Cultrider Imperial Black IPA
Hoof Hearted Brewing

Cultrider Imperial Black IPACultrider Imperial Black IPA
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From:
Hoof Hearted Brewing
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.23 | pDev: 6.62%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
106
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 23, 2018
Added:
Dec 09, 2013
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  13
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Ratings by Vicirus:
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Rated by Vicirus from Massachusetts

4.29/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Mar 24, 2016
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Rated: 4.25 by AlvinLin from New York

Feb 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by petrusek23 from Ohio

Feb 04, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4.18/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a black as hell ink color. A thin white rim of a foamy head clings around the side of the glass. Delicately dissipates and forms speckled lacing around the glass. The smell had a huge sweet dark cocoa bean combining with sweet melon/honeydew. Light citrus intertwines in and around the aroma. The taste wraps up together the aromas tightly and leads to a sticky aftertaste. Smooth on the finish. On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation rides fairly low. Sticky sweetness on the mouthfeel. ABV is well hidden. Overall, whoah, where did this come from? I wasn’t expecting this little surprise. Fans of black ales should be wishlisting this.
Jun 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.56 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Mar 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.81 by Jmalo from Ohio

Feb 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by TrilliumFan from Massachusetts

Feb 07, 2017
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Reviewed by agreenman19 from Connecticut

4.61/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
L - oh boy, a 11.5% BLIPA? pours a deep dark black. Only the faintest rusty coffee appears on the fringes when held up to the light. Reminds me of black coffee... except for that head! Woof. Big and fluffy. Sticky lacing.

S - smelling a lot more citrus and bright fruity flavors than I expected! Pithy orange, lemon zest, and melon. The "black" shines through with exceedingly milk chocolate. We're talking less than 50% cacao. Is it even chocolate at that point? Hints of vanilla and pine.

T - metallic chocolate. Hardly any cacao bitterness, just lactose and tootsie rolls all the way. Definitely getting the orange peel. Orange seems to go well with chocolate. Gives it an extra layer of sweetness. Faint piney resinous dryness with a clean bite amongst the decadence. I can see where HH is coming from when they describe "minty hops". My mouth feels cool after the fact. Maybe slightly peppermint/spearmint in the taste. But mostly it's robust and creamy. Can chocolate be juicy?

F - syrupy and buttery as expected from such a high ABV brew, but as has a filling, expounding fluffiness to it. Feels like drinking a meal.

O - this is definitely an atypical BLIPA, but I guess that's HH's style, innit? Not as much biting hoppiness as one would expect, and leans more toward the juicy, chocolatey, dessert side of the road.
Jan 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by jschott75 from Illinois

Jan 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.69 by Rifugium from North Dakota

Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Lefty_P_Hand from Maine

Jan 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by wellsnb from Ohio

Jan 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by FBarber from Illinois

Dec 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by Beef_Curtains from Ohio

Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by Rice_Nate_25 from Ohio

Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 5 by detroitspartan from Michigan

Dec 16, 2016
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Reviewed by dar482 from New York

3.92/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The beer comes in a dark brown color.

The aroma offers chive, mint, orange, grapefruit, chocolate/mint dessert, sweet pine, medium minus roast.

The flavor follows with big citrus with more grapefruit and lemon peel, onto a creamy chocolate and mocha flavor, lightly bitter cocoa nibs come through with a soft green, minty bitterness. The beer drinks lighter than it's ABV, but it still cuts into the beer's creamy mouthfeel and burns on its way down.
Dec 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.37 by hockeypuck from Maine

Dec 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.68 by Chackman151 from Arizona

Dec 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.64 by Hoptometrist from Ohio

Dec 04, 2016
Cultrider Imperial Black IPA from Hoof Hearted Brewing
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 106 ratings