The Brewery: Arcadia Brewing Company (Battle Creek, MI)
The Brew: B-Craft Black IPA
Availability: Bottles & Draft (Rotating)
ABV: 8.5% | IBUs: 85
Rating: 8.3/10
Location: Home
Found: Gift!
After my Gose afternoon, I made a pact with myself to spend more of this spring & summer outside. At the next chance, I snagged two out-of-distro-range brews a good friend of mine picked up while he was in Michigan.
First up is the oddly-monikered B-Craft Black from Arcadia Brewing. This Black DIPA foams up nicely with a fluffy off-white head atop a dark-chocolate brown body.
Bold, roasted notes kick off the flavor run. Dry spices tease the palate complimented by strong esters, herbal and medicinal notes and just a thought of star anise. The bitter hops and roasted coffee malt notes are really fighting for attention in this one, which creates interesting overtones, like those listed above.
Overall, an undoubtedly dark, strong ale that makes no attempt to hide it's ABV. Tasty if not a bit left of different.
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