Black IPA

Pyramid Bottling Discord

Pyramid mentioned a couple of months ago that they were going to get back to their roots a bit more. See: We Hefe’d Up That means new batches, and larger market presence for their current brews. Discord has previously only Continue Reading →

Drake’s Jolly Roger 2011

Drake’s Brewing Company’s Jolly Rodger changes each year.  2011 marks the 22nd brewing of this beer, destined to be a black IPA style.   2010 was an imperial red ale.

For our 2011 Jolly Rodger we’ve crossed over to the Dark side Continue Reading →

Posted in Beer News, Coming Soon, Pyramid Breweries

Pyramid Bottling Discord

Pyramid Discord IPAPyramid mentioned a couple of months ago that they were going to get back to their roots a bit more. See: We Hefe’d Up That means new batches, and larger market presence for their current brews. Discord has previously only been available on tap.

A growing style in the Northwest, Discord Dark IPA features all the tasty attributes of a standard IPA, yet juxtaposed against a black malt canvas. This bold beer is not short on character, with a prominent malt character that meets up with the bitterness and hop presence from 5 different hops

Style: Black IPA
Hops: Nugget, Centennial ,Mt. Hood, Amarillo, Simcoe
Malts: 2-Row, C-80, Munich, Black Carafa II

Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft.

6.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Odell Brewing, Seasonal Return

Odell Mountain Standard Returns In 12oz Bottles

Odell Brewing’s Mountain Standard Time Black IPA returns for another season, this time in a new 12oz 4 packs.

In late August, the brewery production team ventured west to hand select the hops used. Cascade and Chinook varietals present a robust hop aroma and essence that complements the rich and roasty malt backbone.

Odell will host a “Mountain Standard Bash” on November 5th. The brew and celebrate Colorado’s ski and snowboard season.

Style: Black IPA
Taste Expectations: Dark roasty & chocolatey malts.  Caramel, touch of honey, full of hop flavors.
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. November. Odell’s 10 state distribution.

9.5% ABV

 

Founded in 1989, Odell Brewing was started by Doug Odell, his wife Wynne, and his sister Corkie. Twenty-one years later, the culture of family and collaboration still thrives fostering a brewery full of beer-centric people. It is this passion for beer that inspires Odell Brewing to create quality, hand-crafted, innovative brews. In 2010 the brewery completed its fourth expansion, adding a wood-aging cellar, a 750 ml bottling line, and a 76 kilowatt photovoltaic system capable of providing 25% of the brewery’s peak energy demand. As a regional craft brewery, Odell Brewing is committed to serving the communities in which it distributes by sourcing local raw materials, and through its charitable giving program known as Odell Outreach. Odell Brewing was recently named a “Top Company of 2010” by ColoradoBiz Magazine and is an award winning brewery, nationally and internationally: 2011 Great American Beer Festival® – gold medal for Friek. 2010 North American Beer Awards — gold medal for Woodcut No. 3. 2009 BrewNZ Awards — gold for 5 Barrel Pale Ale. 2008 World Beer Cup® — gold for IPA. 2007 Great American Beer Festival® — gold medal for IPA.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in SweetWater Brewing

Sloppy Seconds Never Tasted So Ghood. (Ghoulash Ships)

SweetWater Brewing’s newest and October appropriate beer Ghoulash is now shipping.  You see it haunting shelves by the end of the week.  First tappings will be tomorrow in the tap room.  (I should write really bad press releases.)   The SweetWater brewers dumped 14 different hops into this midnight-black ipa.  Why? Because 13 hops is just silly.

Your label wordplay:
Alone and cold on a frigid fall night, the evil Dr. Dank’s stomach rumbled. It had been days since devouring the last of his trannies and platypuseses. Desperate, he wandered into his kitchen only to find a 3-eyed rat, yellow toenails, and an old bean burrito. Always resourceful, Dr. Dank remembered his great, great, bouffalata, granny goose’s Ghoulash recipe.  Try as he might, he couldn’t get it right, so he dumped everything he could find from the fridge and cupboard into one giant boiling brew, resulting in this stew of 2-row, black wheat, munich malt and a 14-hop variety asplifidation of Willamette, Galena, Mt. Hood, Nugget, Perle, Aroma, Bobek, Aurora, Styrian, Golding, Magnum, Columbus, Summit, Millennium, and Crystal.

Nerd/Homebrewer info:

Malts: 2-row, Munich, & Midnight Wheat
Hops: Willamette, Galena, Mt. Hood, Nugget, Perle, Aroma, Bobek, Aurora, Styrian, Golding, Magnum, Columbus, Summit, Millenium, Crystal (14 total)
Beginning Gravity: 21 Plato
Final Gravity: 5 Plato ABV: 8.5% IBU’s: 167

Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft.  1 time Dank Tank Series release.

8.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in SweetWater Brewing

Evil Dr. Dank Creates SweetWater’s Newest: Ghoulash

Introducing the next creation coming out of the Dank Tank at SweetWater Brewing – The Ghoulash (Double Black, Double Dry Hopped, Double IPA.)  Ghoulash is a huge black IPA boasting a mind blowing 14 hops!  Unlike Browneyed Buckeye, this evil creation will find it’s way into bottles.

Label:
Alone and cold on a frigid fall night, the evil Dr. Dank’s stomach rumbled.  It has been days since devouring the last of this trannies and platypuseses.  Desperate, he wanderered into his kitchen only to find a 3-eyed rat, yellow toenails, and an old bean burrito.  Always resourceful, Dr. Dank remembered his great, great, bouffalata, granny goose’s Ghoulash recipe. 

 Try as he might, he couldn’t get it right, so he dumped everything he could find from the fridge and cupboard into one giant boiling brew, resulting in this stew of 2 row, black wheat, munich malt, and 14-hop variety asplifidation of Willamette, Galena, Mt. Hood, Nugget, Perle, Aroma, Bobek, Aurora, Styrian, Golding, Magnum, Columbus Summit, Millennium, and Crystal.

Style: Black IPA
Hops:  Willamette, Galena, Mt. Hood, Nugget, Perle, Aroma, Bobek, Aurora, Styrian Golding, Magnum, Columbus, Summit, Millenium, Crysta
Malts:  2-row, Midnight Wheat, Munich

Arrival: Early October, 2011

8.5% ABV, 167 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Green Flash Brewing, New Beers

Green Flash Brewing I Plead The Fifth Black IPA

Green Flash Brewing ( San Diego, CA) I Plead The Fifth Ale Black India Pale Ale.  Draft Approval as of 9/23/11.

Style: Black IPA

7% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Green Flash Brewing, New Beers

Green Flash Hamilton’s 5th Anniversary Black India Pale Ale

 

Green Flash Brewing (San Diego, California)   Hamilton’s 5th Anniversary Black India Pale Pale.

Style: Black IPA

7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Drake's Brewing

Drake’s Jolly Roger 2011

Drake’s Brewing Company’s Jolly Rodger changes each year.  2011 marks the 22nd brewing of this beer, destined to be a black IPA style.   2010 was an imperial red ale.

For our 2011 Jolly Rodger we’ve crossed over to the Dark side and brought loads of hops along for the trip to make an Imperial Dark IPA. Starting with just the right blend of American 2-row barley, dark roasted barley and Rye to give the beer its smooth mouthfeel and intimidating darkness, we then hit it hard with Chinook, Citra and CTZ hops to give it a classic “West Coast” style hoppy aroma and flavor. Smooth, crisp and hop-forward, but with a heart of darkness.

Style: Imperial Black IPA
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft

8.75% ABV, 90 IBUs

 

by Reid Ramsay