time to play the "can you name this style by the pictures" game.

[Reno_eNVy]

murder stout?

Endorsed by Dethklok

 

[bottlebomber]

Black Lager?

No, but close

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Dopplebock

 

[two_hearted]

Black ipa

 

[bottlebomber]

Black ipa

Yep! First one I've tried, had to brew it because no one sells any that I've seen.

 

[jtupper]

So who's ready for the new pic?!?! This guy sure is :d

 

[bottlebomber]

So who's ready for the new pic?!?! This guy sure is :d

Do it up. After 24 hours the winner forfeits

 

[Cascadegan]

Well I finally got a picture to post and no one else seems to be posting one...
Its a commercial brew
Also there is a glaring hint...

 

[Winters49441]

Dirty Bastard- uncarbonated?

 

[FromZwolle]

porter.

 

[jtupper]

Black ale? Don't know brand

 

[two_hearted]

Do it up. After 24 hours the winner forfeits

Dang. You know how it goes with the holidays and all.

 

[Cascadegan]

Black ale? Don't know brand

Ehem
Its a CASCADIAN dark ale by widmer brothers

Delicous stuff.

Well you are up!

 

[emjay]

Ahem.

It's an India Black Ale by Widmer Brothers.

Delicous stuff.

Well, you are up!

Fixed.

 

[Cascadegan]

Fixed.

Last time I checked they don't make it in or ship it to India

perhaps Native American Black Ale?
or First Nation Black Ale?

 

[emjay]

Last time I checked they don't make it in or ship it to India

perhaps Native American Black Ale?
or First Nation Black Ale?

While I really like the sound of "Cascadian Dark Ale", it gives totally undue credit, and considering the history, it's even flat-out disrespectful IMO.

And they don't really ship IPAs to India anymore, either, but the name is associated with a pretty specific type of beer. And this new style is a direct descendant of the IPA, with the only real difference being the use of darker malts, so it's an IPA that is no longer "pale". Which makes IBA a totally appropriate name.

Regardless, the GABF's style guidelines (the only major organization that currently recognizes it as a separate style, AFAIK), officially designates it "India Black Ale".

Then again, is there really any use in trying to convince a guy named Cascadegan? It's not like he could be seriously biased... right?

 

[Cascadegan]

While I really like the sound of "Cascadian Dark Ale", it gives totally undue credit, and considering the history, it's even flat-out disrespectful IMO.

And they don't really ship IPAs to India anymore, either, but the name is associated with a pretty specific type of beer. And this new style is a direct descendant of the IPA, with the only real difference being the use of darker malts, so it's an IPA that is no longer "pale". Which makes IBA a totally appropriate name.

Regardless, the GABF's style guidelines (the only major organization that currently recognizes it as a separate style, AFAIK), officially designates it "India Black Ale".

Then again, is there really any use in trying to convince a guy named Cascadegan? It's not like he could be seriously biased... right?

It is pretty different from an (english) IPA though, pretty much exclusively american (cough cascadian cough) hops and a different grain bill... and given that beer usually only has 4 things going into that's a pretty big difference.
But really any name works, its not like any one name is really better than the other, I actually like the name black ipa best despite it being an oxymoron.

 

[bottlebomber]

Its not really an oxymoron though, because pale ale has never referred to the color of the beer specifically, but that it is made from pale malt. BIPAs are still made with pale malt as a base malt, but with the addition of some black malt for color not flavor. I just nailed one with a pound of belgian debittered and a pound of dark candi, it looks like a stout but a blind taster would have a hard time picking that out. It tastes just like an IPA.

To demonstrate how IPAs aren't usually that pale anyway, I recently put up a truly pale (5) IPA, and nobody knew what the heck it was

 

[jtupper]

Alright here she is!!! Just a refreshing beer with a kick of something special. Guess away, hints will be given at 12 CST tomorrow!!!

 

[bottlebomber]

Honeyweizen

 

[nocsimian]

Spruced Ale

 

[jtupper]

Nope not yet!

 

[FromZwolle]

habanero hefe.

 

[Winters49441]

Witbier

 

[mcbethenstein]

Lemon cream ale

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Lemongrass pale

 

[jtupper]

Lemon cream ale

Stien I'll give it to you! It is a lemon blonde ale. And just got my sheets back it scored a 34 this week in my first comp!

 

[mcbethenstein]

Stien I'll give it to you! It is a lemon blonde ale. And just got my sheets back it scored a 34 this week in my first comp!

Cool. Stein.... Makes me laugh. I prefer McBeth. I get a pic up in a few minutes. My 15 month old gave me a bad cold and the only thing I'm in the mood to drink is NyQuil.

 

[bottlebomber]

the only thing I'm in the mood to drink is NyQuil.

So it's a Lindemans Kriek for you then this evening?

 

[mcbethenstein]

Here's a pic I dug up on my iPhone. You may now commence guessing. This hint will help no one....But this is my current favorite style.