Year of New Beer: Close Encounter, Pipeworks Brewing (Chicago)

Written By: Dion on 04/12/2016

Is it a hoppy stout, or a black IPA? I'm not really sure where one ends and the other begins, but this one certainly blurs the line. Roasty on the nose with coffee bean, chocolate, and traces of evergreen. The tongue is very similar, with a strong grapefruit peel blending nicely with only the faintest caramel tone. Burnt toast and bitter chocolate round out a moderately dry finish. Good brew. I couldn't drink multiples of this, but it's a nice change of pace.