Seven
Black Double IPA
8.5% ABV
Appearance: Pours a rich, opaque black with auburn highlights and a nice two fingers of dense tan foam.
Smell: I know this is an IPA but the appearance still fooled me into thinking it was going to smell like a stout or porter. Instead I got a huge blast of juicy tropical fruit on the nose. Big notes of pineapple and apple skin as well as some faint roasted coffee and vanilla. Really nice.
Taste: Quite different from the aroma. Toasted nutty malt, coffee grounds, baking chocolate, and some light grapefruit and orange rind. Has a nice, clean bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied and satisfyingly crisp. Goes down pretty smooth.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this black IPA from 18th Street. It has a really nice night and day thing going on with the dark, roasty flavor and the bright, citrusy aroma. The two work wonderfully together. This is a good gateway beer if, like me, you love IPAs but you want to start getting into porters and stouts. A
really solid followup to their first bottled beer, Sinister.
I look forward to seeing what they'll churn out in the future.
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| 4 out of 5 |
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