Black Top
New Glarus Brewing Company

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From:
New Glarus Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
6.9%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 10.76%
Reviews:
210
Ratings:
1,092
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 09, 2022
Added:
Aug 27, 2011
Wants:
  93
Gots:
  135
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Ratings by equinox1:
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Rated by equinox1 from Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

Nov 20, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Rated by alexvhrk from Wisconsin

3.11/5  rDev -24%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
According to my handwritten notes from 2015
May 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.34 by RitzCarling from Illinois

Jun 29, 2019
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Rated by joeltorto from Wisconsin

3.78/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pretty tasty chocolate? Coffee? Lemony? Regardless I like it in the winter time!
Jun 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by Jlswen2945 from Wisconsin

Nov 15, 2018
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Reviewed by WOLFGANG from South Carolina

4.17/5  rDev +2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Roasted chocolate and coffee with a nice citrus bite. Resinous finish leads to a nearly perfect mouthfeel for the style. Excellent representation of this style. Thanks DOC.
Aug 12, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by GreenBayBA from Wisconsin

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by GOBLIN from Ohio

Mar 09, 2018
 
Rated: 4.28 by DMarlinJ from Michigan

Mar 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.59 by rwinsand from Wisconsin

Feb 21, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Jamison85 from Indiana

Feb 05, 2018
 
 
Rated: 3.66 by Eman17 from Illinois

Feb 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by BrewSTL from Missouri

Feb 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Volstead from Missouri

4/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This hidden gem took me by surprise. If you get a chance to try one, go for it. Fully favor and a full boutique of flora and taste. Great lacing, effervescence and coloration. A friend gave me a bottle and now I wish I had a second.
Jan 30, 2018
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Rated by Hotdonna from Wisconsin

4.08/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Typically, I enjoy a higher IBU in an IPA. Blacktop however, has a great balance of citrus and chocolate that keeps me intrigued.
Jan 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by bowzer4birdie from Illinois

Jan 03, 2018
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.04/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours coffee brown with a nice tan cap; good retention and a webby pattern of lace

Smell: Grapefruit and pine, with an underpinning of chocolate and caramel

Taste: The hops intermingle with the chocolate malt from the outset, bringing a bitter edge to the chocolate and caramel tones; the piney bitterness builds, through the middle, but the sweeter tones persist into the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate to high carbonation

Overall: Not among my favorite styles but still very well handled

Thanks, Virby44, for the opportunity
Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.28 by Ichoosefiction from Belgium

Dec 23, 2017
Black Top from New Glarus Brewing Company
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 1092 ratings