Silent Is The Night
Forward Brewing

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Forward Brewing
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
8.6%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 5.43%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 11, 2023
Added:
Jan 16, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Black Double IPA brewed with rye and de-bittered black malt and double dry hopped with Centennial Incognite, Columbus Cryo, and Simcoe hops. Dank, pine, and citrus notes and subtle spice.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Lucular:
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

3.83/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
10 oz pour at the brewery. Pours a nearly opaque black (hint of red) with a creamy head. (The heads on Forward Brewing beers are almost always creamy.) Aroma and flavor feature pine, citrus, dark roasty malt (bitter chocolate/black coffee), and a hint of something that I can't quite place, but am not a fan of. Maybe soap? If so, it could be a glassware issue. Or maybe my tastebuds are playing tricks on me. Mouthfeel - hides the 8.6% abv very well, perhaps slightly thin. Overall it's a solid black IPA but would be much improved without the weird hint of...whatever it is.

Edit: Just noticed that there is rye in this beer. I suspect that is the source of the flavor I was trying (and failing, needless to say) to place. Hmm. That's a good explanation but still, I wasn't a fan of that note while drinking the beer, so I'm not going to change my ratings.
Jan 16, 2022
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by bubseymour from Maryland

4.27/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bought a 4 pack of cans to-go while I stopped in Annapolis for lunch. Black body with 1 finger head . Leaves a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is mostly pine and can’t quite call out the other aroma notes. Taste leans more West Coast IPA than stout/Porter. Get a nice punch of hops from IPA with very subtle roast. For 8.6% it is a little thin in body. Overall I think this is a really nicely done black/cascadian IPA.
Feb 11, 2023