FROM THE ARCHIVES (forgot it in drafts..).
April 2013's beer adventure: Bushwakker Saskadian Black IPA (Regina, SK). On tap at brewpub. 6.8% ABV. Served in a pint glass.
The pour is dark, dark brown with ruby highlights. Good clarity. Medium carbonation. Large off-white head with fantastic retention. Medium carbonation in glass.
The aroma is complex..all over the map. Big, big floral and pine hop aroma. Some citrus fruitiness as well. The dark roasted malts offer chocolate and some black liquorice. Lots going on in that glass. Tons of lacing.
The flavour is big floral hop out front followed immediately by dark roasted malt. Some chocolate and liquorice make their way into the flavour, but it is mainly bitter floral hops. Finish is slightly sweet, long and hoppy bitter. There is a low amount of astringency, but not too much.
Rating is 7.0/10 dogs. This is Bushwakker's second go at their black IPA. The previous version was highly astringent IMHO, but this one is far more balanced. Black IPAs are odd ducks and I would like to try more offerings from other breweries for comparison's sake, but this one is pretty good. I'd like to see *slightly* more citrus quality in the hop blend. I think that might even out some of the astringency.
What other people think: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/bushwakker-saskadian-black-ipa/182782/
Brewer's website: http://www.bushwakker.com/
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