Black IPA
Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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All the hoppiness of an IPA with the addition of dark roasted malts to create a balanced and flavourful beer.
Malts: Can 2 Row, Marris Otter, Vienna, Carafa Special III, Carafoam, Melanoidin, Carahell
Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Colombus, Chinook, Simcoe
Yeast: American
Note: This was a blend of Grizzly Beer and early test batches of Gotham.
Malts: Can 2 Row, Marris Otter, Vienna, Carafa Special III, Carafoam, Melanoidin, Carahell
Hops: Amarillo, Citra, Colombus, Chinook, Simcoe
Yeast: American
Note: This was a blend of Grizzly Beer and early test batches of Gotham.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Chocolate and cat pee. Deep brown with a yellow head. Cocoa and roast with some hoppy notes. Easy drinking and balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2014
at 13:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours black with a medium beige head. Nose brings out moderate roasted malt, with a touch of salted caramel, and moderate hops. Flavour is exceptionally well-balanced, with a robust roasted malt component, followed by powerful dry hops, and with a touch of caramel as well. Nothing harsh about this, yet the flavours are robust as hell. Smooth, creamy palate and exceedingly high drinkable. Another immense winner from Bellwoods.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2014
at 22:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(500mL bottle from the brewery) Pours very dark brown, nearly black, with a small tan head that receded quickly without lace. Aroma quite hop forward, has ripe mango, orange, fresh pine and menthol, slightly earthy, a bit of coffee, lightly roasty, some sweet dark malt and chocolate. The dark and roasted malts show a little more on the palate, roast coffee, semisweet chocolate, dark malts, some orange and earthy, "green" hops. Some sweetness initially but quite dry, hoppy and moderately bitter as it heads towards a dusty roast and hops finish that lingers. Fairly average body and carb. A good black IPA, hops slightly greater than malts on the nose and reversed on the palate. This is a pilot so maybe a slight re-balancing may be in order, but it’s a very good start for sure - I thought drinking with food really elevated the beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2014
at 18:09