CDA
pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating|
Score
7.36
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Some say the origin of this ale is shrouded in a dark mystery. Others say its origin can be traced back to the Cascadia region, where it was named. We say stop reading already and enjoy this hoppy brew with its tanned marshmallow-like foam top, while the aroma of fresh-cut Douglas fir and delicate scent of toffee dance below the surface. After all, some mysteries are best left unknown, while others are left to be drunk.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at North Park Beer Bankers Hill, in San Diego, 28th February 2025. Sat outside, trying to get some sun, this pours blackish. Aroma is dusty cocoa, aromatic, roasted malts and flavour is medium bitter, mellow, fruity, light aromatic
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 15:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Mid Columbia. Brown color with a large beige head. Aroma is a balance of piney and citrus hops with light roast. Flavor is on the bitter side with the roasted malts being less prominent. Light pine and citrus sweetness. Overall a well balanced beer. Glad they didn't call it a Black IPA cause it screams CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2022
at 19:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Raisiney and evergreen aroma. Black pour with light tan head. Malty body with thick hop skin. Light hoppy finish.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2018
at 04:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery pours out dark brown topped with a sand head. Nose is nice crisp pine citrus hops with a chocolate roast touch of smoke. Taste is more of the nice roast malts with pine and citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2017
at 15:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Taster at brewery. Dark brown with small creamy head. Aroma is light sweet malts. taste brings in a slight gentle happiness, still based on the malts though. Not your typical CDA, really really tasty.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2017
at 15:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a nearly pitch black color with a large beige head. A nice roasted malt nose, some chocolate and toast. The flavor leans heavily toward the porter or stout side, chocolate and milky roast, but big ashy notes, citrus, robust pine. Quite nice. This is a beer I could easily have a few pints of and be very happy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2016
at 23:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Black with a light tan head. Roasted malts, some pine, with a medium bitter finish. Neither the pine hops nor the roasted meats are too intense which makes this black IPA work better than most. Very good BIPA but I’ve never cared for the style.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2016
at 18:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Collective on Tap, Woodinville, WA
Black color with compact beige head. A lot of roasted malt character, but also caramel, with light residual sweetness; bold hopping, in the average with other CDAs; a light toasty note in the final adds balance.
Very nice.
Black color with compact beige head. A lot of roasted malt character, but also caramel, with light residual sweetness; bold hopping, in the average with other CDAs; a light toasty note in the final adds balance.
Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2015
at 16:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Lightly roast and tons of pine. Deep dark brown with a rich beige head. Roasty, with lots of pine and a roasty finish. Quiet nice and balanced,
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jan 2015
at 20:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Poured from the tap. Dark brown with beige head. Pine hops, mild tropical hops, and a little roast malt. Has a quite nice balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2015
at 21:24