Bad Santa
Pelican Brewing Company in Pacific City, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
6.96
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Near black. Medium head. Primarily a chocolatey nose. On the palate, this is actually on the sweeter side, without robust bitterness despite a) the stated IBU count and b) being a Pelican beer. Still, there's some bitterness and it has chocolatey complexity, with a light toffee accent.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2025
at 17:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Tap) clear, bright, dark brown colour with a small cream coloured head; aroma of molasses, citrus; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish ; creamy palate
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2022
at 22:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz. 2021 can is 7.5% ABV and 65 IBUs. Aroma is floral, dark bread, caramel, toasted marshmallow, coffee. Pours brown with amber highlights and a one+ finger beige head with excellent retention. Taste has a sweet roasty malt character backed by a moderate to high pithy bitterness that lingers on the palate. Finishes dry.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2022
at 01:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a bomber. Pours a clear dark cola brown with a tan head. Aromas of leather and pine. Flavors are bitter roast. Pretty decent for the style.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2018
at 02:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a black from a bottle with a tan head, medium lacing. Roasty coffee and cacao nib aroma blends with a light pine. Similar flavor, a bit of a citrus. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2017
at 18:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On Tap at Growler Guys, Meridian Clear very dark brown with redish edges. Thin light tan head and even sheets of lacing. Lots of roasted malts and fairly biter. Not particularly obnoxious but balanced and smooth for the black IPA. The hop flavors are not particularly fresh west coast style, but work well with the dark malts. Solid bitter dark ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2016
at 20:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep brown with a rocky tan head. Roasted and toasted malt, aggressive earth and citrus hops. Medium bodied. Bitter finish. Good brew.
Tried
on 15 Aug 2016
at 22:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown, thick tan head.Light malt nose.Toasty earthy malt,very late hop bitterness. Softly carbonated
Tried
on 08 Feb 2016
at 20:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle poured. Pours black with a ton of swirl tan head and lace. I planned on pairing this with the movie with the same name, but I don’t watch movies anymore. Big toasty malt aroma and flavor. Smokey hint in the finish. Mild vanilla. Nice winter beer here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2015
at 14:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown color with about a finger of tan head, light bits of webby lacing. The nose is roast and light chocolate, sweet overall, and hints of pine. Taste is a little bitter, but moderate roast and hops. More floral than pine. Hints of chalkiness... Not bad though. Overall enjoyable CDA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2015
at 11:52