Appears hazy deep amber in color with a 1-finger off white head after an aggressive pour. The aroma is very sweet. Scents of bubble gum, candy sugar, and ripe San Joaquin valley plums hit your first. Hints of pear, banana, berry, cherry, dates, tea, biscuit, tobacco, leather, and toffee, but just hints. The taste is sweet, but not as sweet as the scent. Again the amber candy sugard, bubble gum and plum flavors are strongest. You also pickup hints of the cascara tea (tea made from coffee berries / cherries), banana, black cherry, toffee, and tobacco. The texture is very smooth, but sticky with a light medium body. A very interesting beer, but I would consider it a novelty rather than something you would drink often.
Cascara Quad - Lips of Faith Series
New Belgium Brewing - Fort Collins, Colorado
http://www.newbelgium.com
Clements Homebrew rating:
Kevin: Style 83 , Overall 77
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Karl Oppenheimer @ KO Brewing
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Mead Methodologies by Steve the Canadian Sasquatch
The book and his website:
https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Canadian-Sasquatchs-Mead-Methodologies/dp/1983040703
http://canadiansasquatchbrewery.com/meadmethodologies/
Bouncer - filers the "Keep the Dregs Out"
https://bouncer.beer/
Jaded Brewing - home of the fastest immersion wort chillers and more
https://jadedbrewing.com/
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Pours dark brown with ruby red highlights and a 2-finger tan head. A big grapefruit aroma hits you upfront. Floral hops, surprisingly hint of rye, along with citrus and lemon. What a great tasting CDA / Black IPA. Grape fruit, floral hops, tea flavors, spicy, roasted malts, little bit of chocolate, hint of bread. Still taste as if there is a little rye. Great flavors. This is a great example of a CDA.
Secession Cascadian Dark Ale
Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) - Portland, Oregon
http://hopworksbeer.com/
Style: Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA)
ABV: 6.5%
IBUs: 70
Clements Homebrew rating:
Kevin: Style 92 / Overall 90
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