Pyramid Discord

This seasonal release is a 6.5% ABV black IPA from the Pyramid Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington; Berkeley, California and Portland, Oregon. It uses five varieties of hops.

The beer pours black in appearance, dark ruby if held to the light. There is a short, thick and creamy head that is light brown in color. The aroma is floral hops, with light passion fruit and citrus. The taste has all the hop notes of the aroma, floating thinly on dark roasted malt. There is some coffee in there somewhere, but it is overpowered by the hops. The beer is watery. The hops are too predominate here and not enough of the dark malt is getting through. The finish is quite bitter. Unbalance, a poor example of a black IPA.