Dark Depths
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating|
Score
7.06
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Another entry into Sam Adams Small Batch Series – Dark Depths. Depths is a IPA or a hoppy porter brewed with a lager yeast for an interesting mesh of styles.
Across the cold and brackish waters of the Baltic, the English Porter was transferred, from a mild ale to a dark and complex lager that confounds definition. Immersed in dark, roasted malts and a bold citrus hop character, these big and contrasting flavors are brought together with the smoothness of a lager for a brew that’s bold, mysterious, and full of flavor.
Across the cold and brackish waters of the Baltic, the English Porter was transferred, from a mild ale to a dark and complex lager that confounds definition. Immersed in dark, roasted malts and a bold citrus hop character, these big and contrasting flavors are brought together with the smoothness of a lager for a brew that’s bold, mysterious, and full of flavor.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a Samuel Adams tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks beerandbeyond. Dark brown with a nice beige head. Aroma of citric hops and some malt. Sweetish malty flavor, a bit roasty, with citric hops and moderate bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2012
at 16:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip, batch 1. Pours crystal clear dark reddish brown color with a nice 2 finger khaki head with great retention that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Spotty lacing on the glass, with a good amount of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of big grapefruit, pine, and herbal hops; with a bit of roasted malt and caramel in the background. Decent aromas but was hoping for more dark malt presence. Taste of grapefruit, pine, herbal, caramel, roasted malt, molasses, dark fruit, and a bit of coffee. Good amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, caramel, roasted malt, and dark fruit on the finish for a bit. Some nice roasted malt backbone in the taste, but the hop flavors are still most prominent. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and lush mouthfeel. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish. Overall a very nice Black IPA, with plenty of flavor. I was hoping for a bigger roasted malt backbone, but it was still a very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 19:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with a dark brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of roasted malt with a nice green hop note and a bit of grass. Flavor has roasted malts throughout with a bit of bitter chocolate and is backed by a nice fresh grass/pine hop note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2012
at 12:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep mahogany into a Sam glass. Soapy mocha head with medium retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Dark caramel and resin aromas. Thin upfront with sweet caramel turning thicker with charred resin before the lasting espresso finish.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2012
at 17:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 3/7/12, Batch #1
Aroma: The nose is fairly hoppy with resiny and citrus notes, and a little bit of roasted malts
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a thick, foamy light beige head and lots of lace
Flavor: The taste is more roasty and earthy, the resin and citrus from the nose are much more subtle
Palate: The body of this one is medium, it feels a bit oily, with a carbonation that is average-to-lively
Overall Impression: This was a solid offering. It wasn't a spectacular beer, but it was pretty enjoyable.
Aroma: The nose is fairly hoppy with resiny and citrus notes, and a little bit of roasted malts
Appearance: It pours a dark brown color with a thick, foamy light beige head and lots of lace
Flavor: The taste is more roasty and earthy, the resin and citrus from the nose are much more subtle
Palate: The body of this one is medium, it feels a bit oily, with a carbonation that is average-to-lively
Overall Impression: This was a solid offering. It wasn't a spectacular beer, but it was pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2012
at 20:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Beverages 4 Less in Santee, CA. Pours dark brown with a 3 finger creamy tan head which does some lacing. Aromas of resin and grapefruit. Med+ body. Flavor is very resin, with some creamy coffee/chocolate, followed by some grapefruit rind. Lots of rind. Excellent flavor; bitter, dry chocolate finish. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2012
at 17:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Yet another in a long list of blah Black IPAs. +++ Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with an enormous creamy brown head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was gritty floral and fruity hops with light roasty dark malts underneath. The flavor was bitter anise, roasty malts and gritty floral hops. The finish was long roasty and floral. Fairly full bodied. Eh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2012
at 19:34