American Black Ale

The recently developed American Black Ale (ABA) is the product of American craft brewers’ love affair with hops, and their constant desire to innovate and push the envelope. Believed to have originated at the Vermont Pub and Brewery in 1994, the style has surged in popularity since 2007, especially in the Pacific Northwest region, prompting many to refer to it as a Cascadian Dark Ale. The ABA, often called a Black IPA, is similar to its predecessor, the India Pale Ale, but has had its malt bill modified to include a small percentage of highly kilned or roasted malts, giving the beer a dark brown or black appearance. The aromas are typically grassy, spicy, floral, citrussy and/or piny, thanks to aggressive quantities of hops being added at the end of the boil and as dry-hops. Despite its dark color, the malt flavors are typically in the background as they are dominated by ample bitterness and hop flavor. Flavors are resinous and citrussy, and in some versions the dark malts can lend light caramel, chocolate, coffee, or ashy flavors to the beer. The alcohol content for ABAs is typically in the 5.5%-8% by volume range.

	Beer | Location	Reviews	Score
	Lonsbery Farms Black IPA Canada	0	0.000
	Lonsbery Farms Headless Horseman Canada	0	0.000
	Lonsbery Farms / Craft Heads Brewing Pumpkin Spiced Black IPA Canada	0	0.000
	De La Senne Brusseleir Belgium	0	0.000
	Niagara Oast House Offshoot Series: Midnight Plow Dark IPA Canada	0	0.000
	2nd Shift El Gato Negro MO, United States	0	0.000
	948 Brewing The Trickster Canada	0	0.000
	Analog Brewing Locutus Of Beer Canada	0	0.000
	Annex Ale Project Zenosyne Canada	0	0.000
	Undercurrent Brewing The Cascadian Canada	0	0.000
	Allendale End Series: Black IPA United Kingdom	0	0.000
	5e Baron Black Eye 5 Canada	0	0.000
	Backstage Brewing Nunmoar Canada	0	0.000
	Harbour Brewing Storm Surge Canada	0	0.000
	Lunn's Mill Eclipse Canada	0	0.000
	Browar Fortuna Miłosław Black IPA z Yuzu Poland	0	0.000
	Peace River Brewing Black Spruce IPA Canada	0	0.000
	Olde Stone Cascadian Ale Canada	0	0.000
	Rockbottom Insidious Canada	0	0.000
	L'Arsenal Prototype: Cascadian Black Ale Canada	0	0.000