Our Black IPA is brewed with Pale Ale, Munich and Naked Golden Oats to achieve a toasty malt backbone with a smooth mouthfeel. The dark ominous color comes from the Chocolate Malt and the de-husked highly roasted malt which allows us to achieve the black appearance without extracting the astringency from the tannins in the malt husk! We want the layers of hops to shine against this roasty malt backdrop. In the brewhouse we used multiple additions of Warrior, Citra, Chinook, Centennial and Amarillo to extract not only bitterness but the wonderful cornucopia of aromas and flavors of fresh citrus fruit, pine, fresh cut mint and fresh flowers they offer! Fermented with our house English Ale yeast strain and then dry-hopped two separate times in the fermentation tank with Centennial, Chinook and Amarillo, this dark ale is bursting with crisp clean bitterness and layers of wonderful American hop character!