Bluejacket The New Black

The New Black

 

Bluejacket in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
6.56
ABV: 3.7% IBU: 28 Ticks: 8
Deliciously full-bodied, hop-forward & sessionable Black IPA. Brewed with malted Rye, dehusked roasted Barley malts. Hopped with Simcoe, Cascade & Centennial hops. Nutty, roasty, piney. Brewed in collaboration with Will Shelton of High & Mighty Beer (Holyoke, MA).
 

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draftt at the source. Pretty much black, thick beige head. Aroma of pine and cocoa, coffee grounds. Taste is bitter roast, like a bitter coffee with burnt licorice. A bit unbalanced.
Tried from Draft on 20 Oct 2014 at 11:58

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
The roast and hops clash hugely in this brew, it doesn’t cone together well at all. Pours black with good head and lacing. Some citrus and very sharp roast, almost burnt in aroma. Very bitter and astringent on finish. Tap at brewpub.
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2014 at 15:27

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 2.5
On tap at the brewpub it is a coffee brown color with a slight head. The aroma is hot chocolate even tho it’s not hot. The taste is strong bitter and seems more like grapefruit then either coffee or chocolate. Hmm
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 14:52

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
On draft the brewpub. Pours a dark cola with an ecru head. Aroma of coffee. Flavors of tobacco and grapefruit rind. Bitter roast finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2014 at 14:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewery. Poured a dark brown, almost black color with a light tan head. Aroma was light roasted coffee, with some notes of toffee and caramel. Sweet malt notes, some dark chocolate notes, with a lot of burnt coffee notes. I liked the aroma, and how easy it was to drink, but it was a bit too bitter than I’d like. I’d probably try this one again down the road.
Tried from Draft on 04 Sep 2014 at 21:55

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Charred oak, rubber. Cola brown, thick tan head, good lacing. Charcoal and burned toast flavor. Light body, astringent. A fair amount of flavor for a 3.7%, but lacking the hop presence of a black IPA.
Tried on 31 Aug 2014 at 08:42

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750 mL bottle from the brewery, opened 8/30/14. Pours a near black with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of roasted malts, earth, chocolate, treacle, green herbal hops. The taste is coffee, chocolate, roasted malts, herbal hops. Medium bodied, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2014 at 21:02

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
4oz pour at the brewery pours an oily caramel with some spitty white head. Nose is ok, a little juicy, some apple, poached pear, a little grape. Flavor is very rubbery, toast crumbs, soap, pine, cleaning solvent. Oily finish.
Tried on 25 Jul 2014 at 13:28