What's your favorite Black IPA?

Bear Republic does a fantastic Black IPA

 

Nighttime and Wookey Jack are easily two of the best. Hard to find many better than that.

Here are some other suggestions (by the way, I believe there was a thread about this recently):

- Real Ale/Surly/3Floyds Blakkr
-Sierra Nevada Blindfold (pretty good and very easy to find in the 4-way IPA packs)
-Odell Mountain Standard

 

http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/what-is-your-top-3-black-ipas.185443/

I think that thread is still pretty active. The two you mentioned are probably the consensus favorites, along with Uinta Dubhe.

And they are often described as Cascadian Ales too if you are searching for them.

 

Wookey and Nighttime are awesome!

I'm a huge Black IPA fan. Here's some to check out:

Deschutes - Hop In The Dark
Beer Here - Dark Hops
Boulevard - Grainstorm
Clown Shoes - Hoppy Feet 1.5
Sierra Nevada - Devastation
Odell- Mountain Standard Time
Stone- Sublimely Self Righteous
Bear Republic - Black Racer

 

Is Lagunitas Nighttime considered a black IPA? I thought I saw at listed as an American black ale, or strong dark ale...maybe not. Doesn't matter so much anyway. The point is I had one for the first time a few days ago and it was freakin awesome. Mega hoppy, I was burping up tasty hops for an hour after done drinking it. Ah, the gift that keeps on giving.

 

There's really no set name for the style. There's American Black Ale, Black IPA and Cascadian Dark Ale.

Glad you like the Lagunitas Nighttime. It's such a steal for the price. We recently had a bomber sale at Wholefoods and they were going for $3 each. Bought a couple

 

An American Black Ale IS a Black IPA. There was some discussion over the "proper" name for this new style a couple years ago, and IIRC, either the BJCP or some other industry standard chose the ABA moniker, and BA followed suit.

 

Alpine Ugly if I could get it. Nighttime is good, Widmer Pitch Black used to be one of the best, but I don't think they make it anymore.

 

Gigantic CDA

 

Wookey Jack is great and on the top of my list. Second is Dubhe, by Uinta Brewing out of Salt Lake. Trout Hop, made by my local brewer Grand Teton, is pretty darn good too!

 

Black Friday from Lakefront. It's not even close after that.

 

Toast from Lawson's.

 

Wookey Jack and a goold ol' fashioned Dogfish Indian Brown Ale.

 

Midnight Ryder from Indeed Brewing is my current favorite. It's only available in the Twin Cities, but you should easily be able to trade for it if that's your style.

 

The Black IPA style was never really a favorite of mine; usually I get some unpleasant chalky and/or licorice tastes (especially apparent in Stone's 15th Anniversary). Hoppy Feet is my favorite because it doesn't have any of that. Great, natural roasts flavors and intense hops, nothing off about it. Love it.

 

Not a huge fan of the style but Wookey Jack is a great beer.

 

Founders All-Night! Really hope they start to distribute this, a very tasty sessionable black IPA