Black Lightning
DuClaw Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.09
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks Nate.
This was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a black color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that held for a little bit and fell off at a decent pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had a thick roasty malt up front and then some grapefruity and piney hop bitterness. Some subtle dark chocolate more so at the end.
The flavor had a nice blend between roast, hop bitterness and sweet. Added in a little bit of some sprucy slight woody taste which followed into the aftertaste. Mild roast and bitter sort of finish.
The palate was medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it due to the style I’m guessing - good palate wrecking capabilities. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt good.
Overall, pretty good black IPA that calls all of the shots I expected it to do.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled on draft at the House of 1000 beers this beer poured a dark cola color with a medium sized foamy beige head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was malty wood and cola. The flavor was bitter toasted malts, a bit of roastiness underneath and then smoke, faint fruity hops, cola and pine. Long roasty, smoky and piney finish. Medium body. Ok.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dark brown coloured body with a thick, five centimetre tall, soapy tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, grass, light hops, alcohol and quite a bit of milk. Medium-bodied; Assertive roasted malt flavour with licorice, oatmeal, anise and caramel all noticeable at first which slowly fade to pungent hops, alcohol and a good amount of earthy bitterness. Aftertaste shows more character than the initial tastes with milk, oatmeal, pitted fruits, caramel and deep metallic bitterness percolating. Overall, a good Black IPA that borders on a porter, but has a good complex finish that works well with the style. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 24-October-2012 for US$1.79 sampled at home in Washington on 18-December-2012.
nuplastikk (10543) reviewed Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle. Pretty solid offering, par for the course. Roasty mint tinged chocolate caramel. Balanced and well executed. Deep brown black body, vibrant beige head, pretty steady. Enjoyable, full body. A solid offering, albeit a middle of the road and forgettable beer too. Respectable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle. Transluscent dark brown color. Small bubbly tan head. Aroma of roasted malt and dark chocolate. Bittersweet roasted malt flavor upfront. Herbal hops with a peppery, earthy finish. Lot’s of bitterness throughout. Long bitter aftertaste.
radagast83 (13601) reviewed Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at NOVA BrewFest. Poured a mostly opaque black color with an off-white, light tan head. Aroma was fruity notes, dark roasted and slightly toasted malts, nutty notes, sweetness. Nice hop notes, good bitterness, nice balance between the hops and dark malt - something missed in a lot of Black IPAs that end up super malty, without a decent hop character to it aside from some earthy notes. Palate is pretty darn smooth, but it may have been a bit too cold for a proper estimation. Enjoyed.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Norm's, 4/20/12
Aroma: The nose is heavy on roasted malts, some nuts, hints of chocolate, and subtle pine hops
Appearance: This one pours a dark brown-black color with a small beige head that leaves drippy lace
Flavor: The flavor is all roasted and nutty malts up-front, with a later light-medium pine hop bitterness
Palate: This brew is medium bodied, with a smoothish feel, soft carbonation, and a dry, roasty finish
Overall Impression: This one was pretty solid, thought it may have been a bit lacking in complexity. Also, I would have like to see the hops be a bit more prominent. It does have a bit of a dryness on the finish, but for sure, this beer was all about the roast.
Travlr (30174) reviewed Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Almost black, small tan head, fair lacing. Aroma of cocoa powder, burnt coffee and pine. Taste is similar. Nice.
obguthr (12524) reviewed Black Lightning from DuClaw Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Unpleasant gym sock smell with only faint hints of pine and char. Clear black/mahogany, medium tan head. Charred oak, blackberry, smoke, lemon zest flavor, which comes together beautifully. The smoke stays on the palate with a citrus like quality. I was prepared to say this was the wost Duclaw I’vehad by the aroma, but it drinks very well. Extremely well crafted.Drinkable,with great balance and complexity. I have no idea what is is wrong with the aroma.