Black IPA
Collective Arts Brewing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.22
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Black IPA a limited-edition single batch craft beer from Collective Arts. It is smooth with a dry finish and some lingering hop bitterness. With 75 IBUs and 6.8% ABV, primary notes of citrus, orange and grapefruit are prevalent. The Galaxy, Mosaic and Simcoe hops are nicely balanced, featuring tropical fruit and background hints of chocolate and roast.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
473ml can. Jet black colour with weak ruby glimmer and small to average, frothy to creamy, diminishing, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Roasty dark malty and resinous, piney, citrusy hoppy aroma, notes of dark chocolate, mocha, lemon, orange, grapefruit, tangerine, lime zest. Taste is bitter, roasty dark malty and piney, citrusy hoppy, notes of dark chocolate, some coffee, zesty notes of lemon, lime, tangerine, lingering chococlately finish.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2018
at 16:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Dark roast and some pine. Jet black brown with a decent beige head. Bitter and piney with some coco and chocolate malts peeking through.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2017
at 14:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
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Tried
on 14 Dec 2017
at 11:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
19th July 2017
Floor 42, share a bottle or two! Thanks to Wingman for the can. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good yellowish tan head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine carbonation. Dry dark malts, thin cream. Bitter roast and bitter pine. Some fruits underneath. Dry bitter finish. Okay but somewhat harsh.
Floor 42, share a bottle or two! Thanks to Wingman for the can. Almost opaque dark brown beer, good yellowish tan head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine carbonation. Dry dark malts, thin cream. Bitter roast and bitter pine. Some fruits underneath. Dry bitter finish. Okay but somewhat harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2017
at 05:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from some store in Amsterdam. Pours dark brown-black with beige head. Aroma is roast, citrus, chocolate. Flavor is sweet and bitter, citrus, grapefruit, roast. Finish is roast bitter. Overall: good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2017
at 13:16
Tried
on 06 Aug 2017
at 14:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can shared on Level 42 19/07/2017. Many thanks to Wingman Dave for. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting light tan head. Aroma is subdued, woody roast, pine, berry woody roast. Flavour is composed of woody roast, pine, jammy fruit, pencil shavings. Bitter woody roast. Palate is medium bodied, frothy carbonation, sticky hop. Numbing hoo bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2017
at 07:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can shared in London - thanks to Dave. Pours clear brown with a creamy, beige head. The nose holds burnt pine, well toasted malts, light cocoa. Light sweet flavour with more cocoa, ash, some soap, burnt grass. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Quite bitter in the finish, lots of burnt wood, ash, grass. So so overall.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2017
at 14:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at L42. It pours darkest brown / near black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, charred wood, cacao, dark chocolate, umami, liquorice, earthy, dried fruits and a bit of treacle. The taste is smooth initially, toasty, charred wood, earthy, rich roasted malt, dark fruits, umami, spice and tannin with a drying, toasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent cda. Robust.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2017
at 14:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can split at L42, thanks to the Wingmane,19/07/17. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is brown bread, light spice, grains, cocoa rub, light charr. Taste comprises dusty hops, pine needle, charr, liquorice, cocoa rub. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with dusty hop bitterness. Ok CDA.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jul 2017
at 14:18