Hop in the Dark CDA
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.48
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Can an IPA be black? Semantics aside, this noir version has subtle coffee undertones born of a blend of oats with dark, Munich and crystal malts. What emerges is something deeper, less orthodox, and all its own. After 22 trial runs in our Bend and Portland pubs, we got it right.
Malt: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Chocolate Wheat, Black Barley, Flaked Oats, Toasted Oats.
Hops: Northern Brewer, Nugget, Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade, Citra
Malt: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Chocolate Wheat, Black Barley, Flaked Oats, Toasted Oats.
Hops: Northern Brewer, Nugget, Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade, Citra
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thx. to Travlr for this one. 66 cl. bottle sampled @ RBBSG. Pours dark brown with a mocha head. Fruity nose with light berries blended with semi-dominating roasted malts, stronger coffee, hops are coming through lighter. Taste is thicker roasted malts, some lighter mocha and coffee sweetness, caramel, hops are not terribly strong, coming through lighter in the end, bit floral hops. m/m body, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2012
at 02:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Very dark brown with a thick tan head. Nose is ripe with hops; citrus and florals. Light chocolate and some roast. Very nice. The flavor is hop forward with mostly florals competing with a roasty background. Citrus and cocoa are again lightly present. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2012
at 18:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colour, beige head. Fruity aroma, malts, roasted malts, hop notes, citrus and madeira. Quite sweet flavour, light bitter, lots of coffee. Finish pronounced black coffee.
(From 66cL bottle @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk. Courtesy of Travlr? Thanks to who brought this!)
(From 66cL bottle @ RBBSG II, Wilrijk. Courtesy of Travlr? Thanks to who brought this!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2012
at 02:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at RBBSG. Very dark brown color, small light brown head. Smell malts, coffee, hops, roasty. Taste roasted malts, coffee, hops, bitter. Medium carbo, medium body.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2012
at 17:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Deschutes Hop in the Dark CDA (by Deschutes Brewery):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
11/VIII/2012 bomber bottle @ RBBSG - BB: n/a (2012-919) Thanks to Travlr (?) for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, irregular yellow to beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: mocha, heavey caramel, bit of chloride, hoppy, bit floral. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some mocha, coffee, bit herbal, little metallic, bit watery. Aftertaste: bitter hops, metallic, some mocha, caramel.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5
11/VIII/2012 bomber bottle @ RBBSG - BB: n/a (2012-919) Thanks to Travlr (?) for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, irregular yellow to beige head, unstable, bit adhesive. Aroma: mocha, heavey caramel, bit of chloride, hoppy, bit floral. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: some mocha, coffee, bit herbal, little metallic, bit watery. Aftertaste: bitter hops, metallic, some mocha, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2012
at 10:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Purchased from Mondo Vino, Denver and drank in hotel room waiting for other half to get ready (02/06/12) ! Pours dark brown to black in colour with a finger of off white/tan head. Citrus hops hit the nose first off, but also a little background toastiness in the malt. Quite a malty taste to this beer for a black IPA - citrus comes through also, fairly well balanced, perhaps a touch too much of the malt. Mild carbonation with a fairly slick finish. Decent black/cascadian IPA.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2012
at 13:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Deschutes Brewery and Public House, Portland
Aroma has vanilla and home resin. Flavour has roasted malt, some hops, resin, coffee, some dark chocolate and hints of ash. Good.
Aroma has vanilla and home resin. Flavour has roasted malt, some hops, resin, coffee, some dark chocolate and hints of ash. Good.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2012
at 11:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Shaker pint draft at Waldo Pizza in Kansas City, Missouri. The pour is black dark brown with a smallish tan head. The aroma is citrus and pine hops, along with a light roast and toast malt. Very much a fresh and alive nose. The taste is the pine hops initially, mixed nicely with pineapple fruit , then transitions well to the dry roast malt along with some mineral behind. The aftertaste has a touch of grass dryness. The palate is medium to light bodied, nice active carbonation and a dry clean finish. Nice expression of the style. Deschutes is one of a small handful of breweries I just trust.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jul 2012
at 07:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
66cl Bottle brought from Oregon, thanks H&T! Black colour, beige head. Aroma of grapefruit hops and roasted malts, light coffee. Flavour is dry, hoppy, grapefruit, roasted malts, bitter hoppy finish. Light to medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2012
at 14:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Great floral aroma with fruit and light roast in support. Black with barely noticeable deep red highlights. Creamy deep tan head with large bubbles. Initial flavor of floral is overtaken mid palate by ash roast. Very dry, puckering finish. Chewy bread dough mouthfeel. Bitterness very present on the last half.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2012
at 19:27