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Saint Arnold Icon Blue (Cascadian Dark Ale)

Saint Arnold Icon Blue (Cascadian Dark Ale)

Rated 3.175 by BeerPals
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Brewed by Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Houston, TX, United States

Style:  American Black Ale

7% Alcohol by Volume

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The key to a Black IPA is to artfully balance the aggressive hop flavor and bitter with the roast of the black malt to create a wonderful marriage of the two competing tastes. Icon Blue starts with a big hop nose up front, the result of Centennial and Simcoe additions at end of boil and dry hopping. There is also a roast malt character that starts with the nose and goes all the way through the end. At the finish, the Chinook and Columbus hops kick in to create a lasting bitter. We fermented this beer with our Saint Arnold ale yeast, which contributes an additional complexity. This beer is best served at 45°F to 55°F. This beer was inspired by Pete Garza’s winning entry in the 2012 Big Batch Brew Bash.

ID: 51869 Last updated 5 years ago Added to database 10 years ago

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Overall Rank24279
Overall Percentile54.6
Style Rank250 of 342
Style Percentile26.9
Lowest Score3.7
Highest Score3.7
Average Score3.700
Weighted Score3.175
Standard Deviation0.000

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  • JERRYMORRISON 2130 reviews
    rated 3.7 10 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

    The second installment of the Icon series, hope this is better than the first.. Aroma is pretty nice, dank, piney hops, some citrus as well. The roasted malts take a back seat. Mouthfeel is average, but prickly from the carbonation. Flavor follows the aroma, but the malts are more noticeable, bringing balance, dry, bitter finish. Overall its pretty good for the style.

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