Black IPA: A dark, mysterious new brew

“A new beer style is emerging, one with the citrusy hop bouquet of an India pale ale but the color of India ink,” said Greg Kitsock in The Washington Post. This black IPA uses American strains of aromatic hops that give it a smooth flavor with hints of grapefruit, lemon, orange, or licorice.

21st Amendment Brewery Back in Black

San Francisco

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A canned beer with an “aggressive grapefruit tang” to the acidy black malt flavor.

Stone Brewing Self-Righteous

Escondido, Calif.

A “beautiful balance” between the bittersweet chocolate of the malt and the resiny hops.

Southern Tier Iniquity

Lakewood, N.Y.

A “rich fudge-cake flavor emerging ahead of the prickly hops.”