On tap at Ambulance, bold flagship Boom Sauce given coffee-driven black malt roast to coerce orange-candied tartness and sappy pine resin above earthen oats-flaked spelt base.
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ANGRY ERIK SHADOW WARRIOR
On tap at River Of Beer, well-integrated Cascadian dark ale loads dark chocolate cocoa powdered bittering onto sweet black grape jammin’ spelled by wood-burnt, charcoal-stained, dark-roast hop char.
DEPARTED SOLES ZACK BLACK IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, fine Cascadian Dark Ale loads sugar-sweetened black chocolate syruping onto less prominent black grape, yellow grapefruit and currant illusions as well as moderate charcoal-stained dark roast hop char.
ROSCOE NIGHTY NIGHT NEW ENGLAND BLACK IPA
Muskily bitter Cascadian Dark Ale complements smoky black chocolate malting with charcoal-singed dark roast hops and overwhelmed black grape, pineapple and grapefruit murk. Dirty earthen bottom retains ashy mocha bittering.
BACKWARD FLAG MIL-SPEC BLACK IPA
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, grain-roasted dark chocolate malting, musky black grape tartness and scorched earthiness converge for fulsome medium body.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS HARD HAT
On tap at Ambulance, stylishly moderate Cascadian Dark Ale sidles charcoal-burnt dark chocolate and black coffee overtones with dry Citra-hopped grapefruit, orange and lemon tang plus charred pine remnant above dry oats spine. Less pronounced bitterness will draw in softer palates.
DEPARTED SOLES A DARK NIGHT BLACK IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, legit gluten-free dry body takes on Cascadian Black Ale style with relative success. Designed to taste like a “Black & Tan shaken up,” robust ebony-hued Jerseyite layers charcoaled medium-roast coffee bittering atop hop-charred black grape, pineapple and grapefruit illusions. Resinous pine tones deepen the bitter end.
BRIX CITY CHUCK BOWMAN BLACK INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at River Of Beer, polite dark-roast chocolate malting picks up mild coffee-cocoa tones above relegated pineapple, grapefruit and black grape notions. Black currant-like charcoal hop astringency lingers lightly beside pervasive mocha setting.
902 BLACK DYNOMITE
Dry-hopped jet black Cascadian Dark Ale’s cask-like soft tone lightens dark chocolate influence as well as dried-fruited raisin, fig and date nuances and latent black currant snip.
(THIRD STREET) BITTER NEIGHBOUR BLACK IPA
Mighty stout-like traits outduel India Pale Ale-styled dark-roasted hop char and mild pine-sapped dried fruiting for truly awesome Cascadian Dark. Creamy caramelized black malts and raw molasses bittering set up bittersweet black chocolate-roasted cocoa dryness. Ashen hazelnut-cola-walnut conflux rides below alongside modest black cherry, prune and pink grapefruit illusions. Dense malt-hop profile proves richer than many stylistic competitors.
STILLWATER VACUUM READYMADE
On tap at Ambulance, “paradoxical” Black India Pale Ale works smoky hop-charred black patent malts into sweet ‘n sour fruit tartness. Moderate black grape, pineapple, orange and tangerine illusions graze cocoa-powdered dark chocolate roast. Latent anise influence affects dried-fruited mocha finish.
BELL’S URANUS THE MAGICIAN – BLACK DOUBLE IPA
Well-designed ‘Planets Series’ release (circa 2014) is Bell’s first foray into Black IPA styling. Dehusked black malt roast reinforces syrupy dark chocolate entry that peaks above zesty citra-hopped resilience and resinous pine sapping. Caramel-burnt molasses follow-thru sweetens dark mocha theme above lemony grapefruit-pineapple bittering as well as black grape tartness and distant clementine-tangerine-peach-mango inkling.