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Amager Double Black IPA

 (RETIRED)
Score
9895
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Amager Bryghus
Style: Black IPA
Kastrup, Denmark
Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RATINGS: 105   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.72   IBU: 200   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Danish: Blandt verdens fremtrædende øllologer (øleksperter) har det i mere end en menneskealder været diskuteret, om man kunne fremstille en øl som var både sort (black) og lys (pale). På Amager Bryghus kaster vi os sjældent uden i lange teoretiske diskussioner – vi er praktiske mænd af folket. Så vi satte os simpelthen for at bevise, at man naturligvis sagtens kan brygge en mørk lys øl. Og det er resultatet af dette brygmæssige bevis, du nu har her i flasken: Amager Double Black India Pale Ale – et decideret gadekryds mellem en velhumlet Dobbelt IPA og noget som nærmest er en Stout. Vi håber du må nyde den, for vi har gjort os meget umage og brygget med masser af flid og uhyrlige mængder ingredienser: 7 malte, 5 humler og et solidt skud kandis.
Resultatet er en øl, der i glasset meget mørkebrun med et højt og tæt beigefarvet skum. Trods farven smager øllen ikke voldsomt hårdt ristet, det er derimod humlen, der dominerer. Faktisk har vi piftet den helt op på 200 bitterenheder (IBU), og så for lige at klemme resten af liv ud af dine smagsløgs bitterhedsreceptorer har vi tørhumlet den som ind i h…… med de tre c-humler Cascade, Columbus og Centennial.

English: It has long been a matter of discussion amongst the worlds most prominent beer experts whether one could brew a beer which is both black and pale at the same time. At Amager Bryghus we like to dispense with lengthy theoretical discussions - we are practical men of the people, so we set about proving that it is of course possible to brew a light dark beer.
You now have here in front of you a bottle of Amager Black Double India Pale Ale - a decidedly mixed breed somewhere between a well hopped Double IPA and something which is almost a stout.
The result is a beer which in the glass is a very dark brown with a high and dense beige head. Despite the color the flavour is not tremendously roasty, it is rather the hops that dominate. We pumped it up to 200 bitterness units (IBU), and then just to squeeze the rest of the life out of your tastebuds, we dry hopped it with the three c’s Cascade, Columbus and Centennial.


4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JanLaursen (721) - Copenhagen, DENMARK - DEC 26, 2011
(from notes) Bottle: black beer with red edges and a huge delicious creamy head. Very heavy aromatic roasted notes and loads of hop - grassy, resin, pine. Taste is sweet, roasted, massively hoppy and heavy bitter with some licorice notes, that sort binds it all together. Full body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Extremely long, lingering, dry finish.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thomat (1097) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - DEC 2, 2011
Dark brown with a medium, tan head. Flowery and hoppy tones. Malt, hops and flowers. Full body with a long, bitter finish.

3.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
TEJA (695) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - OCT 17, 2011
Bottle from systembolaget, Sweden. Thick brown lasting head. Fruity hop aroma. Dark red color. Huge bitterness with lots of dark roasted malts that combine in their bitterness to make the taste tart and unplesent except in small sips. The big body don’t balance the beer enough to make it enyoable.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
fiulijn (10000) - Como, ITALY - SEP 7, 2011
Draught at The Green Lion Inn, Malmö
Cloudy brown color; creamy head. The aroma is unexpectedly very hoppy-fruity; then some timid creamy chocolate and malts appear too; light apples. Strong body, round mouthfeel; powerful caramel and chocolate flavor, sweet; strong bitterness; the fruity side of the hops is very pleasant, with the resins it almost gives a light sour touch. The final has just a tad too much roasted malts. Excellent, one extreme, maybe chaotic example of black DIPA, but mostly appreciated.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerSkull (494) - SWEDEN - SEP 3, 2011
Great aroma and flavor of roasted malt, coffee and chocolate with elements of luscious hops. A really tasty and nice beer.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Vignale (781) - Malmö, SWEDEN - AUG 23, 2011
Mörkt brun med ganska lågt skum. Stor doft av frisk humle åt tall och grape hållet men med en lätt chokladton i slutet. Rund fyllig kropp av choklad, lite salt lakrits och massor av humle. En markerad men inte så dominerande beska som förväntat. På det hela taget välbalanserad där humlen dominerar och chokladmalten rundar av och knyter ihop smakerna väl.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
blafa (447) - Helsingborg, SWEDEN - AUG 15, 2011
Black with heavy aggressive hop aromas. Roasted notes with a lot of chocolate and licorice. Thick body, almost got the characteristics of an imperial stout if it wasn’t for the big bitterness.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
laiti (988) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 27, 2011
50 cl bottle, BBE 02/2014, #331
Aroma has hops. A lots of them. No hints of roasted malt whatsoever. Flavor has some roastiness and coffee, but the hops override almost all of it. Once the beer hits your tongue, you feel the ultimate bitterness immediately. Probably very enjoyable beer for a hophead, but I ain’t one anymore.


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