Black Christmas CDA
Parallel 49 Brewing Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.87
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We never saw the point of sucking up to Santa all year long for a couple of measly presents. If drinking this hoppy, toasted malt CDA puts us on the naughty list, where do we sign up?
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Bubbly head. Chocolate, orange and a herbal note kind of like sage. Sweet up front, then turning to a bitter chocolate note. The hop flavour is understated, balanced pine and orange, allowing more nuanced malts like toffees to come through as well as chocolatey, roasty notes. I like the style in general, anyway, but this is a good example that maybe won’t get credit because of the small-bottle-in-a-seasonal-gift-pack format.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 00:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
341ml bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with a red hue and a medium, creamy, long lasting, beige head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, caramel, grapefruit and pine. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel and grapefruit with a dry, bitter, hoppy, pine resin finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 01:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, advent calendar
Dark brown color, near black, medium sized beige head. Lean Brown Ale with bready malts, some rye bread, delicate fruity esters, and moderate resiny hops; yes, there are differences between CDA and Black IPA. Good beer.
Dark brown color, near black, medium sized beige head. Lean Brown Ale with bready malts, some rye bread, delicate fruity esters, and moderate resiny hops; yes, there are differences between CDA and Black IPA. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2016
at 04:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Roasty and sweet piney hops. Deep jet brown black with a rich light brown head. Roast and chocolate with some nice bitterness and hops in the finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2014
at 19:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
650mL bottle, pours near-black with a small beige head. Aroma of light roast, caramel malt and some mild hop presence. Flavour brings out dry coffee, light roast, some woody hops and a bit of caramel. Quite dry and well-balanced, but lacking much depth or oomph. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2012
at 18:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Black,tan head.Nose of piney hops,light malt.Vague malt profile,light lasting hop finish.Lacks body & balance.Drinkable,but not memorable
Tried
on 23 Dec 2012
at 21:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark red/brown with light head. Aromas of pine, grapefruit, roasted malts and caramel. Flavors of citrus: orange and lime, roasted malt and a little coffee. Nice though a bit thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2012
at 20:09