Craft Beer Review – Coronado Brewing Black Sails IPA

Coronado Brewing Black Sails IPA: Brewed in Coronado, CA at a strength of 6.8% abv this was the first beer from this company that I purchased in Canada since they recently started distributing here in British Columbia. It’s great to see all of these interesting beers in BC, although I bet the local brewers are feeling…

Craft Beer Review – Southern Tier Iniquity Black Ale

Southern Tier Iniquity Black Ale: Brewed in Lakewood, New York at a strength of 9% abv with 50 IBU’s this fusion styled beer was for sale at O’Hares in Richmond, BC I believe and looked like an interesting one to try. I personally like these dark roasty ales as long as the hop profile doesn’t clash…

BC Craft Beer Review – Dead Frog Bucking Black Sheep Buckwheat IPA

Dead Frog Bucking Black Sheep Buckwheat IPA: A new single batch limited release which also comes in White, this Black IPA is brewed at a strength of 6.5% abv with 41 IBUs made up of Galaxie and Centennial hops and was brewed in August 2014. I had already quite enjoyed the regular buckwheat IPA so was interested to…

BC Craft Beer Review – Phillips Puzzler Belgian Black IPA

Phillips Brewing – Puzzler Belgian Black IPA: Brewed in Victoria, BC at a strength of 7.3% this Belgian Black IPA poured with some massive amounts of foam and took about 5 minutes to calm down before I could fill the glass. That always irks me a bit, but it wasn’t to the point where it was…

BC Craft Beer Review – Dead Frog Brewery Obsidian Dagger IPA Noire

Dead Frog Brewery – Obsidian Dagger IPA Noire: Is a dark IPA brewed in Aldergrove, BC and is part of Dead Frog’s 22 oz bottle release lineup. I promptly poured this into a beer glass, sat on the patio and started to take notes ans I drank it. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a dark reddish brown with two…

Craft Beer Review – Green Flash Hop Odyssey Black IPA

Green Flash Hop Odyssey Black IPA: Is a darker black IPA brewed in San Diego, CA at a strength of 7.2% abv and 85 IBU’s which was enjoyed at home poured from a 22 oz bottle into a beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a dark amber with two fingers of tan foam and no visible bubbles.…