Uinta Dubhe Imperial Black IPA

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Brewed by Uinta Brewing Company
Style: Black IPA
Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 496 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79 SEASONAL: Special EST. CALORIES: 276 ABV: 9.2%

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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Ale brewed with Hemp seed.

Introducing the newest addition to Uinta Brewing Company’s lineup, Dubhe (pronounced Doo-bee), an Imperial Black IPA.

Dubhe was named after Utah’s Centennial Star, a star classified as a Red Giant. Dubhe, the star, appears orange in color, and is found at the top end of the big dipper’s spoon. The name “Dubhe” continues Uinta’s tradition of celebrating the great state of Utah, however, “Dubhe” is a fitting name for more than that reason: this beer is as black as the night sky and is brewed with an astronomical amount of hops.

Dubhe is comprised of five hop varieties, a hop profile bold enough to shine through the roasted, dark malt character of this beer. A citrusy hop aroma, achieved by dry hopping with a proprietary blend of extreme Northwest hops, balanced with notes of mild dark chocolate and a hint of sweet licorice. Smooth from start to finish, Dubhe’s layered flavor profile emerges with rich and rounded toasted malt flavors, and is followed by a lively hop bitterness. At over 5 pounds of hops per barrel, Dubhe is the most hop-laden beer Uinta has ever produced. This shinning new addition is brewed with hemp seed (A play on the name, perhaps?), and has a far-out ABV of 9.2%.

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3.9

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

jhp40219 (145) - Louisville, Kentucky, USA - APR 27, 2013

UPDATED: APR 28, 2013 12oz bottle courtesy of Hop filter. Pours black with a slight reddish hue when held to light. Nice 2 finger head that has a good retention and leaves a good amount of lacing. Aroma of pine, caramel, roasted malts, citrus, liquorice, and grapefruit. Taste is roasted malts up front with a nice pine, wood, and caramel taste coming in behind it. Noticeable hints of chocolate, toffee, vanilla, citrus and coffee. Long finish of roasted malts, caramel, toffee, and hop bitterness. Full body, creamy and oily texture, medium carbonation. Very, very nice!

4.1

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

cfrancis (1773) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - APR 25, 2013

Pours black with a small off white dusting. Aroma is roasted malts with dark chocolate and pine hop. Taste is chocolate bitterness with pine hops. Roasted malts and some floral notes. Tasty.

4.3

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20

strap (334) - honolulu, Alabama, USA - APR 25, 2013

First imperial black IPA I've tasted. Beautiful chocolate aroma. Complex flavor...licorice, coffee, chocolate, salt, hops...it's all there. Strong alcohol warming. Very good beer, but too rich to drink more than one ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.8

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

Daytonbeer (389) - Ohio, USA - APR 24, 2013

Pours translucent black with than head and some lacing. Aroma of citrus hops and black licorice. Taste is sweet on the front end and bitter on the backend. Finished with a soy sauce and pepper flavor.

3.3

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

CLevar (373) - Minnesota, USA - APR 24, 2013

Bottle pour. Brown with a light brown lasting head, soapy lacing. Aroma is pine, earthy/vegetal hops, some dark malt. Tastes is much the same, warming alcohol, and bit of char and roasted malts, bittersweet chocolate. Lingering hoppy finish, but soapy. The soapy notes linger and detract. OK.

3.6

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20

radarsock (480) - Massachusetts, USA - APR 20, 2013

I forget the exact amount, but it was almost equaled $2 at Top Shelf. 12 FL OZ bottle. Very oily and dark. Mocha head. Tastes and smells of char, wet ash, and soil. The seeds add an intriguing element to it. Fun beer.

3.5

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20

ludhaber (38) - Massachusetts, USA - APR 19, 2013

Nice roasted flavor. Mouthfeel could be more buttery. Hop is well balanced. The roasted flavor does not include some of the tannins sometimes accompanying stronger dark beers.

3.1

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20

bigben873 (92) - Virginia, USA - APR 19, 2013

Dark IPA, not smooth enough to qualify as imperial for me. A little bitter. I would call it a hoppy stout.

3.1

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20

aenima (56) - Askim, SWEDEN - APR 13, 2013

Aroma of citrus, grapefruit and chocolate. The taste is simular. Pretty bitter and dry.

3.7

AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20

bth122 (873) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 7, 2013

Bottle; Poured a very dark mahogony brown color with one finger head. Nice aroma of floral/citrus hop with a good balance of dark roated malt. Dont taste the licorice, don’t taste the hemp. But both cool that its in here. Creamy texture. Nice long bitter finish. Big flavors of citrus/floral hop with dark roast malt. Strong. Medium bodied. A big bold beer.

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