Icon Series: Cascadian Dark Ale
Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Icon Series: Cascadian Dark AleIcon Series: Cascadian Dark Ale
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From:
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
7%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 12.66%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
128
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.
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Ratings by mcdsports:
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Rated by mcdsports from Texas

3.25/5  rDev -14.2%

Mar 24, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.86 by ericat78 from Texas

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by jmryan8 from Louisiana

Dec 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by nathanmiller from New York

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by dshansen1184 from Washington

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dogleg from Pennsylvania

Aug 27, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by porter0209 from Texas

Aug 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Tuck_leepulin from Texas

Aug 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Johan_van from Texas

Jul 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zbuchanan from Texas

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Dabai from Texas

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by LakerLeith from California

Jul 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Wayne17 from Texas

Jun 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BryantForestry from Texas

Jun 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by charleslueg from Texas

Jun 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Lance87 from Texas

May 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by houseofhale from Texas

May 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by SavvyStudent from Texas

Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Dinkel from Texas

Apr 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Thanx4AllDaFish from Texas

Apr 02, 2014
Icon Series: Cascadian Dark Ale from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 128 ratings