Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale

Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Florida, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular

Score

7.21

ABV: 6.4%

IBU: -

Ticks: 24

A dark, hoppy Floridian Dark Ale. This award winning dark ale features a rich smoothness and complex hop profile. Blackwater Floridian Dark Ale is an American-style Black Ale at the low end of the IPA alcohol range (6.4% ABV), with an abundance of hop flavor and aroma. It represents what we consider to be an improvement on what are being called Black IPAs, or Cascadian Dark Ales, deriving its "darkness" from chocolate wheat malt rather than the bitter roasted barley used in most examples of this new style. The name is derived from Florida’s "Blackwater" rivers, which are dark in tannins from the native oak trees. Blackwater was created through a collaboration between Head Brewer Craig Birkmaier and Eric Luman, Head Brewer at Jacksonville’s Green Room brewery. It was judged the Best Beer in Florida at the 2011 Best Florida Beer Competition.

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PLohbauer (1104) ticked Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 8 months ago

RB score 3.55

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 02:22

7.5

Leighton (34888) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared during RBWG on the booze bus. Pours deep brown with a creamy, beige head. Moderate sweetness, low roast, nice citrusy hops, a little cocoa and scorched earth. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Toasted pine to finish, orange rind, cocoa. Solid.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2021 at 21:29

Irishboy (4666) ticked Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 9 years ago

Tried on 05 Nov 2016 at 11:43

7.4

Fergus (31281) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at The Cad’s 10 year get together. 29/03/2015.Aroma is coco powder, light pine. Hazed orange, caramel brown coloured pour with a lasting cream head. Flavour is composed of standard black ipa stuff, roast black malts, some earthy pine. Firm bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2015 at 15:52

7.4

Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle during RBWG Booze Buse 20/02/15 thanks to whomever supplied this juan. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is charr, malt, dark fruits, light pine, earthy hop. Taste comprises pine, spice, charr, earthy hop steokes, bitter tropical notes, light cocoa rub. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with earthy hop bitterness. Solid CDA.

Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2015 at 05:25

6.9

Anders37 (30391) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ The Cad’s 10yr Shindig. Pours a hazy dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Apr 2015 at 05:18

6.9

Scopey (25061) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Cad’s 10yr Shindig, thanks to The Pedro. It pours deep red-brown with a small white head. The nose is fresh pine, resin, red berry, dark fruits, toast and varnish. The taste is bitter-sweet, earthy roast, toast, cocoa, pine, varnish and burnt caramel with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice balance. Solid stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2015 at 09:02

Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Toms 10 yr anniversary. Dark beer hoppy. Tasty. Drinkable chocolate and lime. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2015 at 10:50

WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Tried on 29 Mar 2015 at 10:19

7.1

jtclockwork (20071) reviewed Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale from Swamp Head Brewery 10 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of roast chocolate, resinous pine, cocoa and toasted wheat. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Mar 2015 at 16:34