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Black Lightning
DuClaw Brewing Company
- From:
- DuClaw Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 12.33%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 11, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 10, 2011
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 6
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Reviewed by connecticutpoet from Connecticut
3.78/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance – Clear dark brown body with a four finger rocky head that took a while to subside.
Aroma – Roasted malts to the fore. Dark fruits and light resinous hops followed.
Taste – Coffee, roasted malt, sharp flash of bitterness with a long coffee finish.
Mouthfeel – Smooth and creamy, remarkably silky.
Overall – Although not as hoppy as expected this was a damn good beer.
Feb 11, 2018Aroma – Roasted malts to the fore. Dark fruits and light resinous hops followed.
Taste – Coffee, roasted malt, sharp flash of bitterness with a long coffee finish.
Mouthfeel – Smooth and creamy, remarkably silky.
Overall – Although not as hoppy as expected this was a damn good beer.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.89/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks Nate. This was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a black color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that held for a little bit and fell off at a decent pace. Light stringy lace. The aroma had a thick roasty malt up front and then some grapefruity and piney hop bitterness. Some subtle dark chocolate more so at the end. The flavor had a nice blend between roast, hop bitterness and sweet. Added in a little bit of some sprucy slight woody taste which followed into the aftertaste. Mild roast and bitter sort of finish. The palate was medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it due to the style I’m guessing - good palate wrecking capabilities. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt good. Overall, pretty good black IPA that calls all of the shots I expected it to do.
Jun 27, 2017Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours dark brown to black with a finger of head that lingers a bit and leaves nice lacing in its wake. The nose has a decent amount of hops and along with a touch of roast. The flavor profile is not quite full-bodied, but the roasted malt and hops are certainly present and well-balanced.
This offering would make for a good introduction to the black ale style, but it is certainly not on par with the best of the style.
Nov 04, 2013This offering would make for a good introduction to the black ale style, but it is certainly not on par with the best of the style.
Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
100 ratings
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