Good Philadelphia area Black IPAs

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  1. dagimp

    dagimp Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Was just thinking about this and couldn't come up with many good local black IPAs. Especially hard to think of any that are bottled/canned. There's Storm King which is great, but labeled as an imperial stout. Conshohocken Brewing's A Day Without a Dawn, which is OK. Tired Hands made a few good ones over the years but never bottled any. I really like the style when done well and would love to have a few, but I just can't think of any others.
     
    #1 dagimp, Apr 13, 2016
  2. PhillyTapFinder

    PhillyTapFinder Initiate (0) May 21, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I searched through my database and you're right. There's really nothing that gained any traction & nothing besides the ones that you mentioned that were bottled/canned. Interesting observation and really no explanation that I could come up with.
     
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  3. cid71

    cid71 Zealot (614) Mar 2, 2009 New Jersey
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    Carton Epitome when its canned....
     
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  4. NickCaff

    NickCaff Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2009 Pennsylvania

    We are 138 the pineapple black IPA tired hands did was killer. I wish that came back
     
    #4 NickCaff, Apr 13, 2016
  5. dagimp

    dagimp Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2008 Pennsylvania

    Zombie, their black IPA was one of the best beers I've ever had.
     
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  6. Jeisen08

    Jeisen08 Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2014 District of Columbia

    TH has put on a couple black IPAs (or some other wacky name for it) in the last couple months, but nothing canned.
     
    #6 Jeisen08, Apr 14, 2016
  7. schteve

    schteve Pundit (884) Sep 10, 2003 New Jersey

    Conshohocken also had one called Doll's Eye that was pretty tasty.

    Didn't Victory have one?
     
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  8. philly224

    philly224 Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Yeah Yakima glory. They have brought it back a few times but they don't brew it regularly anymore.
     
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  9. beer_me_phl

    beer_me_phl Devotee (379) Aug 26, 2010 Pennsylvania

    This was on draft but Avoiding Purgatory #2 from Tired Hands was outstanding.
     
    #9 beer_me_phl, Apr 14, 2016
  10. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    If you want to consider Delaware as Philly area, Mispillion River cans just showed up in PA, including a Black IPA called Black Tie. I haven't had it though to comment on taste (but I picked up a 4 pack of their Holy Crap and was a fan)
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/33326/146001/
     
    #10 jmdrpi, Apr 14, 2016
  11. beertoro

    beertoro Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2015 New Jersey

    I've had the Black Tie quite a few times. I like it, I wouldn't say it's the best Black IPA I've had, but it's a tad above replacement level for me.

    Their Holy Crap is another orgasmic thing entirely.
     
    #11 beertoro, Apr 14, 2016
  12. dagimp

    dagimp Initiate (0) Nov 18, 2008 Pennsylvania

    I remember it well. Good beer but I could never understand why it was considered a black IPA. It wasn't black; more reddish amber with no roast to it at all. I'm actually surprised they haven't brought this back full time since they opened the new facility. My guess is that it will get a four pack revival; most likely as a seasonal, which I think it was before.
     
    #12 dagimp, Apr 14, 2016
  13. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Yeah, my review from 2011 noted the color as "garnet", and that the malt flavors were "toasted malt". I'd say it was closer in characteristics to big hoppy amber/red beers like Oscar Blues G'Knight that started off being labeled "Imperial Red" to now being labeled "Imperial Red IPA" in the industry movement to call every damn hoppy beer some form of an IPA.
     
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