Drake's Jolly Rodger (2011)

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

22oz bomber pours deep mahogany with infra red edges and a nice tan head. The aroma offers up some spicy black licorice, dark roasted malts and then some pine hops in the background. The taste is wow, great black IPA, where I get chewy sticky malt infused pine hops mixing with modest levels of dark roasted malts and just a dash of burnt malts. Beneath these notes is a thin layer of citrus hop flavor and a lesser amount of citrus hop bitterness banging around in the background. Yummy fully hop forward version of the style. Dig it!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

not sure where to put this, i had the 2012 but it was also the imperial dark ipa but now looking at the rb pic, the number is written in a way a drunk might confuse it so.. .. Pours a deep brown .. light head, medium lacing .. . light roasted hops and a slight citrus note .. . decent but it felt rushed, maybe due to the year aged .. . . When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

An imperial black ipa with citra hops and a couple others...and CITRA HOPS! that alone made for a nice beer. great balance between the dry dark roast and the bursts of fresh hoppy citrusy goodness. pretty agressive beer, but i wanted more. get it while it's fresh.