Full Review

Swedesboro Brewing Company
Boris The Great Black Rye IPA

Category: Black IPA

Date Tasted: 11/5/2025

Country: USA

Alcohol: 7.5%

93 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

Swedesboro Brewing Company
Boris The Great Black Rye IPA

Category: Black IPA

Date Tasted: 11/5/2025

Country: USA

Alcohol: 7.5%

Brown black color. Aromas and flavors of Mexican chocolate, mocha, and coconut cream with a satiny, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a smooth, engaging, long finish with suggestions of grilled rye baguette with evoo, peppercorns, and molasses. A deliciously malty, moderately hopped take on a Black IPA that drinks like a robust porter.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Malty & Smooth & Mild
	Aroma:	Mexican chocolate, mocha, and coconut cream
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with suggestions of grilled rye baguette with evoo, peppercorns, and molasses
	Bitterness:	Medium/High
	Enjoy:	Enjoy on its own
	Pairing:	BBQ Pork, Steak Fajitas, Colby
	Bottom Line:	A deliciously malty, moderately hopped take on a Black IPA that drinks like a robust porter.

The Producer

Swedesboro Brewing Company

Their Portfolio

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Black IPA

Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass

About

Black IPA

Black IPAs are dark brown to black in color and range in alcohol from 6-8%. This style is also known as Cascadian dark ale or black India pale ale. These beers feature an intense hop aroma and flavor that is balanced by roasted chocolate and caramel malt notes. Originating in the Pacific Northwest, this relatively new style has quickly gained popularity amongst US craft brewers and IPA fans alike.

Noteworthy examples of this style include: Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA, Full Sail Brewing Bump in the Night Cascadian Dark Ale, Samuel Adams Dark Depths Baltic IPA and Lakefront Brewery Lakefront IBA.