![]() This camera is often compared to another Korean made DVR, the Blackvue DR-400G-HD II. Untappd's 12 Highest-Rated Black IPAs of 2022 Graphic courtesy of Firestone Walker Brewing Co.ġ.10.1.1 Itronics ITB-100HD - DashCamTalk Comparison with DR-400G-HD II "You don't see them everywhere…but the idea behind a dark IPA is fascinating to people…and now more than ever, consumers are more open to trying different kinds of IPAs."Īll in all, it's worth going over to the dark side. "They're unique beers, right?" says Moynier. Sure, this style might send people into hate it or love it camps, but every now and then, the complexity and mystery shrouded around a black IPA has its merits. ![]() Go Over to the Dark Side Photography courtesy of Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Firestone Walker had used small amounts of both hops in other beers, but never focused specifically on that hop combination.Īnd it's that unique interplay between big hops cozying up to dark malts that has folks either hating or loving black IPAs. That meant using the "two gnarliest and intense hops in our hop closet," says Brynildson, which in 2012 were Citra and Amarillo. "If we do it, we're going to make the gnarliest, crazy beer," laughs Brynildson. When the Firestone Walker Brewmaster finally caved to fans shouting for a black IPA, they decided to really go for it. ![]() "It seemed like a no-brainer to put them together."Īmarillo also made a big appearance in Wookey Jack along with Citra because, "by far, that is the most caddy, dank, wookey hop we had to use," says Brynildson. "Obviously, those hops are huge now…but back in the early and mid 2000s, these were two hops we had our eye on," says Moynier. "You have to use hops and probably a lot," laughs Moynier, who tossed in Simcoe and Amarillo for Sublimely Self-Righteous. Which becomes very apparent when you look at the list of hops going into both Wookey Jack and Sublimely Self-Righteous. "It's almost a mind trick to see a dark beer that tastes more like an IPA than say a stout or a porter." "If you ran into this beer on the street and no one told you it was a black IPA, you'd think this is a delicious hoppy IPA," says Brynildson. But those roasty grains meld together with American hops for a beer that pours out dark but drinks with the body and hop-forwardness of a West Coast or American IPA.Īnd not just any dark malt it has to be one that imparts color without the astringency associated with a stout or a porter.īrynildson mentions that, in almost every black IPA, it's common to find a type of debittered black malt, "so you get a ton of color, but you don't get the astringency."īut make no mistake-at its core, this beer is an IPA. In other words, a black IPA incorporates darker malts, yes. Honestly, Moynier probably said it best, "It's a hoppy dark beer that's the simplest way to put it." What Exactly Is a Black IPA? Graphic courtesy of Stone Brewing Now, black IPAs are experiencing a bit of resurgence with both Stone and Firestone Walker releasing limited-edition one-offs in the past year.Ĭould the black IPA be back from the brink of oblivion? We might not go that far, but it is a unique style to worth investigating more. Brynildson eventually brewed Firestone Walker's own version, the gnarly Wookey Jack, in 2012.Īfter a flash in the pan in the early 2010's, this style slipped into oblivion. "Do you mean a hoppy porter?"īut one by one, brewers and drinkers alike have been bowled over by the black IPA. "I was one of those naysayers when the style came onto the scene because it didn't make sense to me," says Matt Brynildson, brewmaster at Firestone Walker Brewing Company. "I'm a stout lover and an IPA lover, so this is a sweet spot for me." "In simple terms, it's an IPA using dark malts," says Jeremy Moynier, senior manager of innovation & supply chain at Stone Brewing. This style falls perplexingly in the middle of a Venn diagram with a sort of dry Irish stout in one circle and a West Coast IPA in the other. An intriguing style, black IPAs combine darker malts with a bevy of hops.
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