional materials from Braun and Alfred Stieglitz's photo of Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain".
oh6gdx (43583) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Deep brown colour with a beigeish brown foamy/creamy long-lasting head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is roasted malts, some smoked wet wooden tones with mild liquorice, alcohol and some toasted ryebready elements too. Flavour is roasted and smoked with some sweet caramel, toasted ryebread and mild wooden bitterness in the finish. Solid, with a good depth to it.
Ferris (26118) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Raoated malts, touch manure and pine, deep brown with a small light brown head. Bitter, liquorice, chocolate and a nice bitter finish. Complex and quite nice.
LazyPyro (7550) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
355ml bottle. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, subtle smoke, dark fruits, pine. Taste of roast malts, chocolate, caramel, dark fruits, pine, smoke is so subtle it's barely there except in the finish which is slightly boozy. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, creamy mouthfeel.
Viper666-Qc (10209) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dégustée à l'été 2016 (De mes notes). .
minutemat (10724) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
355ml bottle @ Chez Sophie, Shrewsbury. Pours very dark, medium foamy tan head. Aroma of leafy herbal pine. Taste is pretty interesting. The pine seems to work in tandem with the smoked lightly peaty, woody element, underpinned by some herbal moments. Good clarity of flavours. An interesting take on a Black IPA that actually works.
AndySnow (16580) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
How: Bottle.
Where: SBWF 2016.
Appearance: Brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Liquorice, hops, smoked, roasted malt.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Hops, smoked, roasted malt, some fruit, liquorice.
marius (5096) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home. Clear mahogany pour with a tall tan head with good retention. Very nice aroma of pine resin, dark chocolate, roasted malts, toffee, milk chocolate. The taste follows the same notes, nicely balanced between dank hop bitterness, roastiness, dark chocolate bitterness, saltiness and sweetness. The smoke is present, but, like the other components, nicely blended in. Medium body and carbonation and a roasty bitter-sweet and slightly salty finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Stillwater Readymade - Vacuum on 09 Nov 2016 at 16:28 - Score: 8
fonefan (62248) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draught @ BeerTemple, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 250, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1012 RR. [ As Stillwater Readymade - Vacuum ].Hazy medium amber yellow color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, dark malt - roasted, fruity malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, fruity hops, smoked notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, smoke, dark malt, fruity malt, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20160902]
MarcoDL (7886) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at beertemple. Black pour. Aroma of smoked malt, mild roast, fresh fruity hop and toffee. Taste is creamy, with citrussy hop, licorice, mild roast, subtle smoke and some toffee. Tasty brew.
Borresteijn (10497) reviewed Readymade : Vacuum from Stillwater® 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at OIBF’16. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of lots of roast, light smoke, pine, salmiak, liquorice. Flavour of salty liquorice, both salmiak and Dutch "boerderijdrop", heavy roast, light smoke, saltiness, some caramel sweetness, firm hoppy bitterness. Light to medium bodied. Good.