Black Mad Hatter
Overall: 8.1/10 by 3 dudes
Dudes: 8.1/10
Trend: 8.1/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: Cascadian Dark Ale
ABV: 4.60%
IBU: 54
Seasonal: Summer
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7.8
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 22:36:50
- $4.99 for 22 oz. bottle
- 283 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: June 09, 2011
Color: Deep Amber
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 7 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 7.8
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| Black Perle | 7.9 |
| Black Top | 9.2 |
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| Secession Cascadian Dark Ale | 8.8 |
8.3
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- tikibeer from Sandwich, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 22:23:32
- $4.99 for 22 oz. bottle
- 252 beers rated with a 8.2 average rating
Pours a nice dark brown with a huge three finger head. Nice thick sticky lacing.
Aroma has a nice hop punch to it. Very impressive aroma. I am getting citrus and pine hops, in a big way. Aroma is sweet and bitter at the same time with a bit of spice.
Taste is rich on hops. Simple but very enjoyable. I am not getting a nice citrus hop with a bit of sour bitterness similar to grapefruit. A hint of tartness on the finish and Finishes dry.
Light Body with low carbonation.
Overall all this is a good beer. I like the bitter citrus I am getting on the backend of this beer. The aroma is a real big blast of hops, but the taste is much more mellow. Good beer, pour me another bartender.
Date tasted: June 09, 2011
Color: Dark Brown
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 8 (15%)
Drinkability: 8 (35%)
Overall: 8.3
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| Beer | Rating |
|---|---|
| Black IPA | 8.8 |
| Black Top | 9.3 |
| Hoppy Feet | 7.4 |
| Secession Cascadian Dark Ale | 7.7 |
8.4
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Thursday, June 09, 2011 at 22:21:56
- $4.99 for 22 oz. bottle
- 882 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Pours clear in spite of being dark. Huge tan, frothy foam covers the liquid. Thick, sticky lacing coats quickly while the foam retreats slowly.
Aroma has sweet, caramel with a spice and roasted malt backing it up. The focus is on the hops though: citrus mixed with a dose of pine.
Taste is a mixture of sweet that goes towards slight roast but big hits of citrus hops. There is a definite bitterness that doesn't linger long.
Light body, maybe a touch more. Carbonation is medium while drying out the palate.
The aroma is the hit of the beer for me. I like the taste just not sure it is the combination that is at the top my list. I will give this another try before I make a complete judgement. Enjoy!
Date tasted: June 09, 2011
Color: Dark Brown
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 10 (25%)
Taste: 7 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 8 (35%)
Overall: 8.4
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| Beer | Rating |
|---|---|
| Atlantis | 8.1 |
| Black Perle | 8.4 |
| Black Top | 9.1 |
| Either | 8.1 |
| Hoppy Feet | 7.3 |
| Jim | 8.6 |
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Cost Breakdown
$4.99, 3 servings, 22 oz. bottles
Beer Notes
blackened version of Mad Hatter brewed with black malt for a dark, roasty sweetness to the base of the flavor profile. Finishes with a strong Centennial hop character from dry hopping.
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A: Deep Amber and very thick off-white head.
S: Citrus and pine, pretty deep in intensity of aroma notes.
T: Soft and dry start. Hard to sort out the malt taste profiles. Big hops masking a few of the elements of this brew. Subtle and sour grapefruit taste in the background. Low to medium carbonation.
O: Very dry and almost a tartness. Not sure it's my cup of tea (in the spirit of the whole Mad Hatter theme). But it's well crafted