India Black Ale
Brau Brothers Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Brau Brothers Brewing Co.
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 12.47%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 20, 2014
Added:
Mar 09, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.25 by Mdodge8837 from Minnesota

Sep 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ebenicr from Minnesota

Jan 28, 2013
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Reviewed by bwiechmann from Minnesota

4.32/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Winner of the South Dakota Homebrew Contest- on tap in the Brewery and at the Brauhaus.

Pours a deep black with a tan colored head which sticks around for a while and leaves nice lacing. The nose is primarily hops but is balanced nicely with notes of roasted malt, chocolate and a hint of coffee. Taste is wonderful, this isn't just a hop-bomb with food coloring or a mildly hoppy porter but a beautiful melding of roasted chocolate malts and the hop-forwardness of an IPA. Hops galore with pine and citrus. Most balanced IBA I've ever had.

Mouthfeel is on par for the style with moderate body and carbonation. Drinkability is good but it is a palate wrecker at over 100 ibus (according to one of the brewers) so 1 or 2 is plenty for me.

A winner for sure here, hopefully they decide to bottle this stuff. It would be awesome to see this in a corked and caged 750.
Mar 09, 2011