Wow, I'm glad this is a dark IPA, I find them just a little more tolerable than a straight up IPA of various styles. Pour is a beauty, like stout or porter. Nice tannish head that fades rapidly. Nose is mild IPA but with a mild dark hint on the olfactory. First taste is certainly IPA, but it has this dark attitude about it. Yes the IPA bitterness is not in yer face and much of the bitter aspect seems to come from the roasted darkness. But hey, it may be just my dark beer mind playing tricks on me, hehehh. Yea really, bitter yes, but not rude ass IPA bastardly bitter LoL. I've actually tasted some other dark beer styles that were significantly more bitter than this, fer sher. It even has a good level of co2 that helps me forget this is IPA based. Not as good as Beaver Brewing I.Porter.A, Upland Komodo Dragonfly Black IPA or even Full Pint Deuce India Brown Ale; but its pretty considerably good by my standards for an IPA!

Pour is a black with a bone white head. Aroma is a slight roasted malt with moderate hops. Flavor is likewise. A slight roast with some average hops and a sweet but bitter finish. This was decent. I've had better black IPA's as this one had everything but a bit muted.

A dark IPA, likely identification, it is not black. A basic 12 oz can purchased from Half Time where all my Troegs beers have come from. Into a globe glass it goes, I see darkness finished by a sticky khaki tan foam. I lift the glass and take a sniff. It is surprisingly hoppy along with grain and earth. The drink is okay, I was hoping for something fuller. Toast but not char, hops for sure, grain bread, a hint of chocolate and touch of caramel. One of my top styles, this beer fills in okay.

Black with a huge foamy tan head that lingered. Bitter, piney, and roasty with light floral hops and cat pee. Long finish. Medium body.