Demen's Black IPA
Green Bench Brewing Co.
- From:
- Green Bench Brewing Co.
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 7.3%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.46 | pDev: 15.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 25, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 09, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
Peter Demens, a noble Russian aristocrat, brought the first train to St. Petersburg via the Orange Belt Railway on June 8, 1888 carrying eight empty freight cars and one passenger. Naming our city after his beloved birthplace, St. Petersburg, Russia, Demens is remembered through our daring and aggressive IPA that is dark, yet assertively hoppy.
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Reviewed by bcsbeer from Florida
3.41/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewery. Part of a flight. Taste and looks like an amber or red ale. Not what I was expecting for a Black Ipa. Great brewery fun place to visit.
Jan 09, 2016
Reviewed by FBGordon from Oregon
2.58/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Poured on draft into an Irish pint glass.
A: Pours a dark amber to brown. Tan head that settles and thins but maintains and laces well.
S: Piney hops with some resin and the barest hint of citrusy hoppiness.
T: Alternate notes of malty, toasted bread crust bitterness and hop notes battle it out awkwardly while some malty bitterness settle on the palate. After drinking the entire beer I couldn't quite get the flavors to settle down and work together. The result was an unbalanced beer.
M: The body is a little thin, the battle for bitterness lends a little astringency as you drink. The carbs are there but do little to improve the overall mouthfeel.
O: Pretty underwhelming, unfortunately. Thin body, odd bitterness, not an attractive beer. I've had much better from Green Bench.
Nov 16, 2015A: Pours a dark amber to brown. Tan head that settles and thins but maintains and laces well.
S: Piney hops with some resin and the barest hint of citrusy hoppiness.
T: Alternate notes of malty, toasted bread crust bitterness and hop notes battle it out awkwardly while some malty bitterness settle on the palate. After drinking the entire beer I couldn't quite get the flavors to settle down and work together. The result was an unbalanced beer.
M: The body is a little thin, the battle for bitterness lends a little astringency as you drink. The carbs are there but do little to improve the overall mouthfeel.
O: Pretty underwhelming, unfortunately. Thin body, odd bitterness, not an attractive beer. I've had much better from Green Bench.
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