Sorry about the crappy lighting on this photo - it's the label of @westbrookbrewing's new black IPA, called Covert Hops. There is some debate about whether the 'black IPA' is really a separate style, or is just a hopped stout. Covert Hops is a point for the 'separate style' crowd. This beer pours an impenetrable dark black/brown and is certainly full of roasted malt aromas, but it is a dark ale, through and through. Though it pours without a great deal of head, lacing is excellent (even on Day 2 of an unsealed growler).
According to Westbrook, four pounds of hops are used in every batch, and it's easy to confirm this by taste. Covert Hops has a crisp hoppy finish that is decidedly un-stoutlike, in that it leaves you with a resiny bite at the end, rather than a creamy note. It's available in March and April only, so jump on it.
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