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Black IPA
Selin's Grove Brewing Company
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- From:
- Selin's Grove Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.13 | pDev: 6.05%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 14, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 16, 2012
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by akorsak:
Reviewed by akorsak from Pennsylvania
4.2/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A growler filled three weeks ago (a GatM growler that I just can't pass up).
A: The ale is a cola brown color, verging on black but not quite up to the task. The couple of weeks has sapped the carbonation from the ale, allowing only minimal head on each pour. Surprisngly, some lacing results.
S: Roasted malts, not quite at an imperial stout level but close, run into citrusy, dripping hops. The full malts are, of course, no match for the intense hoppiness that SGBC packs into every IPA variant. A great nose.
T: The hoppiness dominates, citrus bringing its A game. Alongside the hops, a warming roastedness is present, noticeable but no equal. The hops own the ale, another powerful good flavor - oily with anple grapefruit and orange zest. There is some heat, especially as the ale warms up, but it doesn't detract from the sweet bitterness. Herbal flavors linger.
M: Hoppy, sweet, oily, fruity. Even lacking carbonation, the ale hits the right notes. The blackness isn't a charred presence, rather it adds warming chocolatey tones to the rich hop profile. Nicely done.
May 12, 2012A: The ale is a cola brown color, verging on black but not quite up to the task. The couple of weeks has sapped the carbonation from the ale, allowing only minimal head on each pour. Surprisngly, some lacing results.
S: Roasted malts, not quite at an imperial stout level but close, run into citrusy, dripping hops. The full malts are, of course, no match for the intense hoppiness that SGBC packs into every IPA variant. A great nose.
T: The hoppiness dominates, citrus bringing its A game. Alongside the hops, a warming roastedness is present, noticeable but no equal. The hops own the ale, another powerful good flavor - oily with anple grapefruit and orange zest. There is some heat, especially as the ale warms up, but it doesn't detract from the sweet bitterness. Herbal flavors linger.
M: Hoppy, sweet, oily, fruity. Even lacking carbonation, the ale hits the right notes. The blackness isn't a charred presence, rather it adds warming chocolatey tones to the rich hop profile. Nicely done.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Notes of grapefruit and pine from the hops well-balanced by a malt backbone that is roasty without being overwhelmingly so. A nice beer but not a standout.
Jan 01, 2017Reviewed by AngryDutchman from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Black, not too sweet and the hops are piney but not overly bitter. Not a session brew per se, but certainly heads and shoulders above the other beers tasted today.
Feb 07, 2016
Black IPA from Selin's Grove Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
27 ratings
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