Favorite black IPA/ Cascadian Dark ale?

[tonyc318]

Im wondering what some of your favorites were. Looking for some good commercial examples to try. Wanting to maybe brew up a batch, but should probably know what I'm getting myself into first. So, give some names.

 

[Keffa]

Deschutes Hop In The Dark, Stone Sublimely Self Righteous, and 21st Amendment Back In Black have been my favorites, and in that order.

 

[bbbblaine]

Hopworks Urban Brewery CDA is delicious. It was also the first CDA I tried.

 

[beergolf]

Iniquity by Southern Tier is another good one.

 

[osagedr]

Consider ordering the Northern Brewer kit for your first CDA. I love it and have seen nothing but rave reviews from others.

And to answer your original question...Black Galaxy from Half Pints Brewery.

 

[jbsg02]

I haven't had that many of them, but the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous is great

 

[BiscayneBrewing]

Haven't had many either but so far one of my favorites has been Widmer Brothers - Pitch Black IPA.

 

[Soma]

I much prefer the Hopworks CDA over Sublimely Self Righteous (where the roast character plays a pretty small role IMO).

 

[hillhousesawdustco]

Big fan of deschutes hop in the dark. not a huge fan of Alaskan's black ipa. I think those are the only two i've tried besides the Northern Brewer recipe kit, which I thought was very good.

 

[tonyc318]

Consider ordering the Northern Brewer kit for your first CDA. I love it and have seen nothing but rave reviews from others.

And to answer your original question...Black Galaxy from Half Pints Brewery.

I'm actually going to brew up a session style CDA that Dawson made on an episode of Brewing TV called back to basics. Looked super easy and super tasty. I emailed him about it and he said it was good and gave me some suggestions of tweaks that he has made since.

 

[j1laskey]

Barley Brown's Turmoil...here's the link to the BYO recipe.


http://www.byo.com/component/resource/article/2072-birth-of-a-new-style-cascadian-dark-ale

 

[Zamial]

New Glarus - Blacktop as fresh as I can find it.

 

[Phunhog]

Barley Brown's Turmoil...here's the link to the BYO recipe.


http://www.byo.com/component/resource/article/2072-birth-of-a-new-style-cascadian-dark-ale

Have you made it? It looks fantastic on paper! I plan on brewing it in the next week or two.

 

[H-ost]

Alaskan Brewing Black IPA

EDIT: should be easy for you to get down in oregon.

 

[mrgstiffler]

Stone 15 is fantastic, but you might not be able to get it anymore. Deschutes Hop in the Dark is almost as good. Pyramid Discord is an insane deal for $2.50/bomber.

 

[spenghali]

UINTA DUBHE ftw! IMO the best, there was a can you brew it episode on it so the recipe is floating around.

 

[Subsailor]

Alaskan Brewing Black IPA

 

[suprchunk]

UINTA DUBHE ftw! IMO the best, there was a can you brew it episode on it so the recipe is floating around.

Some of us are not allowed to drink that. At least for a couple more years, when I can retire.

 

[mrgstiffler]

Some of us are not allowed to drink that. At least for a couple more years, when I can retire.

What?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I'm actually quite surprised nobody said what I was going to.

New Belgium's Snow Day!

It's the beer that initially got me into the style. SWMBO and I had a sample of it at Total Wine and liked it so much we bought a case and the sweet New Belgium $5 donation glasses.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I haven't had too many of them, and haven't been particularly wowed by the commercial ones I've had. Ironically enough, my favorite example of this American style beer has been by a British brewery, Thornbridge's Raven.

 

[strambo]

Since you're in Astoria...next time you are driving by Hillsboro, stop in to the McMenamin's Cornelius Pass Roadhouse. They have a CDA called "Dark Star" that is delicious. I loved this beer before I; a) knew what a "CDA" was or even b) knew this was a CDA!

The current batch is 8.6% ABV and it is always in the 8% range, so more like a Imperial or double CDA.

 

[Pommy]

Croucher Patriot from Rotorua, New Zealand

 

[jtakacs]

best one i've had was a beer healdsburg BC did on tap only - iirc, it was called "sidecar" - that being said, my CDA is the best i've had - by far my favorite HB.

 

[thisgoestoeleven]

Otter Creek Black IPA is really good. Stone Sublimely is probably my favorite though.

 

[jdjtexas]

What?

Brewed w/ hemp seed oil or so I hear

 

[tonyc318]

Tons of great suggestions! Thanks everyone. I'm gonna go broke trying all of these! Haha

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Brewed w/ hemp seed oil or so I hear

The statement that prompted the "what" still makes so sense.

Even if it was brewed with hemp oil, so what? There are at least 3 hemp beers that are easily found and they are most certainly not going to raise any red flags.

 

[Pickledout686]

I'm actually quite surprised nobody said what I was going to.

New Belgium's Snow Day!

It's the beer that initially got me into the style. SWMBO and I had a sample of it at Total Wine and liked it so much we bought a case and the sweet New Belgium $5 donation glasses.

New Belgium's Snow Day isn't a black ipa IMO

 

[Reno_eNVy]

New Belgium's Snow Day isn't a black ipa IMO

Exactly... it's a Cascadian Dark Ale, just like all of the other ones.

But with 55 IBUs and darker than any IPA in any range, I'd say yeah it's a CDA.