Deschutes Hop in the Dark

[mrgstiffler]

The latest Bond Street Series release from Deschutes is Hop in the Dark CDA. Here's a link to the Deschutes page: http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brews/bond-street-series/hop-in-the-dark/default.aspx

All I can say is: "Wow, delicious". Candi syrup, oats, munich and dark malt with Centennial, Cascade and Citra. This is what CDA is supposed to be.

 

[Cheeto]

I had one last night,

I would have to agree, it is much like a "light" barleywine. lots of malty goodness, and a solid spine of hops to help balance this brew out.

 

[Myke_J]

Just picked up a bomber of it today and can't wait to try it

 

[r2eng]

Yep, I thought it was a good one, too.

Great balance.

 

[mrgstiffler]

Deschutes sent me a clone sheet for Hop in the Dark. Not too informative, but does help. A pretty complex recipe that I doubt will get cloned exactly.

Specifics:
Recipe type: All grain
Batch size: 5 U.S. gallons
Original gravity: 1.067
Final gravity: 1.015-1.018
Boil time: 90 minutes
Fermentation temp: 65° F
Yeast type: English Ale

Malt:
Pale Malt
Flaked Oats
Munich Malt
Dark Crystal Malt
Chocolate Malt
Chocolate Wheat Malt
Black Barley
Toasted Oats
Dark Candy Sugar

Hops:
Northern Brewer
Nugget
Centennial
Amarillo
Cascade
Citra

**Note**
Temps, times and weights are the challenge. Happy Brewing!

 

[Cheeto]

Deschutes sent me a clone sheet for Hop in the Dark. Not too informative, but does help. A pretty complex recipe that I doubt will get cloned exactly.

Specifics:
Recipe type: All grain
Batch size: 5 U.S. gallons
Original gravity: 1.067
Final gravity: 1.015-1.018
Boil time: 90 minutes
Fermentation temp: 65° F
Yeast type: English Ale

Malt:
Pale Malt
Flaked Oats
Munich Malt
Dark Crystal Malt
Chocolate Malt
Chocolate Wheat Malt
Black Barley
Toasted Oats
Dark Candy Sugar

Hops:
Northern Brewer
Nugget
Centennial
Amarillo
Cascade
Citra

**Note**
Temps, times and weights are the challenge. Happy Brewing!

Doesnt look to be much of a challenge.

Yeast S-04

Malt:
Pale Malt 65%
Flaked Oats 7.5%
Munich Malt 7.5%
Dark Crystal Malt 5%
Chocolate Malt 5%
Chocolate Wheat Malt 2.5%
Black Barley 2.5%
Toasted Oats 2.5%
Dark Candy Sugar 2.5%


Hops:
Northern Brewer 90 min
Nugget 60 min
Centennial 30 min
Amarillo 15 min
Cascade flame out
Citra dry hop

I would read the bottle to see if they list IBU's

 

[thataintchicken]

Bevmo! in Sunnyvale had this and... it's good.

cross between a IPA and a barleywine. Weird... but good.
It's like a milk stout and an barleywine met behind a dumpster and made a CDA.

Not a bad thing, IMHO.

 

[JayLove]

75 IBU - it's up on their website.

 

[carnevoodoo]

One of the best black IPAs I've had. Will buy again.

 

[mrgstiffler]

One of the best black IPAs I've had. Will buy again.

You mean Cascadian Dark Ale?

 

[carnevoodoo]

You mean Cascadian Dark Ale?

No sir, I do not. :fro:

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

No sir, I do not. :fro:

That's quite disrespectful to Deschutes. Since they took the time to put Cascadian Dark Ale on the label and do indeed wish it to be called just that.

http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brews/bond-street-series/hop-in-the-dark/default.aspx

 

[carnevoodoo]

That's quite disrespectful to Deschutes. Since they took the time to put Cascadian Dark Ale on the label and do indeed wish it to be called just that.

http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/brews/bond-street-series/hop-in-the-dark/default.aspx

From that page:

"Can an IPA be black? Semantics aside, this noir version adds deep roasted malts to alter the hue and slightly smooth the edges. What emerges is something deeper, less orthodox, and all its own."

Of course, they probably have a better sense of humor than you do.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Exactly. An IPA can not be black. Also from the same write up...

Take the plunge – a hop, if you will – into this new Cascadian Dark Ale. Many may never even try to swim for shore.

And my sense of humor is just fine. Oh mighty San Diegoan.

 

[carnevoodoo]

Oh my Gosh, they referred to it as a black IPA and that other thing, too! Crazy that people would be understanding that there's more than one name for a beer.

Besides, Hop in the Dark is just an American Brown. Big deal. Great beer, though.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

I think that's American India Black Ale.....

 

[carnevoodoo]

I'll just call it beer.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Hey hey...we agree on something!

 

[mrgstiffler]

I guess I should have kept my mouth shut instead of making the joke... oops.

 

[carnevoodoo]

http://www.portlandbeer.org/blog/2010/06/04/hop-in-the-dark-the-challenge/

There's some great hints on reproducing this beer here.

 

[mrgstiffler]

http://www.portlandbeer.org/blog/2010/06/04/hop-in-the-dark-the-challenge/

There's some great hints on reproducing this beer here.

Very nice. Cold steeping makes sense. I put together a recipe for a beer that's similar to Hop in the Dark, but with some changes I like (Like using Carafa Special, CTZ and Simcoe). I already got the grains and they're blended together, so I can't cold steep the dark grains. Going to brew it on Tuesday. I'll post the recipe in a bit.

 

[ChshreCat]

Finally got to try this. My father's day gift to myself. It's like Black Butte Porter and Inversion IPA had freaky sex.

 

[Cheeto]

Finally got to try this. My father's day gift to myself. It's like Black Butte Porter and Inversion IPA had freaky sex.

but what a bastard child they produced ! :rockin:

 

[mrgstiffler]

but what a bastard child they produced ! :rockin:

Indeed! I grabbed 6 of them at the beer store today and a glass on tap

 

[ChshreCat]

but what a bastard child they produced ! :rockin:

Oh, I wasn't at all meaning that as a dig, in case you thought it was. I was very disappointed when I reached the end of the glass.

But it does give a clue on cloning it. I'd had a black butte first and then had this one and they were VERY similar in the malt characteristics. If not for the difference in ABV, I'd have guessed that they simply took black butte and change the hop schedule.

 

[coypoo]

Very nice. Cold steeping makes sense. I put together a recipe for a beer that's similar to Hop in the Dark, but with some changes I like (Like using Carafa Special, CTZ and Simcoe). I already got the grains and they're blended together, so I can't cold steep the dark grains. Going to brew it on Tuesday. I'll post the recipe in a bit.

Just had my first taste of this beer, sooo good. Did you ever brew it? If, so how did it turn out?

 

[mrgstiffler]

Just had my first taste of this beer, sooo good. Did you ever brew it? If, so how did it turn out?

Yeah, I brewed it up. It's fermenting now. Here's the recipe:

 

[coypoo]

Looks really good. Let us know how it turns out!

 

[danweasel]

This beer makes me proud to be a past and future Cascadian. It was so good I went back a bought a few more.

 

[Proletariat]

Have you tasted this yet? I love this beer and would like to try and brew it in the next few weeks.