American Black Ale

American Black Ale

692 beers | 3.761 Avg Score

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
Collective Arts Collective Project: Black IPA
Canada
1
3.225
Columbia River Nyctophobia Black IPA
OR, United States
1
3.175
Common Good Black IPA
Canada
0
0.000
Confluence Thomas Beck
IA, United States
0
0.000
Copper Hop Brewing Always Bet On Black
MI, United States
0
0.000
Cornerstone Evil Entity X
OH, United States
1
3.125
Coronado Brewing Black Ops IPA
CA, United States
1
3.125
Crabtree Eclipse Black IPA
CO, United States
3
3.317
Crabtree Syzygy Barrel-Aged Black IPA
CO, United States
1
2.975
Craggie Brewing Herkulean IPA
NC, United States
0
0.000
Crazy Mountain Cara de Luna
CO, United States
0
0.000
Croocked Moon Raven
Denmark
1
3.250
Crooked Feeder Brewing Mistaken Pint
Canada
0
0.000
Cross-Eyed Owl Black Ale
AL, United States
0
0.000
Crystal Springs Stagecoach 1899
CO, United States
0
0.000
Culture Black IPA
CA, United States
1
3.225
Dandy Brewing Bleak House Ale
Canada
0
0.000
Dandy Brewing In The Bleak Midwinter
Canada
0
0.000
De La Senne Brusseleir
Belgium
0
0.000
Dead Frog The Obsidian Dagger IPA Noire
Canada
1
3.000