Deschutes Brewery Hop in the Dark CDA

Hop in the Dark CDA

 

Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular
Score
7.48
ABV: 6.9% IBU: 70 Ticks: 80
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
 

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bomber pours mahogany with mocha head. The aroma offers up burnt malts, dark roasted coffee and chocolate malts mixing with pine hops and a mild level of sweet citrus hops. The taste is similar with a nice balance of dark roasted coffee, burnt malts and chocolate malts running up against a pleasing load of pine hop bitterness and thin layers of malt sweetened citrus hop flavor and earthy hops. Nice stuff.
Tried on 02 Jul 2011 at 21:12

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Herb-trockener Antrunk. Das Malz verträgt sich gut mit dem Hopfen, auch wenn die Aromen sich gegenseitig abmildern. Der Hopfen erscheint dauerhaft trocken und passend bitter. Etws nach Heu, der Hopfen wird zum Ende aromatischder, das Malz bleibt konstant, auch in seiner Röstigkeit. Vollmundig, süffig, gelungen. 10/12/11/12/12/12
Tried on 29 May 2011 at 12:53

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
bottle. Red brown colour with a beige head. Aroma is hop, caramel, roasted malt, coffee, citrus. Flavour is hop, caramel, roasted malt, coffee, sugar, spices, citrus. bitter finish. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2011 at 01:12

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
22 oz bottle. Dark, reddish brown, close to black body with a small tan head. Aroma is citric fruity with mild roasted malt. Flavor is light roasted malt, fruity bitter, sweet and a hint of coffee. Moderate and balanced in flavors, medium body and a fine balance. Very pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2011 at 11:12

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 650ml @ yngwie
Pours ruby black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt and fruity hops. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with an average dry finish. Taste is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Mar 2011 at 14:16

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle, 22oz. A clear, ruby dark brown beer with a finger-thick beige head. The aroma is citrusy and malty, some roasted notes. Orange peel too. Nice mouthfeel, fine bitterness and a little roased touch. Some alcohol warmth. Long finish where the hops dominates, some roasted, coffeeish flavors too. A nice one that doesn’t impress but is nice and tasteful. 110301
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2011 at 11:54

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A deep dark IPA with a thick frothy dark brown head. In aroma, nice herbaceous hops over powdery chocolate, quite nice. In mouth, a smooth sweet fruity malt with nice pinhey hops, nutty notes, nice but a bit too dark for me. On tap at Big Dog Winterfest, Jan. 29 2011.
Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2011 at 16:39

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of nicolascage. Pours black and opaque with a creamy light brown head leaving laces. Intense and fresh citrus hops in the finish. Medium body, sweetish hard roasted malt, fresh yet somewhat dusty hops in the finish. 141210
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2010 at 11:19

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled. A black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of spices and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and spices, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2010 at 09:21

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
pitch dark, small light brown head. aroma is flowery, roasted malty, hoppy. pretty subdued. flavor is roasted malty, rather thin body, yet taste is fine.
Tried on 17 Dec 2010 at 05:14