Brewer's Blackbird Black IPA - Beer Camp #27
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had this on tap at the Great lost bear. Reviewing from notes.

Served in a nice tulip.
A nice black, but transparent when held to the light. A nice hear forms and stays for the majority of the beer.

The nose is big citrus hops and a slight roast. The hops dominate the aroma, an almost berry nose with some pine hops in the back.

The taste is very nice a mix of roast and citrus flavor hops take the first round on the flavor. As the citrus flavor dissipates the roasted flavor brings in a bitterness that lingers. very nice

Overall I like this beer it is very well rounded and a great example of the style

From notes 04SEP2010

Poured into Unibroue tulip at Kickback's Gastropub in Jax

Well seeing as I used to work for a guy who helped brew this beauty at Sierra Nevada's Beer Camp, good work Flo & Co. That being said, this was one a big boy of a Cascade Dark/Black IPA/ whatever we call em now. Not sure where it fits in the style categories honestly, but do know that I would drink it up again.

Sierra Blackbird on tap at Rattle N' Hum in Manhattan, NYC.

Appearance: Served in snifter, comes with a beautiful dark color, looking super black and opaque and with a perfect one-finger head of a coffee-with-cream. Good retention and lacing.

Smell: Very dark and roasty, chocolate, cheesecake, hot milk. The nose is more like an Imperial Stout. Some vanilla, sweetness. Distant hops , very subdued and cooked. I smell this beer and go back to the fields of drying corn around Columbus, Ohio, in the late summer where I fell in love with the bare, abstract landscapes of the Midwest.

Taste: Not as enticing as nose and body, but good. Very chocolaty, tastes and feels like European hot/liquid chocolate, only cold. Some hops in the back, and a slightly dry finish. A nice bitterness lingers in the mouth after sipping.

Mouthfeel: Low carbonation, medium body, full flavor. Creamy, smooth, like a cask Imperial Stout.

Drinkability: Drinks very well, super tasty, fresh, never too boozy. Beautiful! The 8.7% is surely present, though, and it hits eventually. This is more of a Russian Imperial Stout than a Black IPA, but in any case, it is a delicious brew.

Black as night with an off white tan head. A good deal of lacing. The nose is full of caramel and chocolate followed by a strong citrus hop background. Taste, first caramel, burnt dark bread, chocolate, followed by the piney citrus hop punch. Finishes dry and clean with a hint of bread. Medium carbonation with a smooth creamy mouth feel. Overall a good version of a CDA. Not quite session-able at 8.7%, but a good once and done.