Full Sail Bump in the Night

Brewed by Full Sail Brewing Company
Style: Black IPA
Hood River, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Dark brown with a receding tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, citrus, light chocolate and mild caramel. Taste is balanced with citrus, floral hops, dark malt and mild chocolate. Decent enough.

Poured from a 22oz bottle into a trumpet glass to drink. The beer had a dark cloudy brown color with a slight amber hue and a good-sized, creamy dark tan head with average retention, but great lacing and cling. The aroma featured citrus and earthy hops, along with some dark fruit (cherry and raisin) and caramel malt with a bit of cocoa. It tasted some sour and bitter with a mixture of fruity and citrus flavors, along with some grain and a slight fruity sweetness as well. The beer was wet and creamy with a full mouthfeel and low carbonation. It was thick with a dry finish that had a noticeable alcohol presence.

Bottle:   Not all that dark for a Black IPA, more of a deep caramel.   Head is a thin and frothy off-white, nose has a slight pasture aroma.   Otherwise its a touch of cocoa, a little bit of ashtray, with some dank lactose like qualities.   Acrid hoppiness, slight black malt background on the tongue.   Not bright, vibrant, or all that pleasing.   Lacks a decent malt background.   Unripened orange like bitterness.   Not all that Black, and not all that IPA.   Seems dirty and astringent.   Yeah, not a fan.

Bottle @ home. Pours a bit hazy, dark reddish brown appearance with a small tan head. Burnt, roasty dark malty, light espresso, herbal/earthy hoppy aroma. The flavor actually has a ton of citrus fruits to go along with the piney/earthy hoppy elements and the roasty chocolate flavor. Way more citrus in the flavor than in the aroma. Ok.

An Herbal citrus stands out with a bit of roastiness and licorice. The taste follows the nose. The hops are at the forefront. Grapefruit, backed up by some herbal qualities hit first. Some coffee and dark malts follow beneath the hops creating a bit of a balance. Licorice and chocolate notes are in the end. The finish is dry and bitter.

22 oz bottle poured into a cheater pint a: dark amber, not really black. nice 1/4" off white head reduces to a cap and lacing. noticable carbonation s: slight malt, gobs of citrus and floral t: a battle os sweetness and bitterness on the tounge. Slight hint of toffee and raisen. More complex than my expectations where. m: medium bodied, slightly drying

At the warm tasting, thanks David Cohen, pours an hazy brown to orange with a medium head, aroma of red wine, caramel, some malt acidity, honey, flavor is bitter and dry with some dark bread, hops, medium bodied

Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks David Cohen. Pours dark and clear. Prune, flower and purple aroma (for the Synesthetes among you), lots of hoppy bitterness in the mouth, dry finish, medium carbonation, medium body and thoroughly balanced. very nice.

Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks David Cohen. Clear brown color. Aroma of piney and citric hops. Citric hoppy flavor with light roasty notes and a pleasant lingering bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice.

Bottle poured into a pint glass is dark brown, but very clear and translucent. Head is thick and off white, leaving nice lacing down the glass. Aromas are roasty and sweet with some floral hoppiness. Taste is chocolate, coffee, then fruity bitterness like an IPA. Very sessionable with a nice bitter finish. Overall, a decent Black IPA. Have had better, have had worse.

Bottle, shared with Parksy. Dark walnut brown with amber-gold highlights and a tan head that recedes before the halfway point. Aroma is light pine, light papaya, caramel. Flavours are dark caramel, not much roastiness, and hops that are more fruity than bitter. Nice, but a little on the tame side.