Beer geeks: Is it me or is "Black IPA" a stupid name for a beer style? [View all]

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I'm currently sat drinking Buxton Imperial Black IPA. It's a real humdinger of a beer but I'm afraid I have an issue with the term used to describe this sort of dark but heavily hopped beer.

Black IPA is a confused, contradictory, daft term. If a beer is black then it cannot be an India Pale Ale. Either a beer is black or it's pale in colour. There needs to be a new name for this beer style ASAP, especially given the rising popularity of it.

If you are wondering what sort of beer I am talking about there is a list at the link below. I haven't had any US ones myself though.

http://www.ratebeer.com/beerstyles/black-ipa/114/