Harvest Moon
Abandoned Rail Brewing in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.35
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Dark IPA w/ Cherries
This dark IPA opens with a touch of hop bitterness before settling into a rich malt backbone that carries notes of toasted grain and cocoa. Finished with juice from the cherries that grow beside our picnic tables, it ends with a gentle tartness that ties it all together.
This dark IPA opens with a touch of hop bitterness before settling into a rich malt backbone that carries notes of toasted grain and cocoa. Finished with juice from the cherries that grow beside our picnic tables, it ends with a gentle tartness that ties it all together.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
473mL can, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small beige head. Nose has a strange mix of subtle, tart cherries, toasted malt, and some very gentle earthy hops. Flavour is rather dull and obscured, with all the aforementioned notes—there’s subtle cherry, toasted malt (not really reaching into roast territory), and subdued hops. I mean, a cherry black IPA is not a great idea, so you better have the chops to pull this off; Abandoned Rail do not. Doesn’t have anywhere near the malt base, nor the hops to be remotely convincing for the style, or satisfying flavour-wise. Inoffensive but underwhelming.
Tried
from
Brewery Creek Cold Beer and Wine Store
on 20 Dec 2025
at 06:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
473mL can. Pours dark brown with a beige head. The nose is pretty subdued with notes of roasted malt and dark cherries. Flavour has dark cherries, bitter pits, some rye-like roast. It's fine, the dark cherries work well, but it's not much of a black IPA.
Tried
from Can
from
High Point - Beer Wine Spirits
on 16 Dec 2025
at 00:37