Anger
Black IPA
7.6% ABV
Appearance: Pours a deep, opaque black brown with a towering three and a half fingers of thick greyish tan foam.
Smell: Fairly muted aroma of toasted malt, cocoa powder, caramel, coffee and a faint, almost grape-like, fruitiness.
Taste: Light citrus, roasted and caramel malts, cocoa, pine, some bitter grapefruit rind and a nice spicy bite. Superbly balanced.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and fairly creamy with a lightly crisp finish.
Overall, this is one of the best black IPAs I've had. Unique, complex, flavorful, and perfectly balanced, this is a beer lover's beer. I wish the nose was a littler stronger but that's nitpicking at this point. No beer is truly perfect but when I come across a beer this good I can't help but give it a 5 out of 5. A fantastic beer from Greenbush, a relatively new and expanding Michigan brewery. They recently started distributing to the Chicagoland area so if you come across their beer, I highly recommend checking them out. You won't be disappointed.
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