raphael (411), Portland, Oregon, USA Mar 8, 2009 Didnt expect the color. mixed hop aroma with roast and smoke (& someones overwhelming cheap perfume.). darkest brown with no head and a little flat (on tap at the Multnomah Lab). the trick with black IPA’s is to not have the hops clash with the roast melt. black shep accomplishes this, but being a little mild in the hops and malt. still a decent hop buzz over the smoke, orast & caramel riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA Dec 29, 2008 Dark chocolate malt aroma with some citrus and earth. Dark brown pour, almost black with no head. Dark malt flavor, some earth, smoke with a floral and aspirin hop finish. Lots of lingering dryness.
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