Honey Badger
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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A Black IPA with aromas of dark roast and char, plus subtle fruity hop fragrances. Orange blossom honey provides a faint sweetness alongside prominent flavors of roasted malt and burnt cocoa. Hints of citrus fruit hide in the finish paralleled by the pronounced bitterness, reminiscent to a strong rich cup of black coffee.
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7/10
Nice dbipa, is that a thing?
Tried
on 17 Mar 2014
at 16:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled on 1/6/2014. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, orange zest/rind, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, light char, honey, floral, grass, and roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of hops and dark/roasted malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, orange zest/rind, pine resin, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, honey, light char, toast, floral, grass, and roast/pine earthiness. Sizable amount of pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, orange zest/rind, pine resin, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, floral, grass, and pine earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops and dark/roasted malt flavors; with a solid malt/hop flavor balance and a moderate amount cloying pine bitterness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a lightly creamy, smooth, and sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this was a very good imperial black IPA. Good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt and citrus/pine hops; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2014
at 19:47