India Ink
South Street Brewery in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.71
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Typically dark ales don’t emphasize the hops, but in this black IPA, a style recently popularized on the West Coast, it’s all about hop character. Assertive bitterness is shared with its paler cousin and generous quantities of Simcoe, Amarillo, Columbus and Cascade conspire with a subtle roasted flavor give this beer unique and delicious flavor.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler from the brewpub. Pours a clear dark brown color with a thin tan head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of chocolate, vegetal and resiny hops and a bit of earthiness. Taste is bitter resiny hops with some citrus notes, chocolate, bitter coffee and light roastiness. Thin-medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Growler
on 16 Nov 2009
at 13:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap tonight at South Street Brewery. Must be really new- the server had never heard of it... and then he didn’t bring it to me, which meant I had to go to the bar to get it. Pours black, an inch of head. Citrus hoppy aroma with some burnt caramel malts in the nose. Flavor... oh, this is interesting. Has some hoppy citrus as well as some light coffee and a hint of smokiness. I like this one...
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2009
at 18:38