Vain
Black Husky Brewing

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From:
Black Husky Brewing
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
7.2%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 8.19%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
38
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 14, 2021
Added:
Sep 25, 2016
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
Formerly Pale Ale With Citra!

Pale Ale with citra hops
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Ratings by Sweffin:
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Rated by Sweffin from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Sep 25, 2016
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Reviewed by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
From Dingus in a 16 oz. can - no date. Just a solid, well-made pale ale that's not over the top with anything. Easy drinking and good balance of malt and hops.
Nov 14, 2021
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

4.1/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Pours reddish orange with a fluffy white head. Smells of grassy and citrus hops. Tastes of citrus and grassy hops with nice clean grain backbone. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a very good beer.
Oct 31, 2021
 
Rated: 3.62 by BrendanStoehr96 from Wisconsin

Jun 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by bjlewis1 from Wisconsin

Mar 03, 2020
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.41/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Arrives slightly hazy with an amber hue; splashy lacing

Smell: Toffee malts and herbal, piney hops

Taste: A hint of toffee but the hops take over quickly, and not in a good way; there is a bandaid character along with an herbaceous, piney aspect that lingers into the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Not sure what is going on here but this beer was a disappointment
Nov 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by lrend13 from Wisconsin

Sep 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by drunkenmess from Michigan

Sep 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by cd34 from Illinois

Aug 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Apr 30, 2018
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Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois

3.82/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 1 pint 6 fl oz bottle on March 2, 2018. Brewed with Citra hops. I was hoping for a cleaner malt bill that would allow for more Citra hop flavors to come through. Very nice body and feel though.
Mar 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.17 by slavall from Wisconsin

Feb 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.1 by Danmullens1 from Wisconsin

Sep 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by Eman17 from Illinois

Sep 28, 2017
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas

4.01/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
7oz pour to shaker, hazy yellow, good lacing. Light pine nose. Taste is a crushable, mildly bitter, and somewhat fruity ale. Lighter body and average carbonation. Could drink a lot of this.
Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by rderedin from Maine

Aug 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Jun 28, 2017
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Saturated bright orange, sharp clarity and a steady rising plume of carbonation.
Thick chunky lacing around the edges and long lasting surface coverage.

Aroma is floral and vegetal, no advertised Citra elements.
Taste is similarly floral and bitterly vegetal, malt has a tiny bit of buttered biscuit flavor.
Honeyed malt and resiny hop bitterness in the aftertaste. Light bodied with smooth carbonation.
Overall it's not a bad beer, just don't call it a Citra pale ale.
May 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Apr 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.53 by BirdsandHops from Oregon

Apr 07, 2017
Vain from Black Husky Brewing
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 38 ratings