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Douglas
Steel Toe Brewing
- From:
- Steel Toe Brewing
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
Ranked #48 - ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #10,997 - Avg:
- 4 | pDev: 11.75%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
Named after the Douglas Fir, native to the Pacific Northwest, this Cascadian Dark Ale is brewed to impart a big punch of hops while maintaining the qualities of a dark ale. Chocolate and toasted marshmallow malt character lay the foundation to stand up to the big piney, resiny, citrus hop character. Defined, on both malt and hop character, a perfect treat to tantalize the palate.
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
4.37/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.37/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
22oz bomber bottle
Dark brown, almost black, mocha head. Smells soo good, dark choco, toffee, coffee, and herbal hops. Taste has the same profile, is packed with flavor, but is not overwhelming - I gave this to several non-dark beer drinkers and they all approved
A perfect beer for a fall/winter night by a bonfire
Oct 10, 2020Dark brown, almost black, mocha head. Smells soo good, dark choco, toffee, coffee, and herbal hops. Taste has the same profile, is packed with flavor, but is not overwhelming - I gave this to several non-dark beer drinkers and they all approved
A perfect beer for a fall/winter night by a bonfire
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.03/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: Arrives coffee colored with a thick, two fingers of beige foam; a curtain of lace
Smell: Roasted malt and cocoa with pine and citrus pith
Taste: Roasty and bitter, with the roasted malt bringing a tobacco and toffee tone; the pine flavors build, through the middle, with just a hint of cocoa in the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Nice to have a Cascadian Dark for a change; this is a pretty good example of a style that came and went in a flash
Oct 09, 2019Smell: Roasted malt and cocoa with pine and citrus pith
Taste: Roasty and bitter, with the roasted malt bringing a tobacco and toffee tone; the pine flavors build, through the middle, with just a hint of cocoa in the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Nice to have a Cascadian Dark for a change; this is a pretty good example of a style that came and went in a flash
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
4.09/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very nice balanced black IPA....Pungent piney hop burst of aroma on the pour...the taste though is more balanced. Some nice pine and tobacco leaf but a mellow almost hot cocoa like chocolate malt dimension. Blends together very nicely. Body is medium...clean...drinks easy despite the 7.5% abv....this is a well made beer.
Nov 05, 2018Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 22oz bottle into glass. Seasonal release.
Dark brown colored body, with ruby red highlights when presented to light. Bubbly brownish white colored head, which leaves behind webs of lacing.
Big spicy, piney hops in the aroma, joined by dark chocolate and molasses.
Taste is a swirl of dank, piney, and citrus hops, combined with the roasty dark chocolate malts, and a tiny bit of sweet marshmallow. Kind of dry, but punchy from the bitter hops.
Medium mouth feel. Good carbonation.
This is one of the better black IPAs I have had, in that the beer allows full expression of all components but still has a overall balance. The whole is better than the sum of its parts.
Aug 09, 2018Dark brown colored body, with ruby red highlights when presented to light. Bubbly brownish white colored head, which leaves behind webs of lacing.
Big spicy, piney hops in the aroma, joined by dark chocolate and molasses.
Taste is a swirl of dank, piney, and citrus hops, combined with the roasty dark chocolate malts, and a tiny bit of sweet marshmallow. Kind of dry, but punchy from the bitter hops.
Medium mouth feel. Good carbonation.
This is one of the better black IPAs I have had, in that the beer allows full expression of all components but still has a overall balance. The whole is better than the sum of its parts.
Reviewed by Evilyak from Minnesota
4.18/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
good pour on this one. comes out dark, with a thick, tan head that leaves lacing everywhere.
smell is pungent green pine. i'm sure there are other things going on here, but that's what's hitting me over the head. with a pine tree.
taste is resin and a little citrus kick. there's some roasted taste in the middle and in the aftertaste - burnt toast, perhaps?
mouthfeel is a pretty thin, with moderate carbonation.
huge fan of this one. it's not perfection, but it hits on a lot of levels.
Oct 20, 2015smell is pungent green pine. i'm sure there are other things going on here, but that's what's hitting me over the head. with a pine tree.
taste is resin and a little citrus kick. there's some roasted taste in the middle and in the aftertaste - burnt toast, perhaps?
mouthfeel is a pretty thin, with moderate carbonation.
huge fan of this one. it's not perfection, but it hits on a lot of levels.
Reviewed by chrisjws from California
4.4/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap fresh at the brewery. They told me they'd literally just tapped it. Served in a regular pint glass.
A: The lighting in the brewery isn't the best, but it was nice and dark with bits of light around the edges. Small amounts looked more like dark brown than black. Nice tan 1/2 finger of head at the top.
S: Pine, grapefruit and roast. If not for the roast, I'd have though this was a regular IPA in a blindfold test. All the great aromatics of an IPA with a little roast aroma interplaying with a tiny bit of malt in the background.
T: Follows the nose well. Bitter upfront with pine and grapefruit, in the middle mouth you get some roasted malts and a hint of dark coffee. Finishes up with grapefruit zest and pine in the aftertaste.
M: Drinks really clean. The carbonation scrubs your palate in each sip and keeps you coming back over and over. Medium to light mouthfeel. Very refreshing.
O: Love this dark ale. Reminds me a bit of Lagunitas nighttime. One of the better executed black IPAs I've tried recently.
Oct 11, 2015A: The lighting in the brewery isn't the best, but it was nice and dark with bits of light around the edges. Small amounts looked more like dark brown than black. Nice tan 1/2 finger of head at the top.
S: Pine, grapefruit and roast. If not for the roast, I'd have though this was a regular IPA in a blindfold test. All the great aromatics of an IPA with a little roast aroma interplaying with a tiny bit of malt in the background.
T: Follows the nose well. Bitter upfront with pine and grapefruit, in the middle mouth you get some roasted malts and a hint of dark coffee. Finishes up with grapefruit zest and pine in the aftertaste.
M: Drinks really clean. The carbonation scrubs your palate in each sip and keeps you coming back over and over. Medium to light mouthfeel. Very refreshing.
O: Love this dark ale. Reminds me a bit of Lagunitas nighttime. One of the better executed black IPAs I've tried recently.
Douglas from Steel Toe Brewing
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
92 ratings
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