Hop Grail
Black Ale
- Black IPA
- 6% ABV
- Label approved Sep 30, 2019
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Cross-Eyed Owl's Black IPA. Label approved 30 September 2019.
Lighter than 85% of the 60 Black IPA labels we've read.
From the label“Our Black Ale has a distinctly roasted flavor typical to most stouts and some porters. It is an extremely smooth offering that lends itself to another round. This is a dark, roasty, malty, slightly sweet ale.”
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 46–52°F (8–11°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 180–210 calories and 16–23 g carbs
About 120 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Black IPA. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 2nd of 3 labels we have from Cross-Eyed Owl Brewing Co. It is one of 7 black ipa labels approved in September 2019. Its label was approved 13 days after it was submitted. The label carries the Brewers Association independent seal.
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: IPABrewery: Cross-Eyed Owl