Here is the breakdown of Heavy Seas Brewing’s (Baltimore, MD) new “Black Cannon” headed your way in January.
Style: Black IPA/ Dark Cascadian Ale
Hops: Warrior, Simcoe, Centennial, Palisade
Malts: Black Wheat, Pale, Caramel, Munich
Availability: 12oz/6 pks. Draft. January – Continue Reading →
Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) has announced they will be releasing their first black IPA in January.
Black IPAs have been growing in popularity, and Heavy Seas thought it to be about time. More details to follow on this beer!
Arrival: January Continue Reading →
Tommyknocker Brewing (Idaho Springs, CO) brewed this beer to celebrate our neighbor Alabama finally getting to join the 21st century of beer drinking. It’s been 1 year since the passage of “Free The Hops” a bill Georgia passed in 2004 Continue Reading →
Returning for a second season with a slightly new name is Yakima Glory by Victory Brewing (Downingtown, PA).
Commercial Description:
The tenacious grip of big, juicy hop aroma and character slides smoothly into rich, dark malts. This heavyweight battle between fresh, Yakima Valley hops and dark, roasted malts is resolved harmoniously as the flavors merge to deliver complex satisfaction with a warming edge. Bask in the “glory” of the bright and brassy hops!
Style: Black IPA
Hops: 4 whole flower Yakima Valley hops.
Malts: Imported German malts
Taste Expectations: Dark malts, toasted, bit of roast. Mixed w/ grassy & citrus hops. Full bodied & rich.
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft. Nov-Jan. Seasonal.
8.7% ABV
Black IPA IN A CAN! Yeah, I know. Awesome. 21st Amendment you’re pretty cool. Shortly after 21st Amendment’s launch in Atlanta a new release has arrived. A dark cousin to 21A’s (cool people way of referencing 21st Amendment) premiere IPA Continue Reading →
From what I see, the first of Southern Tier Brewing tappings are occurring in Atlanta. If someone else is tapping today too – let me know…. Taco Mac’s in the Atlanta area – particularly Metropolis are adding Southern Tier Continue Reading →
Sorry the updates have been a bit slow. I’ve been helping with Atlanta Beer Week… (May 16th-22nd, 2010!) Big News!
It’s coming back!!! The beer that (in some opinions) launched the highly unofficial “Black IPA” style is coming back! This beer Continue Reading →
Here is the breakdown of Heavy Seas Brewing’s (Baltimore, MD) new “Black Cannon” headed your way in January.
Style: Black IPA/ Dark Cascadian Ale
Hops: Warrior, Simcoe, Centennial, Palisade
Malts: Black Wheat, Pale, Caramel, Munich
Availability: 12oz/6 pks. Draft. January – March. All markets.
7.25% ABV
Heavy Seas Brewing (Baltimore, MD) has announced they will be releasing their first black IPA in January.
Black IPAs have been growing in popularity, and Heavy Seas thought it to be about time. More details to follow on this beer!
Arrival: January 2010. All markets Heavy Seas is currently sold.
Tommyknocker Brewing (Idaho Springs, CO) brewed this beer to celebrate our neighbor Alabama finally getting to join the 21st century of beer drinking. It’s been 1 year since the passage of “Free The Hops” a bill Georgia passed in 2004 allowing higher gravity (gourmet) beers to enter the state. In Alabama this allowed beers higher than 6%, with the ceiling of 14% abv. This is the first time that Tommyknocker designed a beer from start to finish for a single cause.
From Brewmaster Steve Indrehus:
“The beer’s release co-insides with the one year anniversary of the passing of the Gourmet Beer Bill, the Fourth Annual Magic City Brewfest, and the First Annual Alabama Beer Week,” says Steve Indrehus, head brewmaster at Tommyknocker, “This brew is a tribute to all of Alabama’s craft beer retailers and consumers that have supported our small little mountain town brewery.” The beer is described as “characterized by an intermingling of spicy citrus hops and chocolate nose,” and comes in at a hefty 7% ABV and 78 IBUs. It uses 4 different varieties of grains as well 5 different types of hops and is just one of many great examples of craft beer that are now available across the state of Alabama.
Style: Rye Beer
Hops: Chinook, Newport, Glacier, Nugget and Summit. Dry hopped w/ 40 lbs of hops.
Malts: Idaho Pale Malt, European Crystal, Chocolate malt and Chocolate rye
Taste Expectations: Lots of piney/Citrus/floral hops. Rye in flavor. Chocolate malts, roasty, sweet malts. Rye vs. IPA the showdown.
Availability: 22oz bombers
7% ABV
95 IBU’s
Returning for a second season with a slightly new name is Yakima Glory by Victory Brewing (Downingtown, PA).
Commercial Description:
The tenacious grip of big, juicy hop aroma and character slides smoothly into rich, dark malts. This heavyweight battle between fresh, Yakima Valley hops and dark, roasted malts is resolved harmoniously as the flavors merge to deliver complex satisfaction with a warming edge. Bask in the “glory” of the bright and brassy hops!
Style: Black IPA
Hops: 4 whole flower Yakima Valley hops.
Malts: Imported German malts
Taste Expectations: Dark malts, toasted, bit of roast. Mixed w/ grassy & citrus hops. Full bodied & rich.
Availability: 12oz/6pks. Draft. Nov-Jan. Seasonal.
8.7% ABV
Black IPA IN A CAN! Yeah, I know. Awesome. 21st Amendment you’re pretty cool. Shortly after 21st Amendment’s launch in Atlanta a new release has arrived. A dark cousin to 21A’s (cool people way of referencing 21st Amendment) premiere IPA in a can “Brew Free or Die IPA” is “Back in Black.”
Back in Black more than a Black IPA, it”s historical! As the 21st describes –
“Inspired by Paul Revere’s midnight ride, we rebelled against the British style IPA, embraced the more aggressive American version and then recast it in bold, brave, defiant black. Our Black IPA is a Declaration of Independence from the tyranny of the expected.
“Back in Black is our newest year-round beer available now in six pack cans and on draft. Brewed like an American IPA but with the addition of rich, dark malts, this beer has all the flavor and hop character you expect with a smooth, mellow finish.”
Ingredients:
Flavor Hops: Columbus, Centennial
Bittering Hops: Columbus
Dry Hops: Centennial, Simcoe.
Malts: Rahr Pale Malt, Crystal 45L, Munich, De-Bittered Black
Yeast: Ale
Taste Expectations: Dark Malts- chocolate & roasted. Slight coffee if you dig. Pine & grapefruit hops. Some bitter. Again, it’s an IPA brewed with dark malts.
Availability – 12oz/6 pk CANS! and Draft.
7.2% ABV
Like Black IPA’s – Grab Stone Brewing’s Sublimely Self Righteous also.
From what I see, the first of Southern Tier Brewing tappings are occurring in Atlanta. If someone else is tapping today too – let me know…. Taco Mac’s in the Atlanta area – particularly Metropolis are adding Southern Tier additions. Brickstore Pub also.
Today at Taco Mac Metro –
Hop Sun — American Pale Wheat, 4.9% ABV. Sessionable summer wheat ale. Dry hopped pale ale with flavors of wheat, barley, and hops. Lemon zest and sweet malts also find their way in. Refreshing
Iniquity Imperial Black Ale — 8.9% ABV. Called the “Antithesis of Unearthly,” this is a hoppy black ale, much like a black IPA.
Brickstore Pub –
Big Red — Imperial Red Ale, 9.5% ABV. Single hopped w/ Hallertau. Spicy. Malty with sweet undertones.
UnEarthly IPA — Imperial IPA, 9.8% ABV. Imperial IPA with huge hop bill. Southern Tier describes it as aggressive.
Sorry the updates have been a bit slow. I’ve been helping with Atlanta Beer Week… (May 16th-22nd, 2010!) Big News!
It’s coming back!!! The beer that (in some opinions) launched the highly unofficial “Black IPA” style is coming back! This beer is Sublimely Self Righteous IPA by Stone Brewing Company.
So I don’t get my hardcore beer geek readers all stirred up here (settle down, you know who you are) black IPA’s are not an official style. They are basically IPA’s with a twist – dark malts. Close your eyes and smell a black IPA, it will smell just like an IPA. Close your eyes and taste it. It will take just like an IPA. Initially that is. Digging deeper with your taste buds you will discover the darker complexity caused by these malts. It’s unique, delicious, and fairly rare. Not many brewers are brewing them.
2007. My first taste of Sublimely Self Righteous was when it was known by a different name – Stone’s 11th Anniversary Ale. It was fantastic. It was delicious. It was a 1 time brew. Upsetting to say the least. As I have come to find, I wasn’t the only one upset that this beer would never grace my glass again. Stone was apparently inundated with people complaining to this same end.
January 2009. Resurrected from the single batch beyond, enter in Sublimely Self Righteous Ale. Stone’s 11th Anniversary incarnate. Just as delightful as before. Yet, in a flash – gone. Small batch vs. popularity. Luckily I bought a lot.
April-May 2010. For the love of all things small batch your lips and tastebuds will see the liquid goodness of this ale once again! Slowly but surely finding it’s way to draft and soon – 22oz bottles. Sublimely is brewed. Sublimely is capped. Sublimely is on its way as you read this.
Ingredients –
Hops – Chinook (Bittering) Amarillo & Simcoe (Flavor and Dry Hop)
Malts – Not sure. But Dark ones. Tasty ones.
8.7% ABV
90 IBU’s
Availability – Small batch, annually. (When Stone feels like it dammit.) 22oz Bombers, Draft offerings.
Updates on tappings/ bottle sightings soon. Follow @ATLBeerMaster on Twitter
Note: Perhaps for accuracy of the brew vs. style sake – brewers could consider calling Black IPA’s – India Black Ales? Food (Beer) for thought…
Another Note: Like this? Try these other similiarly brewed libations available now – Terrapin’s Capt’n Krunkles, Beer Here’s Dark Hops, Victory’s Yakima Twilight
