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 weatherdog:
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Reviewed by weatherdog from Illinois

3.61/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle poured into a snifter

Pours a pretty deep black with a nice tight dense cream colored head. A medium amount of lacing coats the sides.

Aroma of mild chocolate and dank grassy hops, a little bit of orange citrus on the backend.

Flavor is a bit of roasted barley flavor, assertive bitterness with some grassy hop flavors at the end.

The mouthfeel is the best thing about this beer. Its pretty creamy which balances out the bitterness and doesn't keep the roasted grain flavors from sticking around too long in the aftertaste.

Overall its a just a good black IPA, nothing to special but not bad either.
Oct 01, 2011
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