Notorious B.I.P.
People's Brewing Company

Notorious B.I.P.Notorious B.I.P.
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From:
People's Brewing Company
 
Indiana, United States
Style:
Black IPA
Ranked #74
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
88
Ranked #13,948
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 14.47%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
36
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 15, 2022
Added:
May 29, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  6
American Style Black India Pale Ale. We used an American base malt, Caramalt, and dehusked CaraFa with an addition of cold steeped Black malt to give this IPA its black color. Falconer’s Flight and Columbus hop additions result in an aggressive hop character for a dark beer. The flavor of an IPA style ale meets with hints of roasted dark malts.
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.8/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can Best By 02/21/23 poured into a stemless wine glass at just above fridge temp, no ABV listed on label. The beer pours opaque black with light brown head. The head recedes to a thin uneven cap and leaves a web of lacing. The aroma is mild with just a hint of caramel. The taste is mild caramel with a hint of roasted malt and piney hops. Moderately bitter. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, good. Not exceptional or poor in any way.
Dec 15, 2022
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Reviewed by mlockman from Indiana

3.71/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Certainly well-hopped and citrusy, the malt backbone of this dark brew really balances its hoppiness providing a much less bitter palate than many other American Black Ales/Black India Pale Ales.
Jun 16, 2016
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Reviewed by NoYouDidnt from Indiana

1.72/5  rDev -56.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 1.5
Pours a dark brown with red tinges. Smells dusty. There is a hop aroma in there too, almost like a chocolate hop (I know that's not a thing). Has some alcohol in the aroma. Maybe a hint of like strawberry jam. The taste is strong on bitterness for bitterness' sake. The bitterness truly hides the other qualities. This has some nuttiness. Strong malt presence on this too. Overall, they definitely got all the alpha acids out of those hops. This is not a hop bomb, it's a bitter bomb. NYD will pass on this in the future.
May 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.94 by warpig372 from Indiana

Oct 18, 2015
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Rated by Buckstar72

4.63/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Great black IPA
Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by delgotit99 from Indiana

May 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ovaltine from Indiana

Apr 22, 2015
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Reviewed by dmgeng from Indiana

4/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I really enjoy Black IPAs and I thought that this would be no different.

A - Nice dark brown color. Small white head with fine bubbles and light lacing.

S - Lots of citrusy hops that are somewhat generic with the smells you would expect but not as pungent as some of the BIPAs I've had in the past. After the hops there is sweet malt, light chocolate and roasty tones.

T - Initially more hops than in the smell with citrus, resin, and some pine that provides a great base coating of the palate. In the middle there is quite a lot of sweet malt and caramel that I wasn't expecting so much of. On the end there is some of the chocolate and roasted character that is typical of the BIPA. Not enough bitterness to calm the big sweetness on the front half of the tongue which is different than the dark ales I've had before.
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M - Moderate mouth-feel. Low carbonation. The mouth-feel is moderate but there is some stickiness from the sweet malt and hop resin in this beer. Not too thick but not enough dry, bitter character to keep it balanced.

Overall, this is a very good black IPA. Not my favorite of this style but it does have what you would expect from a BIPA just a little sweeter and not a hop overload. I would recommend this for your first BIPA since it isn't as assaulting on the tongue as others.

Glass- Tulip
Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Bis4beer70 from Indiana

Mar 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bosoxbennie from Indiana

Jan 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by beerkraft from California

Sep 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.12 by JMart513Beers from Tennessee

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.12 by Viperman1316 from Indiana

Sep 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by TheWiredDJ from Ohio

Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by lucasj82 from Indiana

May 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by kirkse from Florida

Nov 30, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by Randysavage from Indiana

Nov 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by MSandahl23 from Indiana

Sep 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by ZombiesAteMyDog from Indiana

Aug 02, 2013
Notorious B.I.P. from People's Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 36 ratings