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Eight Degrees Vic Secret

Eight Degrees Brewing
Mitchelstown, County Cork
Beer style: IPA - Black / Brown / Cascadian Dark
Ref: ratebeer.com Jun2024

Common descriptors are
keg,special
single hopped BIPA
Tasting notes Colour/appearance: black in the glass with off-white creamy head. Light carbonation. Aroma: a hop-forward ale, with bold, seductive passion fruit, lychee and pineapple fruit aromas. Flavour: bitter fruit with a subtle dark malt body. Aftertaste: a complex bitterness on the finish that leaves you wanting more.
Food pairings: put some spice with this black IPA, something like a deep, dark black bean chilli or one of Green Saffron’s full-flavoured Rogan Josh or Tandoori curries.
Malt: Irish pale malt, Carafa III
Hops: Vic Secret