Three Creeks 8 Second IBA

Brewed by Three Creeks Brewing Co.
Style: Black IPA
Sisters, Oregon USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Growler served in a tulip. Excellent to look at. Pours dark brown with a large beige head. Good retention and lace. Earthy boggy skunk. Of course that the pine, resin, and espresso doing a dance. 7+ Nice lt-sweet and mid-roasty flavor. Medium body, sticky resiny texture. The IBU’s are very apparent on the long bitter lightly roasted finish. Very good.

Name: 8 Second IPA
Date: September 19, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Portland Indie
Appearance: clear amber, frothy beige head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma, lots of grapefruit
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, lots of caramelized sugar character, balancing citrus, light bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Deep black body with a slim white head. Rich burnt chocolate malt with hints of smoke. Spicey hop character.

On tap at Bailey’s Taproom. Dark brown pour with a soft beige head. Smoked malts in the nose with a lot of citrus hops. I really dug this beer, something about the smokiness and hops actually really worked well. Chocolate and charred flavors up front, long citrus hop finish with a pretty strong bitterness. One of the more unique "dark" IPAs I’ve had.

Thanks to Flem for the taster--Deep dark black-brown body with a hint of amber. Bight hop spiced nose with chalky malt spine. Very tasty...got a growler in the fridge and ready to drink it. Yum!