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Black Market Holiday 2014 - Triple Black Rye IPA


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RATINGS: 6   MEAN: 3.78/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.26   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 86   EST. CALORIES: 336   ABV: 11.2%
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Our 2014 Holiday ale is a monster version of a Cascadian Dark Style ale (AKA BLACK IPA). This beer contains a perfect amount of dark and spicy rye malts along with citrusy, resiny and piney hops, making it a true gift for lovers of dark beers and big hops.


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Thisis12ptfont (1008) - Los Angeles, CA, California, USA - MAR 11, 2015
Aromas of massive hops, buttery hops, pines, oak, resin, dark malts, slight chocolate notes, roast and amber malts. Appears black with a thin tan foam and big lacing. Taste massively hop forward with resin, pines, earth, buttery hops, hop oils, bitter hops upfront. Mid palate greet with dark flavors of dark grains, toasted caramel, toffee, cocoa beans, charred malts, roasted malts and tons of rye spice. Finishes noticeably boozy with more resinous, dank hops, big rye and chocolate. Absolutely fantastic, super bold, super smooth. A+ rating.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
thegreenrooster (3606) - St.louis, Missouri, USA - FEB 14, 2015
Pour is a near black with a large tan head. Aroma is at first a nice roasted malt but then there is a dank hop lingering in the back round. Flavor is a pretty good dose of roasted malt and char with a decent hoppy mouth feel. Finish is creamy and a bit of the alcohol is there to warm you up. Not the best black IPA as the hops on the flavor don’t realty shine all that well but this is decent with the heavy dose of roasted malt.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
elihapa (1533) - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - FEB 9, 2015
1/25/15 notes: bottle, $6.99. Call me old school (given the recent ebb in popularity of Black IPAs) but this is a huge beer, and, to my palate, really delicious stuff. Pours semi-viscous with a frothy beige head. Aroma is a serious blast: bright cannabis and just-cut fragrant flowers, a bit of toasted malt, some lime zest too. Flavor blends zippy marijuana-rich hops wth rye spiciness and a balancing coat of toasted and semi-sweet chocolate from the malt. Alcohol supports a big body and hefty flavor, but otherwise never becomes intrusive. I really liked this one, though I suppose its flavor-blast will strike some as overwrought.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mcberko (10105) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 3, 2015
22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out lots of roast, a touch of rye, a touch of caramel, and scorching hops. Flavour is well-balanced, though on the sweeter side for what this is, with notes of caramel, rye, light roasted malt and moderately harsh hops. Not the most elegant beer by any means, with a fairly harsh finish. A triple black rye IPA doesn’t seem like a good idea from the outset and this confirms that suspicion. It’s okay.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Ibrew2or3 (7565) - Tempe, Arizona, USA - DEC 13, 2014
32oz growler from Whole Foods pours with a nice deep dark body that supports a nearly firm nearly tight dark tan colored head. The soft aroma offers up chocolate, booze, a bit of citrus, black licorice and some dark roasted malts. The taste starts with chocolate bar, chocolate malts and then a smattering of citrus and pine hoppiness. To midway the chocolate holds as spicy black licorice, earthy tobacco and spicy onion and dank hoppiness murmur forward. For the taste the ABV seems hidden as this feels like a 8% beer. Pretty cool brew.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
after4ever (6819) - Brier, Washington, USA - DEC 8, 2014
22. Pours a murky near-ebony with a dense and creamy tan head that sticks around for quite a while. Big sweet tangy bitey hop nose, also showing plenty of peppery savory notes from the rye. Great combination. Huge and imbalanced and overly powerful, but not off-putting. That’s the pacific time zone’s breweries for ya. Creamy thick body with lively carb. The rye gives the mid palate a sharpness and bite, and there are tons of toasty caramel malts and aggressive grapefruity hops knocking around. If you like Wookey Jack and Bittersweet Lenny’s, there is a lot here to like for you (especially if you’ve ever considered blending the two).


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