21st Amendment Back in Black

21st Amendment Brewery
Brewed at Cold Spring Brewery
Style: Black IPA
San Francisco, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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First black IPA I had the pleasure of tasting. Poured from a can smuggled to belgium from San Fran. pours black, light head dissipates into laciing. Heavy hop aroma strong pineapple and grapefruit overtones. Tastes good, the roasting comes through in the taste.. Light but lingering flavours..shame I could bring back a 6 pack.

Can brought back from San Francisco by a good friend. Pours a really dark brown (basically black). Khaki head that dies down to a thin layer, some sheets of lace left behind. Nose is obviously of hops, sweet malt. Tastes bitter, and roasted malt.

Deep black, with an off white head. Taste of roasted malts with a hoppier finish, I am struck by the nuttiness. Reminds me is peanut shells. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours an opaque, very dark brown with a huge, fluffy dark taupe head. Average head retention. Cola-ruby glints are noted around the bottom edges. Aroma is characterized by chocolate, roasted malt, and cherry. Mouthfeel is thin for a stout style, but they call this a black IPA, in which case it is more true to style. Carbonation is a bit on the low average side. Very mild flavors, given the appearance, of chocolate covered cherries and some coffee acidity late. There’s a mild sweetness throughout. Some of its hop character expresses itself about midway. It still drinks a bit more like an English stout. The 65 IBUs likely put it in an IPA category. Otherwise, it should be in an English stout category.

A very balanced beer. Poured a nice black color with an off white head. Aroma hits you with some caramel and roasted malts. On the palate you get more caramel with some nuttiness in the middle. It’s then followed with earthy hops. Mouthfeel is medium with a creamy texture.

Tasted from a 12oz. can. Poured dark brown to black, with a frothy beige head. A malty aroma, and delicious malt flavor with a hop finish. A tasty black IPA.

Had out of a can and it poured to a very black hue, with slight malt caramel aroma and a creamy amber head that disapated quickly. Tastes like a cross between an IPA and a stout, very unique. Very enjoyable.

Very dark brown pour, big soapy tan head. Rich dark chocolate, banana and dark fruit aroma. Flavor is dark chocolate; bittersweet. Sharp. Tasty. Dang.

Pours a dark brown to black colour with a creamy brown head. Aromas of vanilla, chocolate. Flavors of coffee. A very interesting beer, tasted for the first time at Kramerbooks, in Washington, DC.

Bottle. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, and floral hops. Pours black full tan head. Mild sweet roasty taste. Medium body, ave carbonation, nice hop presence in the finish, mild bitter. Overall a solid black ipa.