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 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 650ml.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee notes, heavy hoppy, grapefruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100804]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2010
at 13:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours black with offwhite head. Nose is roasted chocolate malts, hops and grass. Taste is roasted chocolate malts, sweet malt and vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2010
at 17:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber. Pours a thin and dark brown with a decent tan head. Chocolate and pine dominate the nose with a little bit of earthiness. Flavor is a pretty compelling mix of chocolate malt (really strong in the early and late plot development) with the pine and resin that dominates the middle palate. It comes across as a little thin at times, but for the most part, this is very nice.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2010
at 00:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from GBBF ’10. Drank at home. Jet black pour with a fluffy tan long lasting head. Raisins, citrus, dried fruit,roasted malts, cinnamon and pine aromas. Grapefruit, lime, a little coffee, chocolate, blackberries and toffee. Very nice combination of flavours. Dry, hoppy finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2010
at 08:25
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle from the state wine store
Appearance: Pours almost black with a nice beige head and lots of lacing in the glass
Aroma: Citrus, pine and some toasted malts
Taste: Roasted malts, grapefruit, chocolate and some pine bitterness in the finish
Very nice Black IPA! Hoppy but has a nice roasted backbone to round it out.
Appearance: Pours almost black with a nice beige head and lots of lacing in the glass
Aroma: Citrus, pine and some toasted malts
Taste: Roasted malts, grapefruit, chocolate and some pine bitterness in the finish
Very nice Black IPA! Hoppy but has a nice roasted backbone to round it out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2010
at 19:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Deep ambery ruby colour with mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is hops, some liquorice, caramel and some mild toffee and alcohol. Flavour is strongly fruity and floral hops along with liquorice and some mild grassy notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2010
at 15:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a very dense, thick tan head. Aroma of potent hops (dry hopped to hell) , grapefruit, pine, a touch of malt, and way more hops - nice! Light-bodied; Mild hop flavour at first, a touch of malt (without much balance), some caramel and a touch of dryness and metal near the end. Aftertaste shows more hops, subdued sweetness and a drying taste - no malt or alcohol. Overall, a decent dark IPA, although without the malt backbone to support this one, it is pretty mild and doesn’t show much in the way of body or character. Nice to try, but not my favourite for the style by any means. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from City Beer in San Francisco, California on 29-June-2010, sampled on 27-July-2010 at home in Washington.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2010
at 21:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to Rogue for sharing a bottle. The beer pours black with some reddish notes and a medium beige head that recedes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of piney hops, sweet malt and citrus. Medium body with flavors of resiny hops, pine, dark chocolate and malt. The finish is toasted malt and piney hops with a moderately bitter aftertaste. Good all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2010
at 22:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown with a medium beige and creamy head. Sweet aroma with hard roasted malt, chocolate, loads of hops, pine, grapefruit and lemons. Hoppy flavor with pine, grapefruits, lemons, hard roasted malt, dark chocolate and caramel. Finished dry and bitter. Lovely.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2010
at 20:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Pours out a dark brown topped with a tall tan head. Aroma was of piney hops, roast malts, and floral notes. Taste was a very good balance between the huge hop selection and the sweet malts. They did a very nice job rounding this one out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 21:00