6% ABV
N/A IBU
21,107 Ratings
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Corey Friedman is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company
Earned the I Believe in IPA! (Level 19) badge!
Earned the The Dark Side badge!
tim mohl is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Untappd at Home
Black ipa? Porter? Don’t care. Delicious.
Purchased at Leewood Beverages
Earned the To Go Please (Level 34) badge!
lukynumbr7 is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Playground at Olin Park
Dark chocolate, pine resin, light tropical fruit, ends earthy. #GTMW2026
Purchased at Great Taste Of The Midwest
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Earned the By The Campfire (Level 4) badge!
Air Ed is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Priest Gulch Campground and RV Park
The world needs more black IPA’s
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Melissa Jackson is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Olin Park
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Katie Russo is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Olin Park
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Mike Chargo is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Playground at Olin Park
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Earned the The Dark Side (Level 4) badge!
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Tate is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company
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Earned the Taster, Please (Level 22) badge!
Mike Davis is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Olin Park
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Earned the By The Campfire (Level 34) badge!
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Alex D is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Olin Park
Earned the IPA Day Badge (2026) badge!
Matt Hoeller is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Olin Park
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Earned the Black as the Night (Level 4) badge!
Nick is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Social Axe Throwing Gilbert
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Earned the Bar Explorer (Level 46) badge!
Earned the The Dark Side (Level 4) badge!
Jack Sexton is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Shoeless Brewing Company
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Zach F is drinking a Close Encounter by Pipeworks Brewing Company at Shoeless Brewing Company
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Earned the Black as the Night badge!
Purchased at James Calley Brewing Company