Darkwater Floridian Dark Ale
Swamp Head Brewery in Gainesville, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular|
Score
7.21
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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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle on the Brew Bus during the RBWG 2015 bus tour. Dark brown with off-white head. Aromas of roast, toasty oats. Tastes of big roast, oats, chocolate. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2015
at 01:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared on the RBWG brew bus
Clear brown with a medium sized beige head, good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and bready. Flavors of toasted malts and chocolate
Nice
Clear brown with a medium sized beige head, good lacing. Aroma of toasted malts and bready. Flavors of toasted malts and chocolate
Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2015
at 15:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at RBWG 2015 courtesy of Swamphead, thanks! Nicely roasty, light body makes it easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2015
at 16:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle during RBWG thanks to Swamp Head. Pours a clear brown with small beige head. The aroma is bready malt and wet hop. Thin mouth with roasted malts, chocolate light dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2015
at 11:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A dark brown ale with a thin frothy brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with grassy hops, light coffee grind, musty character, pleasant and complex. In mouth, a nice bitter sweet chocolate with fruity esters, light floral hops, grapefruit pulp, woody notes, very nice. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2014
at 15:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft - Roasty grapefruit. Lots of roast with a hoppy bitterness. Nice and balanced with a great finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2014
at 15:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to a trade! Pours a near clear dark brown with a fluffy tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a bit of earthy dark grains with some light fruits, a bit of pine and some chocolate backing. Flavor has a combination of earthy dark grains and pine with a bit of light fruit underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 12:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at GABF 2013. Poured a dark mahogany with a frothy off white head. The aroma is weak grassy hop. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with a liqourice bitter dry hop slightly watery palate with the slightest hint of barnyard.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2013
at 20:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
on tap-pours black with a tan head. Aroma is resin/citrus, roasty dark malt. Taste is resin/citrus-grapefruit, roasty dark malt.
Earlier Rating: 1/2/2012 Total Score: 4.1
on tap @GABF-pours black with a tan head and trailing lace. Aroma is resin/lemon, dark malt. Taste is resin/lemon hops, roasty dark malt-cocoa. Soft carbonation. Full body.
Earlier Rating: 1/2/2012 Total Score: 4.1
on tap @GABF-pours black with a tan head and trailing lace. Aroma is resin/lemon, dark malt. Taste is resin/lemon hops, roasty dark malt-cocoa. Soft carbonation. Full body.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2012
at 14:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had this one at SAVOR. Aroma was roasted malts, not overpowering - which is often my issue with a lot of Black Ales. A touch of earthy citrus and earthy notes to it as well. Flavor was earthy notes, citrus, roasted malts. Pretty tasty.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2012
at 11:39