2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden-beige colour. Earthy, herbal, slightly spicy hop nose with a caramel base. Some woody hop, but quite a bit of diacetyl as well. Not nearly aromatic enough for the "west coast" moniker, and rather malt-accented for the style in general. Worse, though, is that the malts aren’t that good, there’s too much diacetyl and nothing comes together.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap. Orange pour, foamy off white head. Aroma is yeasty, a bit peppery, booze, citrus and pine. Sticky mouthfeel. A lot of bready, caramel malt. Finishes long and citrus bitter with a bit of minerality. Balance wasnt quite there, but I like the malty character and not shy with the hops. Still not quite west coast. Pretty drinkable.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
To label this a West Coast IPA is adventurous at best. Pours a clear gold with a big frothy white top. Aroma is very malty, grass with some earthy hop. Taste is almost a toffee bitterness with good malt profile but missing the resinous hop flavouring and bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pretty generic hoppy IPA. Nothing offensive about it, but not a lot of depth. Typical rubber-band bitterness with notes of pine. Nothing else of note for me. Medium to high carbonation and medium in the mouth.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
on tap in the Manx, ottawa. pleasant enough but not something i’d bracket as an IPA. not even sure where the "west coast IPA" pigeon hole sits. If i had to i’d call it an american pale. Not excessively carbontaed which was a bonus, light fruitiness on the nose gentle hops and citrus flavour. Good to try as i’d heard it was one to sample but i moved on to other options after the first one.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at barVolo with JoeMcPhee. Pleasant aroma of resin and caramel malt. A touch resinous. Some burgundy wine notes in the finish, but this is mainly pine. A bit one-dimensional and mild for me.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Was told it was a pale ale and it’s good for that but seems too light on the hops if it’s an IPA. Still a definite hoppy presence, pleasant bitter without being over the top
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the Manx. Slightly hazed copper with a small white head. Aroma has very little hop activity, some caramalt and that’s really it. Flavour again has little hop presence apart from some decent bitterness underneath the tasty malt body. No booze, but the carbonation was a little excessive which made it harder to drink than I would have liked. Much better than the other offerings I’ve had from this brewer but this is not an IPA, though I believe it’s just advertised as a ’West Coast Pale Ale’ now.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 6, 2012 En fût au Manx. Couleur ambrée claire, mousse blanche. En bouche, douce, un peu de sucre, houblon floral, malt. En finale amère mais pas trop. Très bonne. Pas trop IPA par contre...plus American Pale Ale.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Fairly light in hops for an IPA, it pours a thick head, tastes of light malts as well, light in colour, good offering would have again
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the wooly. Pours light copper in colour, lots of white lacey head. Not a ton of aroma, but nice caramel malt and floral hops! Good.
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