Dark Hops
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- Style:
- IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
Ranked #53 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #7,039 - Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 11.39%
- Reviews:
- 98
- Ratings:
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- Denmark
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 17
- Gots
- 6
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Notes:
Introduced in May 2009. Black like a stout, hoppy like an IPA.
Maris Otter malt, roasted barley. Zeus and Saaz hops.
Brewed at Nøgne Ø, Norway.
Maris Otter malt, roasted barley. Zeus and Saaz hops.
Brewed at Nøgne Ø, Norway.
Reviews: 98
| Ratings: 162
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Reviews by wordemupg:
wordemupg from Canada (AB)
4.24/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
500ml bottle poured into tulip 25/11/13
A very dark brown with a deep cola edge, two fingers of mocha foam has great retention leaving 5 distinct pencil thin rings before falling to a thin film, looks great
S chocolate syrup, faint smoke, floral, lots of tropical citrus, pine, a little booze and licorice
T coffee I didn't smell, big citrus and pine but the char and dark chocolate's just as strong, two extremes seem to work together
M medium full, a bitter bite, slick, almost slimy, a little heat, lots of rind, char and chocolate on the finish
O balance if far off in every direction if that makes any sense, rind, pine, big dark roast and char mingle well together, booze is well concealed
best of both worlds in this one, big swings from one sip to another, there's many things I don't like about Alberta but my selection of beer isn't one of them. I'm curious how this has a BB of 2017, perhaps the BIPA BW is the next style?
Nov 26, 2013
4.24/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
500ml bottle poured into tulip 25/11/13
A very dark brown with a deep cola edge, two fingers of mocha foam has great retention leaving 5 distinct pencil thin rings before falling to a thin film, looks great
S chocolate syrup, faint smoke, floral, lots of tropical citrus, pine, a little booze and licorice
T coffee I didn't smell, big citrus and pine but the char and dark chocolate's just as strong, two extremes seem to work together
M medium full, a bitter bite, slick, almost slimy, a little heat, lots of rind, char and chocolate on the finish
O balance if far off in every direction if that makes any sense, rind, pine, big dark roast and char mingle well together, booze is well concealed
best of both worlds in this one, big swings from one sip to another, there's many things I don't like about Alberta but my selection of beer isn't one of them. I'm curious how this has a BB of 2017, perhaps the BIPA BW is the next style?
Nov 26, 2013
More User Reviews:
groleau from Canada (QC)
3.77/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Mar 18, 2015
3.77/5 rDev -6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Mar 18, 2015
leckart from California
4.73/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Really mellow but rich and toasty, which is very surprising especially for a black ipa. So many of them are over-hopped and/or bitter, but not this one. On the other hand, this one is not at all bland or watery either. This guy is super drinkable but also complex. It's in the top three black ipa's I've ever had -- and I've tasted at least a dozen of them.
Oct 04, 2013
4.73/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Really mellow but rich and toasty, which is very surprising especially for a black ipa. So many of them are over-hopped and/or bitter, but not this one. On the other hand, this one is not at all bland or watery either. This guy is super drinkable but also complex. It's in the top three black ipa's I've ever had -- and I've tasted at least a dozen of them.
Oct 04, 2013
dcmchew from Romania
4.1/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 27, 2015
4.1/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jul 27, 2015
JackieKu from Taiwan
4.34/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 22, 2015
4.34/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 22, 2015
IckyT2012 from Florida
3.94/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 17, 2015
3.94/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 17, 2015
AlexAfonin from Russian Federation
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Oct 11, 2015
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Oct 11, 2015
DoctorZombies from Florida
4.24/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Black pour with khaki foam. Coffee, sweet banana and clove notes. Coffee bean, chocolate malt and dry hop flavors. Dry medium mouthfeel, dry hop finish. Some astringency but alcohol otherwise masked well.
Apr 15, 2015
4.24/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Black pour with khaki foam. Coffee, sweet banana and clove notes. Coffee bean, chocolate malt and dry hop flavors. Dry medium mouthfeel, dry hop finish. Some astringency but alcohol otherwise masked well.
Apr 15, 2015
TheDogHouse from Florida
3.99/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Feb 05, 2016
3.99/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Feb 05, 2016
Storm_Rryder from Iowa
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I like this style. It's not a stout but there are some similarities. A little bit bitter but quite easy to drink, very flavorful. Very nice !
Jan 04, 2019
4/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I like this style. It's not a stout but there are some similarities. A little bit bitter but quite easy to drink, very flavorful. Very nice !
Jan 04, 2019
oberon from North Carolina
4.15/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured nearly jet black with a two finger mocha colored head atop that settled slowly into a frothy mass,great retention to the head.The big citric,resiny hop aromas really took me back in a good way,I knew the hops were gonna be big but this was great.Again the hops are huge along with some dark roast,and slight woodiness.Flavors are a bit more even,the resiny hops are mixed with a healthy dose of roast and molasses-like sweetness.This is a great beer,best of the style I have had,just a great hop profile.
Feb 13, 2011
4.15/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured nearly jet black with a two finger mocha colored head atop that settled slowly into a frothy mass,great retention to the head.The big citric,resiny hop aromas really took me back in a good way,I knew the hops were gonna be big but this was great.Again the hops are huge along with some dark roast,and slight woodiness.Flavors are a bit more even,the resiny hops are mixed with a healthy dose of roast and molasses-like sweetness.This is a great beer,best of the style I have had,just a great hop profile.
Feb 13, 2011
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