Black IPA - Santa Fe Brewing Company

rwhitmore

Kansas

4/5  rDev +10.2%

02-23-2013 22:41:20 | More by rwhitmore

BrockLanders

Oklahoma

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

06-08-2013 20:43:12 | More by BrockLanders

brandon911

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

06-04-2013 04:14:32 | More by brandon911

BGsWo22

New York

2.5/5  rDev -31.1%

05-26-2013 22:13:50 | More by BGsWo22

tswater

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

05-23-2013 00:48:53 | More by tswater

abex44

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-09-2013 19:24:59 | More by abex44

ajtorres311

Florida

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-01-2013 15:31:05 | More by ajtorres311

acevenom

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

04-05-2013 03:51:06 | More by acevenom

emergency_beef

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +17.1%

03-06-2013 03:45:26 | More by emergency_beef

BeerHunter76

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

03-06-2013 01:52:03 | More by BeerHunter76

mdcrouser

Missouri

3.73/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Gotta say - I do like these cans. They stand out and are easy to find on the shelf, making an impressive entrance into a new market.

Creamy tan head stands a finger thick. Depending on the light in the room, you might mistake this for black. But it's closer to a dark brown, as there are hints of red near the bottom of the glass and it comes across a tick less imposing than a deep black would. Layer on layer on layer of lace all the way down the glass.

Vegetation and spice in the hops comes through to the nose, with a faint backdrop of maltiness. Not as much as I'd expect, but enough to let you know it exists.

Heavily hopped - lots of greenery, coupled with copious amounts of spice.

Big, round in the mouth, smooth and delivering the full wave of hops in its breadth. Slaps the tongue a bit, with somewhat heavy-handed and one-leveled hops.

Good, not great. Ripe with hops if that's the only thing you're after.

Serving type: can

03-04-2013 04:06:11 | More by mdcrouser

nzerbe

New York

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

03-03-2013 22:29:30 | More by nzerbe

Onemic

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-26-2013 02:21:36 | More by Onemic

Ispeakforthetrees

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-25-2013 02:47:47 | More by Ispeakforthetrees

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-22-2013 00:59:25 | More by drummermattie02

TheBishopco

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-17-2013 04:22:30 | More by TheBishopco

kjkinsey

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-16-2013 01:32:54 | More by kjkinsey

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

02-15-2013 19:58:07 | More by Whiskeydeez

injuredreserve

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

02-14-2013 03:36:45 | More by injuredreserve

ajd413

Colorado

3.3/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Great deep black color and pleasant hop aroma. First sip, it's a bit thin and not as hoppy as I had hoped. It's balanced but short of the mark for the style. More of a black pale rather than IPA. The roast malt is definitely more prominent than the hops but not in a bad way. The mild sweetness pairs well with the gentle bitterness of the hops and overall, it's a fine beer but nothing spectacular

Serving type: can

02-14-2013 02:58:28 | More by ajd413

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4/5  rDev +10.2%

02-13-2013 14:45:05 | More by MarkyMOD

beergoot

Colorado

4.1/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25

Piney and citrus aroma emanates from the black-bodied beer with a faint trace of malt grains in the background. A rich, chunky, foamy head sits atop the beer. A pretty good dark grain, roasted malt flavor rides beneath a beautiful and bold hop bitterness. The body feels medium-light, clean and dry, a bit effervescent on the tongue.

Nice layers of flavor and complexity in this one. Very pleasing to the eyes, nose, and palate. Well worth checking out...

Serving type: can

02-08-2013 01:50:42 | More by beergoot

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.64/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a scarlet tinged mahogany with 3 fingers of mocha colored head. Good head retention & lacing

S: Roastyness, some fig, leafy hops & a whisper of brown bread

T: Roastyness, a bit of carob, woody hops, & a little grapefruit up front, plus some coffee. Roastyness continues as this warms, faint figgyness plus herbal & woody hops, then a smidge of cocoa. Finishes roasty, somewhat dry, woody with some dark fruittyness & grapefruit coming through

MF: Medium body with firm carbonation, skews slightly malty

Very easy to drink, not the best Black Ale out there, but this would do in a pinch. I wish it was as good & hop forward as their IPA

Serving type: can

02-06-2013 03:42:29 | More by russpowell

twiggamortis420

Texas

3.53/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz can pours a pretty solid black color with a fine-bubbled brown head. Nice retention and lacing...so far, so good.

Nose has tons of bright pine and citrus hops with a hefty dose of roast, licorice and dark chocolate. The parts sound like they would add up to greatness, but the various parts clash a bit, for me anyway.

This one has about equal parts hops and malt. The hop flavors and bitterness are both bold. The malts lean a bit more roasty than chocolate which kinds of piles on top of the hop bitterness. I really enjoyed the Happy Camper IPA from SFBC, but this one is not quite as tasty. I tend to like my Black IPAs a little more chocolate leaning with more emphasis on hop flavoring than the bitterness. Its not bad though, Santa Fe has put out some pretty tasty stuff in the fast 3 or 4 years.

Serving type: can

02-02-2013 00:29:56 | More by twiggamortis420

JMBSH

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

01-31-2013 05:24:35 | More by JMBSH