Black Diamond Brewing Company's Rampage Imperial IPA

Black Diamond Brewing Company - Rampage Imperial IPA

I went to Black Diamond Diamond Company the other day up in Concord (CA, naturally) and I picked up this Imperial IPA, the ELEPHANT THEMED RAMPAGE.  HOW COOL IS THAT ART?

...NOT AS GOOD AS THE ACTUAL BEER.

Holy shit.

I was surprised right off the bat.  Normally when you get a higher alcohol beer (this is 9.0%), you get a sort of "Man, this is too sweet to drink more than a little at once" or at least "I have to get used to this before I can finish the rest of the bomber".

Not so with this one.  I've tried Pliny the Elder from Russian River, I've tried Drake's Denogginizer, I've tried a bunch of beers.  This one dodges the aforementioned issues; it's really really easy to drink, and if you enjoy IPAs (or stronger Pale Ales, I'd bet), you'll probably like this.  A very welcome surprise.  If I see this in the store (not sure I've seen it anywhere other than in the bottle fridge in Concord but I can hope!), I'll definitely grab another.

I thought about writing some weird shit about this beer but I like it enough that I don't want to mock it.  Now go get one and enjoy it.  Well done, Black Diamond.

Jack Moro