Black the RIPA is a Black Rye India Pale Ale style ale. We brew it using a goodly amount of Canterbury pale ale malt as a base to which we add a blend of speciality barley malts. We then ‘Rye it up’ with malted Rye and a selection of exotic Rye speciality malts to yield a beer with great depth, body, and subtle unique flavours. To ‘Blacken’ it we incorporate a special chocolate malt, which is de-husked so it imparts the dark hue without any of the associated burnt and acrid notes of a stout or porter.
Next, for the IPA part, we use a generous amount of New Zealand grown hops- both Kiwi and American varieties - throughout the boil and in the hopback. To finish it, and add the last blast of flavour and aroma, we dry hop in the fermenter with another generous blend of Kiwi hops.
The result, a dark, flavoursome IPA full of fruit, flower, and citrus with just a hint of earthy spice.