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Creature Comforts Brewing Company in Athens, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.11
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This style balances strong hop impact with dark malt flavor. It's less roasty than a typical stout, less chocolate than a porter, and has a whole lot of pine, spruce, and grapefruit hop notes. The name is a nod to Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, one of the best MC's of all time! The big hop players leading the flavor charge are Simcoe, Centennial, Citra, and Chinook.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Little bit of a miss here, lacking the firm roasted bitterness on the back end that defines exceptional black IPAs. Has notes of unsweetened chocolate up against bright citric hops and a touch of pine, but never quite develops the complexity you want from the style. Good, not great.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the Brick Store. Pours black, with a beautiful, dense, rocky, tan head. The aroma is caramel, cardamom, tar, pine, and butterscotch. Sweet and roasty, with a mellow, sticky bitterness. Medium body, chalky, syrupy, and sharp. Quality and easy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at the source. Pours almost black with a beige head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, pine, nice.