What takes 22 brews and more than a year of experiments to reach perfection? Deschutes Brewery’s newest Bond Street Series release: Hop in the Dark Cascadian Dark Ale (C.D.A.). C.D.A. is a new style of beer that emerged recently in the Pacific Northwest, more widely known as a Black I.P.A. There has been a significant movement and debate in the region to call the style C.D.A., and Deschutes Brewery leads the way with Hop in the Dark.
This ominous looking liquid combines prominent Northwest hops with roasted malts to create a black tinted India Pale Ale type beer. Hop in the Dark aromas come from Cascade, Amarillo, Citra and Centennial hops that float over a gentle undercurrent of velvet malt complexities.
Deschutes Brewery invites beer lovers to take the plunge – a hop, if you will – into this new Dark Cascadian Ale.
What: Bond Street Series (22-ounce bottles and draft)
Where: Available in all 15 states where Deschutes is sold.
When: Available May – September 2010
Beer Geek Information:
6.5% Alcohol by Volume (ABV)
70 International Bittering Units (IBUs)
3 Comments on "Beer Release: Hop in the Dark, Deschutes Brewery"
Deschutes should hire out as label consultants and help some other Oregon brewers get their act together *cough Lompoc cough*. Great photo Matt.
Woah – what a pretty pour. Reminiscent of Guennis.
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