Komodo Dragonfly
by Brad
If there was ever a list of badass beer names, this is probably somewhere up there on the list. Probably not the best I've seen (Friday Beers saw some great ones), but anything with a komodo dragon on it is worthwhile.
Komodo Dragonfly is a Black IPA from Upland Brewing Co out of Bloomington, IN. While it has a darker color and a bit more malty characteristics than your traditional IPA, it is still an IPA, which means I probably don't like it. Black IPAs are on the up and up recently, and they're technically called "Cascadian Dark Ale", but Black IPA sounds a lot more like what it is.
The beer itself was more tolerable than several other IPAs I've had, but I'm really not an IPA guy, so this is kind of a hard call for me. It was dark and bitter. I like dark. I usually like bitter. It was also hoppy. I don't like hoppy. I wasn't looking forward to this one, but, for Science!
Komodo Dragonfly is a Black IPA from Upland Brewing Co out of Bloomington, IN. While it has a darker color and a bit more malty characteristics than your traditional IPA, it is still an IPA, which means I probably don't like it. Black IPAs are on the up and up recently, and they're technically called "Cascadian Dark Ale", but Black IPA sounds a lot more like what it is.
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| They weren't kidding when they called it Black... |
Prep/Cooking:
The batter was a wonderfully curious dark brown color. The Blackness of the Black IPA came through for sure, as did the hoppy aroma. I really wasn't looking forward to this one. Although, admittedly, the batter was a bit more tame than the beer itself.
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| Badass color. Not-so-badass beer. |
Results:
Not that this is a big surprise, but I wasn't a fan of this at all. I'm not sure if I'd prefer it in beer form or in pancake form, but they're both pretty unfavorable to me. I'm not a Pale Ale or IPA kind of guy, though, so this probably isn't the best gauge.
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| Even syrup couldn't save them :( |
The Ternary Scale:
0 - Again, not shocking, and maybe not fair, but I was not a fan. Didn't particularly like the beer, either.
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