Piglet
Black Hog Brewing Co.

 

 

The CANQuest (tm)'s backlog is getting to be like that pesky loose thread on a knit sweater. You know how it goes, pull on it & all of a sudden, everything unravels & you are left with a ball of yarn that used to be a sweater! I had a Black Hog Pilsner a little bit ago, then thought, "Hmm, I think that I've got a few more from Black Hog. Lemme see. What? I could have sworn that I already reviewed THAT one!". OMFG. Now, I've got an impromptu brewery horizontal on my hands!

From the CAN: "Double India Pale Ale"; "Delightfully Dank"; "We are named after the heritage breed Berkshire Black Hog. Local farmers feed these pigs our spent grains and give us the best hogs for roasting whole. That's why we cheer, DRINK TO THE HOG! Tyler, Tom and Jason"; "Made in CT"; "You best 'cycle".

I ran out of steam at the end of last night, but now I am ready to go with a Crack! of the vent, followed by a slow, steady, gentle C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. I was startled when I got some immediate foaming through the vent, but it was due to a brimful craft CAN with nowhere for the tongue to go. I got things under CANtrol by virtue of the Glug & now, I was looking at two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, butterscotch-colored head with amazing retention! That is not hyperbole, either. I was suddenly struck by a rumbly in the tummy & when I returned from the throne in the royal chambers, the head had barely fallen, but it was already beginning to leave wondrous lacing. Color was Amber to Deep-Amber/Light-Copper (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was a nice mélange of pine/eucalyptus, grapefruit, orange/tangerine, light tropical fruit, peach & a resinousness to top it off. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, making it light for the style. The taste was equal to the nose in that it had a LOT going on - it beCAN with a cool mintiness, followed by a tropical fruit sweetness & once I dropped my guard, I got gobsmacked with citrus! Whew. Finish was cool, dry & very pleasant. Mmm. YMMV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wasn’t expecting such a well done brew ,well done Black Hog ,will definitely buy again,and might hit tasting soon ,

 

I don't know if it was fresh but it just tasted like overly strong beer with not a lot of flavor.

-can to spiegelau ipa glass.

A: Autumn orange coloring has a deep haze and density with a light beige capping that was rocky and lasting. Steady supply of micro-effervesce moves in uniform at a quick pace. Small collection of micro particles rest on the glass bottom with a small surrounding haziness. Thick and full meaty lace bands cover the vessel.

S: Fresh burst of lemony-tropical fruit glow on the open, wet and juicy in nature and captivating. Fresh grains, hay, with a light soft touch of sweetened grapefruit and lemon peel. Very nice appreciable strength, a bit of dank pungent flowery hops came upon warming, columbus. Wet pine and a soft bittering of dry hopped citrus comes on the close.

T: Dank hop flavor of oranges and pungent flowery hops, again columbus, anad citrus grapefruit. Soft lemony bitterness, dank citrus flowers.

M: Creamy mouthful, juicy hop oils and resins give this a dank feel and deep malting. Dank bitterness.

O: Overall lives up to my expectations and beyond. Dank and juicy bitterness soaks the mouth and tongue. Wet and juicy nose, dank pungent hops for flavor and great drinkability makes this an easy 4.0. A piglet that drinks like a big dank hog.

 

 

 

Pours a dark slightly hazy with a solid 2 finger sticky off white head that leaves plenty of thick patches of lace, not sure when it was canned. 4

Smell is pine resin, tangerine, and grapefruit rind with maybe a hint of marijuana. 4

Taste follows some pine and marijuana upfront leads to tangerine and a healthy dose of of grapefruit. 4.25

Mouthfeel is hefty, plenty of life, a tad dry as I would expect from the style, and for me at 8.8% ABV goes down easy. 4.5

Overall this is a nice change of pace, old school DIPA that really is a little one dimensional but not a bad thing for my buds. 4.25

 

 

A: slight haze; burnished gold in color; 1 finger ivory head that receded quickly to a wispy cap; OK lacing;

S: fresh squeezed OJ; grapefruit rind;

T: dank and musty; pine with a hint of grapefruit behind it; moderate bitter, long lasting finish with a bit of grapefruit;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation;

O: liked the aroma much more than the flavor;