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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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Almost black with a large light tan head. Aroma of kumquats, pine, grapefruit, a little chocolate. Taste has chocolate and vanilla, mild roast with citrus and pine. The malt side is firm and not very sweet at all. The hop flavours and the bitterness dovetail quite nicely. Not a gimmick, then.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2010
at 03:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle, courtesy of cgarvieuk. Pours dark brown with a huge off-white head. Aroma is roasted malty and fruity hoppy. Smooth fruity, oranges and mild peachy. Lingering fruity and dark malty into the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2010
at 12:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home ... black ... thin tan head ... big sweet pine hop ... light malt roast nose... rich chocolate malt ... light bitter ... light woody ... big pine ... lime hop ... juicy ....heavy but rich flavours ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2010
at 12:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bottle. Opaque brown-black, rusty beige head. Green hop chocolate aroma, thick and resinous. One of the milder Black IPAs I’ve had, though still a full bodied beer in it’s own right. Steady hop backbone, some citrus, grapefruit immersed in a bitter cocoa richness. Bitter dry chocolate finish lingers. A really enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2010
at 01:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub/. Black and a small tan bead. Very little roasted aroma just mainstream Hoppines of a pale ale. Some dark roasted flavors but no so much to eclipse the hops
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Sep 2010
at 20:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled on tap. Pours a translucent, almost opaque black with a thin, creamy white head. Hoppy aroma, fruity, floral, grassy. Flavor is sweet, candy, citrus, grass, flowers. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Sep 2010
at 15:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep brown,creamy tan head.Citrus hop/sweet malt nose.Citrus hop profile,earthy malt. Long bitter hop finish. Better in bottles
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2010
at 09:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Matt. Poured black with a dark brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had a lots of pine hops that melded with a less present dark grain note. Flavor began full of pine hops the mellowed in to a bit of a thin dark grain finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2010
at 10:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
cheers to Nelson for the share. pours brown, tan head, adding more to the black ipa / cascade dark ale debate. aroma, nicely roasted, malty with ample citrus hops. flavors, nicely balanced, malt is more forward on the palate, adding a light roasted malts and coffee elements quickly followed by nice citrus hops. Just love this melange between the roasty side and fresh piney hops along with the citrus, other one that comes to mind is the Oakshire 30:30.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2010
at 14:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Imbibe Wine. Nose of Floral, citrus, and light piney hops with background hints of chocolate malts. Very dark brown with a medium tan head that lightly laces. Flavor is coffee, bitter chcolate and more bitterness. Nice CDA or as RB puts it Black IPA!
Tried
on 24 Aug 2010
at 16:54