The Black IPA Parade
Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating|
Score
7.46
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West Coast-Style Black India Pale Ale w/ Columbus, Simcoe, Citra, and Amarillo Hops
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Couple of scoops of this at the BeerTemple, with Matthijs, 20th May 2026. Pours black - taste is toasted malts, bitter, cocoa and citrus - good one
Tried
from Draft
on 21 May 2026
at 08:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Roasty and a bit fruity with grapefruit, pine resin, some chocolate. Medium bitter, light sweet. Fairly balanced between roast and hop, easy, good.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 09 May 2026
at 08:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured up on tap at Tipsy Cactus where it exhibits a nice dark chocolate colored body that supports a full mocha head of foam. The aroma offers up citrus flowing into spicy hoppiness and chocolate malts. The taste delivers a pleasing blend of citrus, bitter hop spiciness hitting up against a wall of roasted to chocolate malts. This achieves a really nice balance with tasty depth. Yum. Dangerously crushable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Tipsy Cactus TapRoom & Bottle Shop
on 31 Dec 2025
at 03:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from Tavour. Dark brown pour with a lasting beige foamy head. Roasty aroma, nutty, burned toast. Taste brings light roast up front with enough sweetness to temper the bitterness. Some bitterness remains and lingers all the way through to the end. Smooth, silky
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2025
at 05:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours clear black, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is roast and pine. Flavor follows, light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, black tea notes
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2025
at 22:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Mikerphone, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of roasted malt, potent hops, and light earthiness. Flavour is balanced well, with a nice roasted malt character, balanced with bittering hops and gentle earthiness. Dry, good balance and bittered. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2024
at 03:23