American Uncle
Browar Stu Mostów in Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland 🇵🇱
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.12
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This dark version of a heavily hopped IPA is characterized by a distinct hop bitterness. The roasted notes are rather subtle and harmoniously blend with the hop aromas, and there is no noticeable burnt or ashy taste. The original idea behind Black IPA was to create a beer with a dark color, but with a taste resembling a regular IPA. In the case of this double version, known as Double India Pale Ale, Simcoe and Idaho 7 hops were used, heavily hopped during the cold process.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Huge cream head, dense, over jet-black beer. Frying oil, Asian herbs, lightly roasted grains, sunflower seeds. Liquorice aroma, but not suggesting sweetness. Yet it turns out sweeter than most black IPA's are - then again it's Double BPA. Again liquorice with little sweetness. Roasted grains, giving some bitterness, whereas the hops are lacking. Finish has an almost stout acidity, and warming up, a light smoked ham flavour. Good body, well-carbonated, very oily-slick. Long lasting, if mild roast flavours. It's a nice beer in itself, but it lacks some hops to qualify as a regular black IPA.
Tried
from Can
at
Spéciale Belge Taproom
on 26 Apr 2023
at 09:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Jet black colour with average to huge, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige head. Rather weak, roasty dark malty and resinous, piney hoppy aroma, a touch of dark chocolate, liquorice. Taste is bitter, roasty dark malty and bitter, resinous, piney, minimally herbal hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, some menthol, liquorice, coffee. Slightly oily, watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation. Rather herbal, nice dirtiness - good.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2023
at 20:21