Hop Monster Black IPA
Crossroads Brewing Company
- From:
- Crossroads Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 10.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 23, 2016
- Added:
- May 06, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by vonnegut21 from New York
3.78/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Crossroads Brewing.
A: Deep black with a finger of mocha head that dissipates quickly.
S: Roasted malt, bakers chocolate and hints of caramel. Light pine and citrus notes.
T: Roasty, chocolaty and mildly bitter. Nicely balanced, but personally I could use more bitterness. Solid.
M: Nice and creamy with medium carbonation. Just right.
O: A solid example of a style that's growing in popularity.
Sep 07, 2013A: Deep black with a finger of mocha head that dissipates quickly.
S: Roasted malt, bakers chocolate and hints of caramel. Light pine and citrus notes.
T: Roasty, chocolaty and mildly bitter. Nicely balanced, but personally I could use more bitterness. Solid.
M: Nice and creamy with medium carbonation. Just right.
O: A solid example of a style that's growing in popularity.
Reviewed by Kendo from New York
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got a growler filled at Westmere Beverage in Guilderland on 5/6/12.
A: Poured from the growler into a pint glass. Body is black with a half-finger light-brown head that settles pretty quickly.
S: Nice. Chocolatey malt with a touch of roasted barley and earthy hops.
T: More roasty than the usual ABA - this one resides in that grey area between an ABA and a hoppy Porter. Chocolate malt is there, but the roasted flavors provide the bulk of the malt bill. Finishes with a drying bitterness that ramps up the roastiness a little bit too - at least as it lingers in the aftertaste at the back of the mouth.
M: Medium in heft. Carbonation is modest, giving it a slightly creamy feel.
O: Good stuff. I tend to like my ABAs a little stronger on the chocolatey profile and hops that add a little more flavor, but this is good stuff.
May 06, 2012A: Poured from the growler into a pint glass. Body is black with a half-finger light-brown head that settles pretty quickly.
S: Nice. Chocolatey malt with a touch of roasted barley and earthy hops.
T: More roasty than the usual ABA - this one resides in that grey area between an ABA and a hoppy Porter. Chocolate malt is there, but the roasted flavors provide the bulk of the malt bill. Finishes with a drying bitterness that ramps up the roastiness a little bit too - at least as it lingers in the aftertaste at the back of the mouth.
M: Medium in heft. Carbonation is modest, giving it a slightly creamy feel.
O: Good stuff. I tend to like my ABAs a little stronger on the chocolatey profile and hops that add a little more flavor, but this is good stuff.
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