Dark Vine Black India Pale Ale
Ithaca Beer Company

Dark Vine Black India Pale AleDark Vine Black India Pale Ale
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From:
Ithaca Beer Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
9.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 8.97%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
286
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 08, 2017
Added:
Oct 18, 2013
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  28
A hoppy black IPA bursting with so much flavor that you might think you’re tasting double. Intensely floral nose, surprisingly light body, and strong bitter finish.
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Ratings by Lurkerson:
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Rated by Lurkerson from Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

Nov 05, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

4/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It pours a dark black colored body with a film of a white head and sliding lacing; the aroma has some roasty, yet somewhat bitter citrusy hops in the beginning that end up balancing it a bit; the flavoring is mainly bitter and somewhat roasty as it goes down, slight coffee to hops aftertaste, dry bitter finish, easy on the palate - perhaps, but not really, overall: pretty good American Black Ale, well worthy of many more pours.
Jun 08, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.32/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
And now, the end of my latest horizontal, this one of Ithaca offerings, as a part of the eradication of the Bottle Backlog here at Chez Woody.

From the bottle: Nada. I am not a fan of their no longer putting the ABV on the labels. I dig the minimalist look of the new labels, but less is not always more.

Okay, I am not a big fan of these Cascadian/Dark/Black IPAs for the same reason that I did not really like Java Cask - something, in this case, the malts, gets in the way of the hops. Still, I remain hopeful & the only way to know for sure is to begin with a Pop! of the cap. I do enjoy the way that these dark beers almost always have a pseudo-cascade going and this one was no exception. It settled into two fingers of dense, rocky, deep-tan/light-brown head with decent retention. Color was Very Dark Brown to Black/Opaque (SRM = > 34, < 44) with NE-quality clarity & garnet highlights. Nose had a charcoal-like roastiness that is pretty much the standard for the style. Mouthfeel was full and creamy, which was a pleasant surprise. My bottle had a little bit of age on it, but it was great! I really got a lot of cool mintiness from the hops to go along with a dark chocolate roastiness. It was like a liquefied Thin MInt or a liquefied Peppermint Patty! Man, I was getting a sensation, that's for sure. Finish was dry, minty, roasty and probably one of the better (best?) examples of the style, IMHO. I'm going to start aging all of my ABAs from now on! It can't hurt.
Feb 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.85 by AD17 from New Jersey

Apr 26, 2016
 
Rated: 2.93 by Kinger86 from Maine

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by gregcordle from Ohio

Oct 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by SonictheBeerhog from New York

Jun 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.23 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by Stableatbest from New York

May 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by JoeMans from New York

Apr 10, 2015
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Rated by bkwhoppa66 from New Jersey

3/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
There are good black IPA's, this one was just average.
Apr 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.29 by nrbw23 from Ohio

Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by Bisco42 from Ohio

Feb 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4.2 by BradenMK from Alaska

Feb 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by _morandi_ from California

Jan 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jan 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by h4ger from Connecticut

Jan 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by Yancey82 from Pennsylvania

Jan 24, 2015
Dark Vine Black India Pale Ale from Ithaca Beer Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 286 ratings