Apple Blossom Mockingbird Black IPA Apple Blossom Brewing Company Fayetteville, Arkansas
Beer style: IPA - Black / Brown / Cascadian Dark Ref: ratebeer.com Jun2024
Common descriptors are Otherwise known as a Cascadian Dark Ale, this IPA is black in color but light on the roast flavor. Dehusked German Carafa malt provides the color and a slight bitter-sweet chocolate flavor. A touch of Medium Crystal malt provides an unfermentable sweetness to balance this big, hoppy beer. Copious amounts of Cascade, Centennial, and Zeus are used graciously throughout the boiling process provide the citrus, piney, and resinous hop flavors indicative of the Yakima Valley hop growing region in Washington. Aged on 7C hops for 7 days post fermentation for additional hop flavor and aroma. |