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Icon Series: Cascadian Dark Ale
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- From:
- Saint Arnold Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 12.66%
- Reviews:
- 16
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 28, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 9
The key to a Black IPA is to artfully balance the aggressive hop flavor and bitter with the roast of the black malt to create a wonderful marriage of the two competing tastes. Icon Blue starts with a big hop nose up front, the result of Centennial and Simcoe additions at end of boil and dry hopping. There is also a roast malt character that starts with the nose and goes all the way through the end. At the finish, the Chinook and Columbus hops kick in to create a lasting bitter. We fermented this beer with our Saint Arnold ale yeast, which contributes an additional complexity. This beer is best served at 45°F to 55°F.
This beer was inspired by Pete Garza’s winning entry in the 2012 Big Batch Brew Bash.
This beer was inspired by Pete Garza’s winning entry in the 2012 Big Batch Brew Bash.
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Ratings by Sammy:
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.45/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Extra from Steve. Who would expect a dark deep blue bottle would be a black ipa from St. Arnold? Fairly basic, too much roast, overwhelming the hops. Deep black colour, a bit of smoke with the roast aroma. OK drinkability. Yes its there, the cascade hops, the roast, but Mediocre for the style.
May 05, 2013More User Ratings:
Icon Series: Cascadian Dark Ale from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
128 ratings
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