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The Beer: Pitch Black IPA from Widmer Brothers Brewing Company, Portland, Oregon
From the Brewer: Pitch Black IPA is a Pacific Northwest twisted tribute to the standard IPA style of beer. A Gold medal winner at the 2009 Great American Beer Festival and a spinoff of traditional IPAs. Brewed using the emerging style standards of Cascadian Dark. True to IPA style, Pitch Black is brewed with generous amounts of hops and additionally a modest amount of specialty debittered black malt to give it a very dark appearance, without the typical dark malt flavors. Key flavor points: Peppery, resinous, citrusy hop aroma and flavor Significant, but smooth with quick bitterness Medium body built on caramel malt sweetness and lightly toasted malt Slight, soft dark malt flavor.
The Beer Box Score
- Style: Black IPA
- ABV: 6.5%
- IBUs:65
- Malts: Two Row Pale, Caramel 10 L, Special Roast, Carafa Special II
- Hops: Alchemy (Bittering), Alchemy, Cascades (Aroma), Cascade T-45 (Dry hop)
- Yeast: Ale
- OG: 16° Plato
- Extras: NA
- Distribution: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington
- Availability: All Year
- Beer Advocate: B+ from users; NA from brothers
- Rate Beer Score: 93% overall, 71% in style
- Beer Tap TV Rapid Classification: Class II (Minor Taste Buds Turbulence)
