21st Amendment Back in Black

Brewed by 21st Amendment Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
San Francisco, California USA

More black ipas! jet black with a 2 finger sandy head. toffee aroma with abundant earthy hops. toasty grain meets spicy hops. great job.

Strong hop aroma, floral and earthy hops, some light citrus, after a while, chocolate, roasted malts. Dark brown color, tan head, emits some light through it when held up to a bulb. The flavor is a nice mix of citrus, grapefruit, caramel, resin, and after it warms, a roasty, chocolate quality - decent balance. The finish is purely a resiny hop bittering. The mouthfeel is medium, relatively high carbonation burn. Decent overall. Only a lsight difference between this and a regular IPA, meaning the slight chocolate/roasted quality, and thistakes a while to evince itself.

Best I’ve had from this brewery. Pours black with a beige head and some lace. Muted hop aromas, floral, roasted malt, and an almost appley smell. Starts out tasting like a porter and ends like an IPA, moving from chocolate and caramel into floral with a grapefruit finish.

Draft. Deep black with a small, bubbly head. Aroma is of hops and...something else not as pleasant. I can’t identify it but it’s a bit off. Almost astringent.

[Draft @ CAH] Dark brown / black with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of floral hops, pine, citrus fruits, some roast, toffee and toast. Taste of citrus fruits, pine, resin, vanilla, toffee, some roast, and a bit of cocoa, with a bitter, grapefruit finish.

On tap at Churchkey in DC: Pours a nearly opaque with a frothy well lacing beige head. Aroma of fresh grapefruity hops and some lightly sweet toasty caramel maltiness. Starts with pretty good fullness and some dark malty sweetness well balanced with a fresh resiny hoppiness before a drier bittersweet finish. A pretty good dark IPA.

Draft at Teresa’s. Pours dark amber, almost black, with a foamy, tan head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malts, bread, hops, and hints of corriander. Full bodied, almost stout like. Mouthfeel is heavy, yet relatively crisp and calean finish. Very good IPA, but it honestly looked, smelled, and tasted like a sout.

Sample at the gingerman, NYC... Pours a semi-dark close to black pour with a fluffy light tan head... Aroma of light piney hops and pale roast...Flavors are loaded upfront with roasted malted notes and very lightly hopped. Barely noticeable hop presence. Creamy soft mouthfeel. Doesn’t do too much for me overall.