Baltic IPA?

beerlover420 · Posted: Wed - Feb, 15 2012 - 3:15 pm Post subject: Baltic IPA?

Is this yet another name for a black IPA? How many freakin' names do we need for this new style?
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ricka182 · Posted: Wed - Feb, 15 2012 - 4:44 pm Post subject:

Marketing. People and "craft brewers" just make shit up nowadays. If it's different, other people will want to try it, just to try something "different". Not all black beers are the same though. Good example would be SA Black Lager, a notably dark, malty, heavy brew. On the flipside, Guiness Black Lager, much lighter in mouthfeel than expected, well defined flavors and aromas, but still black in color.

And to add to the confusion, Sam Adams is adding to their limited release of the small batch series, which I have yet to find anywhere. They will be soon releasing a new Lager, called Deep Depths Black IPA. Yes, they are calling it a black IPA, but also calling it a lager. I read that on two other sites, maybe it was copy/paste, but if it's true... = WTF Mr. Koch?!
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beerlover420 · Posted: Thu - Feb, 16 2012 - 3:37 am Post subject:

I just tried that new one by SA, Dark Depths, which is why I started this post. It is more hoppy than any other black IPA and is close to a Baltic porter, so it does make sense to call it a Baltic black IPA, I suppose. I just wonder at what point does a style difference call for the naming of a new style? Stouts already have 4 or more different categories. How about smoked beers? You could have a different category depending on what the base choice of beer is; stout, doppelbock, brown ale, etc.
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ricka182 · Posted: Thu - Feb, 16 2012 - 4:37 pm Post subject:

You could call a smoked beer, a Rauchbier, which is it's proper name.

Or you could do like me, and call them just F'ing nasty...
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sloshed · Posted: Thu - Feb, 16 2012 - 5:16 pm Post subject:

But not all smoked beers are Rauchbiers.. There are smoked porters, stouts, etc.. Either way, I don't like them either.
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ricka182 · Posted: Fri - Feb, 17 2012 - 5:34 pm Post subject:

Imposters. And all are indeed nasty.
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beerlover420 · Posted: Sat - Feb, 18 2012 - 5:27 am Post subject:

What's wrong with smokin' beers?
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ricka182 · Posted: Sat - Feb, 18 2012 - 11:23 am Post subject:

There are better things to smoke. Cool

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sickle8 · Posted: Mon - Mar, 12 2012 - 6:14 pm Post subject:

I personally love smoked beers, but to each their own! Along with a friend, I recently brewed a Baltic porter, and am eager to bottle it this weekend and get to tasting -- it's a great style. The SA Baltic IPA is VERY good, a 4.5 out of 5 on my scale.

sickle8 · Posted: Mon - Mar, 12 2012 - 6:30 pm Post subject: