Revival Double Black IPA
Revival Brewing Co.

Revival Double Black IPARevival Double Black IPA
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From:
Revival Brewing Co.
 
Rhode Island, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.9 | pDev: 10.26%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
120
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 28, 2019
Added:
Jan 15, 2012
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  23
This Cascadian Dark Ale, otherwise know as our Double Black IPA, emerged stylistically from the Pacific North West. It has an IPA backbone with a "special blend" of choice roasted malts combined with a hard hitting matchup of hops, knocking this beer into a new weight class. Dry hopped and unfiltered for maximum flavor and punch. Enjoy it with a trainer!

85 IBU
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Rated: 4.46 by crackerjack57 from Pennsylvania

Jun 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by JohnDon from Texas

Oct 11, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Darrin_Smith from Massachusetts

Mar 11, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.99/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Treated as an imperial black IPA, this was poured into a tulip. The appearance was a black color with a cap of a little eggshell white foamy head. Some messy lace. The aroma had some coffee, light bitter pine/somewhat sprucy, citrus rind, subtle earthiness, sly wood, dark chocolate and a little bit of grassiness. The flavor was moderately bitter with a touch of the sweet and roast nipping at the back end. Aftertaste was semi-roasty, bitter, hint of sweet. Finish nipped at some roast and pine. The palate was medium bodied with a good grip of the sipping aspect coming about. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine. Overall, pretty nice imperial black IPA. I’d have this again.
Jun 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by bluehende from Delaware

May 15, 2017
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Reviewed by MikeyBadnews from Massachusetts

3.17/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Looks good


Smells like wet hopping, old banana and smoked chocolate

Tastes is quite bitter, burnt alcohol, chocolate is there but takes a backseat to the more pronounced bitter and smoky notes, the more I look the worse it tastes.

Looks good, an intriguing smell, but the taste is way rough with a lingering robutussin talcum powder slickness stuck to my tongue,

Neigh
Mar 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Nov 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Oct 27, 2016
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Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A Chinook/Sorachi imperial black IPA is a pretty solid idea, but I haven't had the best luck with Revival Brewing (they've sorta felt inconsistent to me thus far), so I'm hoping this falls on the high-quality side of the spectrum for them.

Pours an expected deep blackened-brown color with a thin but pretty retentive head of khaki-colored foam that leaves nice cobweb-esque lace. Bubble formation on the surface is really solid, too, actually. This definitely looks the part it tried out for, and I like the slightly reddish undertones and cola-like appearance. Solid as hell.

Nose is also very much in the vein of what I expected given the hops involved and the dark malts necessitated by the style profile. Spice, pine, roasty char, slight clove with a nuttiness underneath the roast profile. A bit of anise as well. Slightly medicinal and definitely seems like it's going to be bitter as hell.

Flavor has all of those elements in spades; so far, so good with this one! Huge punch of pushy, piney hops and slight grapefruit, lemon and spice followed by huge roastiness, baker's chocolate, more pine... this also has a surprisingly yeasty and complex finish. I get some of the licorice-like notes from the nose here, too, but they're mostly subsumed by the big malt profile and darker, charred elements. This strikes a nice balance between bitterness and roast/maltiness that a lot of black IPAs kind of fail at to some extent, so I congratulate Revival for nailing that part.

Feel is on the lighter side of medium for an 8% beer, and with that said I also don't get much ethanol. Pretty drinkable though it does coat the palate well, too. I enjoy this well enough to keep coming back for another sip each time the previous one fades, and unlike many other black IPAs I've had, this doesn't really fall too evenly on either the "hoppy porter" or "IPA with roast" side of the spectrum... it has slight elements of both and works well on most levels. It's plenty bitter, has some interesting hop character and looks nice in my glass. Not much else to say other than that I'm happy this met my expectations and I will continue to buy interesting sounding beers by Revival! Always a good outcome to a random single bottle purchase.
Oct 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jjmj51 from Rhode Island

Sep 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.22 by LoudRed from Massachusetts

Sep 04, 2016
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Reviewed by JacksonCR1 from Rhode Island

3.48/5  rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Beautiful pour--huge foamy head that lasts with gorgeous lacing. Aroma of coffee and some citrus. A sate of carbon, chocolate and some caramel perhaps as well, but very subtle.
Aug 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by MasterRigger from North Carolina

Jul 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by djbrown13 from Massachusetts

May 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.97 by Bebum from Massachusetts

Feb 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.01 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Feb 07, 2016
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island

3.66/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12oz. bottle served in a tulip. Freshness dating was not notched on the bottle. Pours the color and clarity of cola with a dense, half inch, tan-colored head. Head eventually settles into a consistent 1/8th inch cap with copious swaths and spots of lacing present during the tasting. Nose expresses cocoa, piney hops and a suggestion of metallic notes. Taste consistent with nose; however, there's a distinct chalky character and chocolate is more akin to baker's chocolate. Hop character is present but less pronounced and there's also a hint of brewer's licorice. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body (but closer to light) with an assertive carbonation. Overall, a decent example of the style but I think the bottle might be a little old. I'll definitely need to re-experience fresh.
Jan 23, 2016
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Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire

3.85/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from Colonial Spirits
Dark brown with a tan head. Earthy pine and citrus atop a lightly roasty chocolate sweet maltiness. That's a pretty good black ipa right there.
Jan 10, 2016
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Reviewed by ThrewRedButter from Massachusetts

4.52/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
L - Pitch black with a nice two and a half fingers of off-white head

S - Spicy hops with a lot of roasted notes and some fruits.

T - A candy-like fruit taste (think Spree or Skittles) is quite prominent, but the dark malts and roastiness contributes equally.

F - Thicker than anticipated and that's a good thing. Full like a stout, but drinkable thanks to the fruity hops. No alcohol taste ans no syrupy feeling.

O - A stellar Black IPA combining the best of both fruity hops and roasted, stout-like qualities. Damn that's good.
Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by TheElectricOne from Rhode Island

Dec 22, 2015
Revival Double Black IPA from Revival Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 120 ratings