Five Points
The Black Abbey Brewing Company

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From:
The Black Abbey Brewing Company
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,691
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,172
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 7.94%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
58
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 28, 2023
Added:
May 31, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by dsruble3:
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Rated by dsruble3 from New Jersey

3.64/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Jul 17, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.71 by Curt3 from Ohio

Mar 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.79 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Jan 30, 2023
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hitting all the happy points of beer flavor, The Black Abbey hits home with a classic and traditional Midwestern-styled IPA with hints of Pacific Coast influences with a more traditional British inspired malt base.

The results hit all Five Points with the beer pouring a hazy and deep honey gold with an ivory tinted froth growing to the rim. As an elevated perfume of citrus, grasses and pine rise above a toasty malt scent, the first sip leans in with a blend of honey, caramel, bread crust and nuttiness in a very granola-like kind of way.

As the malts start to recede from the middle palate, the hops billow into a bright taste of pink grapefruit, orange peel and with more suggestive hints of apricot and pineapple. Part estery, the fruitiness is slightly marmalade-like as the hops continue to develop into a spicier, grassier and more herbal taste of fresh pine needles, peppery resins and lemongrass.

Medium bodied, drying and rather refreshing, the beer finishes on the dry and spicy side of balance with an extension of hop bitterness that outlasts the sweetness for a medium-long aftertaste.
Apr 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by Tsar_Riga from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.68 by Sellen from Connecticut

Jun 02, 2021
 
Rated: 2.82 by Fridgepants from Tennessee

Dec 18, 2020
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Reviewed by John1985 from Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Ale pours a dirty gold with a ample inch head, decent lacing. Good hop herbal aroma; very balanced malt/hop balance, finishes dry. More pale ale than IPA, but very good either way.
Dec 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.77 by dschwartz13 from Tennessee

Sep 10, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by Luckydog91 from Texas

Aug 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by jtransel from Illinois

Jul 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by Samnem from Pennsylvania

May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by bdiiorio from Connecticut

May 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.71 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Dec 04, 2018
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Rated by SouthernSips from Mississippi

4.03/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Hops are super forward. Definitely West Coast.
Nov 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by KensWorld from Florida

Nov 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by JandJMD from Maryland

Nov 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tracker83 from Michigan

Oct 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.14 by chris826 from Mississippi

Oct 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by Amb3do from Mississippi

Oct 09, 2018
Five Points from The Black Abbey Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 58 ratings