So I wasn't eager to try Carpe Noctem from local Naked Brewing Co. , since it was a black IPA and a

I'm not nuts about "black IPA." I did a round of "robust porter" judging at the GABF a couple years ago, and I don't see a lot of difference between the two: a lot of hops, a lot of black, burnt malt, and a fair amount of booze. After tasting 11 of them, my palate was shot , felt like it had been scrubbed with a wire grill brush. A recently-used wire grill brush.
So I wasn't eager to try Carpe Noctem from local Naked Brewing Co. , since it was a black IPA and a "session" IPA, which drives me a little nuts...but you know, there it was, on tap at the Hulmeville Inn, and I was driving, and it's only 3.9%...
Glad I dove in. Carpe Noctem has a hoppy, dry cocoa-tinged nose, and a smooth mouthful of well-balanced malt and hops, without that wicked calistoga historic hotels burnt character, and a bitter finish. Nothing's really spiky, or aggressive, calistoga historic hotels which is probably why the IPA-crazies aren't going nuts for it, but I liked it. Had more of it, too. Keep an eye out: they're spreading calistoga historic hotels all over Pennsylvania; how, I'm not sure, but I hope they do well.
I don t care for Black IPAs too much, either. But a 3.9 percent calistoga historic hotels one sounds great. Of course, bothering to classify it at all these days is impossible. So a Black IPA at 3.9 percent calistoga historic hotels sounds more like a black pale ale, but that sounds weird. Blake India pale ale is also an oxymoron to be sure. West Coast porter might be what I call it. Reply Delete Anonymous March 6, 2013 at 3:52 PM
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