So without further ado!
Harpoon 100 Barrel Series #40 - Black IPA
A 7.0% ABV 67 IBU well.. Black IPA clearly. Stupidly waited a bit long on this one.. I'm already forecasting faded flavors. There's some decent "Harpoon-y" hops coming off the nose.. yeah, we all know a lot of the Harpoon brews have a particular note - most of the big brewers exhibit this. And, unsurprisingly, it's got an almost pure black pour. There's touches of roasty malts, coffee, chocolate.. but mainly it's wheat and that floral/piney/grassy/mild citrus Harpoon IPA hop profile. It's got a decent body, but is fairly light considering the ABV and hue/aromas. There's a certain crisp-ness that comes from the brighter citrus and piney hops that fades to the roasty, smooth, bold malts. I can't tell if the finishing bitterness is due to the hops or the boozy bitter black chocolate coming from the malts. There's sadly a slight metallic note near the finish and I'm sensing faded hop flavors due to the age and the fact that the hops just simply don't shine...unless this was intended. The finish is a combination of the malts and hops that have carried through from the nose to the body to here.. as well as a touch of sweetness. It was good.. but for a special brew it could have been better
- - 6 Hops!
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