Dubhe
Uinta Brewing Company

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From:
Uinta Brewing Company
 
Utah, United States
Style:
Black IPA
Ranked #15
ABV:
9.3%
Score:
92
Ranked #5,322
Avg:
4.12 | pDev: 10.44%
Reviews:
451
Ratings:
2,210
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 06, 2022
Added:
Mar 10, 2011
Wants:
  142
Gots:
  489
Toasted, chocolaty dark malts align with an astronomical amount of hops.

109 IBU
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Ratings by ExtraStout:
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Reviewed by ExtraStout from Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Way to go Uinta for putting a bottled on date. This batch was bottled on 7-3-12 only 23 days ago. I got the bottles in a four pack from the brewery for 10 dollars.

Appearance: Held up to a light, this beer is dark brown but clear in my goblet. The pour resulted in a tan head that took a little while to settle and leaves a decent amount of lacing.

Smell: Hops and malts! The hops component is a bit piney, earthy and maybe a little floral.

Taste: This beer is hard to describe. The malts are roasted in a way to have a bittersweet flavor with a hint of toasted coconut on the finish. The hops are a mixture of what was noted in the smell. Nice pine, earthy, and dank hops flavors. The alcohol is slightly noticeable at 9.2 ABV, but I don't think that I would want to age this to mellow out, as the hops flavors would be muted. I am not sure I can sense the hemp seed other than an overall sort of "herbal" note to the taste. The malts are roasted, kind of a coffee flavor. I didn't get a sense that this was a 109 IBU beer. They don't over-power it at all.

Mouthfeel: I have said other beers coat the mouth with flavor in some of my other ratings, this one takes it to a new level. The finish is very drawn out. The bittersweetness of the malts and the bitterness of the hops linger without being a bother. These are flavors that I want to stick around for a long time. The body is thick and velvety while the carbonation is just enough to balance.

Overall: This is a really complex beer, and a nice interpretation of the CDA style. The flavor goes on and on. I can only recommend this for the adventurous sort as the flavors are really intense. Those that can handle it will be rewarded. I also suggest trying it fresh.
Jul 23, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.51 by cold_beer

May 06, 2022
 
Rated: 3.35 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 03, 2022
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

2.55/5  rDev -38.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.75
12oz can

Darkish chesnut. Smells like cocoa and dried leaves... also kinda smells like dog food haha, wish i was kidding. Taste goes majorly flat, it's like a poor cocoa-y porter and a very average piney IPA mixed together. Abrasive alcohol flavor and feel also

This should be right up my alley, instead i had to choke it down
Jan 22, 2022
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Reviewed by PathofChaos from Maryland

4.33/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance:
Deep, chestnut brown. A head of milky, light brown that’s super frothy, with great retention. Oddly, doesn’t lace. That mass of froth just slides about when you tilt the glass, like an ice cube floating in water.

Bouquet:
Deeply roasted malts and thick, smokey coffee. Ends with an unexpectedly alluring tango between toasted vanilla beans and piney hops.

Feel:
Luscious, full body with a low-volume twirl of supple carbonation. Bittersweet.

Taste:
Starts with a slow breeze of silky caramel... then the wind picks up. Brown malts, heavily laden with cocoa powder stand immutable amidst a tornado of bold, earthy hops. After the hop storm passes, a warming chocolate liqueur slowly lances the cloud cover like beams of sunlight.
Apr 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4.16 by Argail from Louisiana

Apr 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.85 by Jonnybgood from Massachusetts

Feb 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Jan 26, 2021
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Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland

4.31/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
No light coming through the black body. Decent size tan head and good lacing add up to a very attractive appearance. Toasted malt aroma with herbal, spicy hop accents. Hops gain more traction in the taste while the malts, along with some dark fruit, add an earthy balance. Noticed a little bittersweet chocolate in the aftertaste. Nicely carbonated, medium-to-full bodied mouthfeel.
Jan 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Urk1127 from New Jersey

Dec 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by Hokie95PSU from Pennsylvania

Nov 24, 2020
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Reviewed by Limazulu from Idaho

4.54/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A-dark cola brown, with a modest (-) creamy foam head. Looks like a porter.
S-dark malts, chocolate and piney hops
T-This is outstanding. A DIPA with roasty malts and prodigious hop backbone. Not the citrusy hops so common in every IPA these days. Above average bitter, minimal sweet.
M-Medium (+) body, below average carbonation. More like tingle on the palate. Finish is semi-dry, true to the style.
O-One of the better beers I've had in a long time. Underrated and underappreciated, as is the Cascadian Dark Ale style.
Aug 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.72 by imnodoctorbut from Texas

Aug 11, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Jul 27, 2020
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Reviewed by pjbutler2 from Arizona

4.36/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Like the artwork on the can, i prefer this brew well after sun down when every star in the sky is twinkling.

In a tulip with outside of glass frozen, I like the way the chill eased me in to the complex flavors.

Tastes of molasses, crusty browned steak, roasted cacao beans and espresso. balanced by an acidic, almost ripe apricot.

Really good. pairs well with blue cheese!
May 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by beaulabauve from Louisiana

Feb 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.04 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Jan 20, 2020
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Reviewed by robwired from Kansas

4.73/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours a beige foam head with good lacing. A sweet roasted malt and vanilla flavor meets the tongue with a pine finish. Full-bodied hoppiness and pleasing ABV.
Jan 15, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Jan 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.17 by nodnaut

Dec 07, 2019
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