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Rock Bottom San Jose Day of the Dead I.P.A.


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13.4/5.02.84/5.0Autumn6.8%NASnifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
This is a relatively new style hitting the craft beer scene. With an aroma of citrus and grasses, this surprisingly light body black I.P.A. possesses a nice chocolate flavor followed by all the bitterness you would expect in an I.P.A. 75 IBU.
 SamGamgee (1435), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 5, 2009  
Draught at the brewpub. Black with a small beige head. The aroma is just a nbit messy really, with the light roast of the (I’m assuming) debittered black malt pretty much squashing the hops. There is some citrus, but is is equal parts with chocolate and caramel corn. Not bad, but not really IPA worthy. Maybe a little halloween though? The flavor is better, with lots of grapefruit-laden hops coming through the middle and finish. The malt had a nice dry chocolate character that helps lead into the nice hop bitterness in the finish. The flavor is overall nicely hoppy for an IPA, but the aroma just seems to suffer because of the roasted malt not clicking with the hops. Pleasant, but far from the top of the new "black IPA" style.



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