Widow Maker Black Ale
Keweenaw Brewing Company

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From:
Keweenaw Brewing Company
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Black IPA
Ranked #132
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
80
Ranked #26,311
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 16.29%
Reviews:
109
Ratings:
380
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 24, 2023
Added:
Jun 13, 2009
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  84
Don't let its looks deceive you. Clean and smooth, easy on the hops and easy on the palate; this light bodied ale has a surprising depth of malt flavors with pleasant hints of a smoky molasses.
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Ratings by elroacho:
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Rated by elroacho from Wisconsin

2.5/5  rDev -28.6%

Feb 09, 2013
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Reviewed by Giantspace from Pennsylvania

3.07/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Can from a six pack. Purchased at a market just outside Traverse City. Pours with a large head that fades quickly and the carbonation does not exist after the pour. Deep burgundy color with a light smell of sweet caramel malt. Taste follows and is quite average at best for this style. The feel is thin and the lack of carbonation does not help here. Overall an average beer at best. Very odd name and description of the name on the can. I will finish the other 5 cans but will be thinking of the local black beers that crush this beer.

Edit….As I get closer to end of the beer it becomes sweet and syrupy, lack of good carbonation really hurts this beer.
Aug 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.28 by Sparty1965 from Michigan

Jun 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.81 by lewdwig from Michigan

Mar 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.54 by PaulSlazinger from Pennsylvania

Feb 09, 2023
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

3.45/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at the Sidelines Sports Bar in Cambridge, MN

Black. Smells like coffee and pine trees. The taste leans heavy into smoked malt and bitter coffee grounds. If I didn't know it was a black IPA, I would have guessed this was some sort of stout. Great full feel, easy drinking, perfect for winter
Dec 11, 2022
 
Rated: 3.62 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Nov 13, 2022
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Reviewed by Truegent2004 from Minnesota

3.22/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I had it on tap. Not a big fan of black ales. It's fairly bland. Very watered down. Slighty bitter on the after taste. It's not terrible but I woudn't have it again.
Oct 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by Dezfrom920 from Wisconsin

Oct 20, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by Azpittil57 from Arizona

Aug 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Aug 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3 by smbslt from Illinois

Jul 28, 2022
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Reviewed by xmanden from Michigan

3.23/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
I smell molasses, coffee and a slight bit of toasted malt. Looks opaque dark brown but with a light shining through, it’s a clear, very dark amber. Taste like toasted coffee and cocoa, with a slight caramel (molasses?). There’s a little bit of a bitter on the finish.
Jul 16, 2022
 
Rated: 4.2 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Jul 09, 2022
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Reviewed by flhTK from Michigan

5/5  rDev +42.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I used to think that brown ales were my favorite but first I discovered Perrin Black and now Keweenaw's Widowmaker! What's even better is that before today the only place I've ever found it at a Tavern was at Stoney Lake Inn, but today enjoyed a few pints at PJ's in Manistee. So very smooth and drinkable like a little taste of heaven in a glass.
Jun 22, 2022
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Rated by shanegatter from Ohio

3.19/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Not bad but would have expected more from a craft brew especially one called the widow maker
Aug 02, 2021
 
Rated: 2.57 by sbuck from New Mexico

Jul 31, 2021
 
Rated: 3.41 by SeymourDunn from Wisconsin

Jul 30, 2021
 
Rated: 3.18 by shreead from Michigan

Jul 12, 2021
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Reviewed by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First on tap in Mackinac City, then picked up a six pack that I've been working through since.

A - Pours cola dark, with a dark brown-black base and subtle transparency, a light tan head, short with only a minimal ring remaining after a quick fade.

S - A note of pine and soft citrus, over a powerful roasted malt core that dominates.

T - The roasted malt, dark bread, coffee and chocolate, not much hop flavor, and a substantial acidity in the close. Close to something really special, it ends up being quite tasty nevertheless.

M - Moderate weight, soft feel, and just a bit slick in the finish. I feel the hop note I did not taste in the close.

O - I am a big fan of Black IPAs and Cascadians, and also Browns. This feels a bit more like a Brown, with just a bit of hop to cut the maltiness. That's not bad, but if this had more hops, I think it would have been much more. Still pretty solid, and one I'd buy again.
Jun 07, 2021
Widow Maker Black Ale from Keweenaw Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 380 ratings