In a blind tasting by BJCP trained experts, this beer rated
93
Eastlake Craft Brewery Nicollet Mauler Black IPA
“Aromas of cocoa and coffee mingle with piney hops. Flavor boasts big dark chocolate with classic IPA bitterness. Clean astringency that’s just this side of too dry. Prickly bitter hop presence on a soft bed of roasty malt.”