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Black Raven Proto-IPA

Black Raven Brewing Company
Redmond, WA, United States of America


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Overall: 63 (logged 2 times)
Draft: 63 (logged 2 times)

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#1 release
In a full glass, this was much more standard than the earlier taster made me think. Light like a session IPA but with a touch more resin, and a sweet cereal finish. Somehow, less weird made it less appealing to me... Not super interested in adding a new standard IPA to my life right now? (12 oz schooner)
#1 release
Now, this was odd. Not nearly as resinous as their regular IPA, with a lemon-pepper sweet wheat-funk finish. There's no wheat in the malt bill, so I'm not sure where those flavors are coming from. The only other beer with that kind of finish I can think of is Sam Adams Summer Ale, and this probably got there by accident. Like that other beer, I found this strangely appealing, but find it harder to imagine having it in larger quantities.