Dark Horse Brewing Co. Smells Like a Safety Meeting

Smells Like a Safety Meeting

 

Dark Horse Brewing Co. in Marshall, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating
Score
7.16
ABV: 8.5% IBU: 48 Ticks: 108
S.L.A.S.M. is our most Aromatic IPA. This India Pale Ale is very reminiscent of the hop’s cousin in the Mulberry family. Lots of hop aroma with just the right amount of bitterness as we like to keep balance around here. Between the secret blend of the most DANK hops we can get our hands on and a "more than healthy" dose of double dry hopping, this beer can be announced to the nose from across the room that someone is definitely having a Safety Meeting.
 

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4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

Well crafted, top to bottom. A lush orange/caramel body with a solid, well laced off-white head. The nose features dank hops from the dry hopping, dried fruit, booze and bready malt. The dank hops continue in the taste profile. Rindy hops, caramel, dried sweet fruit, apricots and smooth sweet malt work well together. A balanced finish, rich but not sticky body and roasted malt aftertaste all work for me.

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:11


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Pours a slight clouded brownish or age amber. Not huge head but white. Strong citrus smell. Similar taste. Slight cream.

Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:14


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From tap at Mikkeller & Friends, Reykjavik. Aroma of fruits, orange, tangerine, malt, caramel, pine resin, aromatic hops. Flavour is moderate sweet with a medium to heavy bitter finish. Body is full and rich. Nice piney IIPA.

Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:03



7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can. This one is 8.5%. Appearance - amber to copper. And bright. Lovely fluffy off white head. Nose - cake mixture and candied orange. Taste - baked cake and slightly burnt. Palate - close to medium bodied with a crunchy texture. Dry crunchy finish. Overall - good, if not really an IPA.

Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2019 at 23:18


5

Tried from Draft on 14 Jan 2019 at 11:12


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from the Great Beer Bar, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Poured a clear medium to dark amber with a big lasting frothy white head. The aroma is big resin, woody hop, light fruit. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with a crisp, malt, resin, light fruit, big dry woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2018 at 20:40


7

Backlog --- Beer aliased from original tick of Smells Like Weed on 04 Sep 2018 at 11:51 - Score: 8. Original review text: Backlog

Tried on 07 Sep 2018 at 14:11


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Deep copper with a white head. Strong citrus and resinous hops balanced by a hefty malt presence. Full body. Finish is lightly sweet but with plenty of rough hop bitterness. Good brew.

Tried on 20 Jan 2018 at 09:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

bottle - Cloudy amber pour, smells of resinous hops and some citrus. The flavor is of course big on the hops bitterness. There's pine and a little citrus along with some caramel malt. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2017 at 18:42