Driftwood Fat Tug IPA

Brewed by Driftwood Brewery (Canada)
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Victoria, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting - Ulfborg ].

[ Courtesy of fiulijn ]. Clear medium to dark orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, mandarin, orange - citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pine. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120218]

22 fl oz bottle. pours cloudy orange wigth no head. Aroma is Solid hoppy and light citric fruity flavoured. Bitter and dry to herbal. Fruity and citrusy. Peachy and distinct citrusy to grapefruity.

Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Clear golden with a white head. Very fresh peachy and citrusy hop aroma. Medium body, sweet fruits and wonderful peachy/citrusy hops leaving a dry finish. A very well made IPA. 180212

Bottle at Ungstrup. Clear orange coloured with a medium sized white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, hops and pine needles. Fruity flavour of grass, hops and caramel with notes of pine needles. Dry hoppy finish.

Bottle @ Fastelavnssmagning 2012, Ulfborg. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Pine, lemon, citrus in the aroma. Lovely and fresh. Flavor adds a touch of alcohol.Medium bodied. Dry and very bitter finish!

UPDATED: AUG 8, 2012
2012-08-07, draught at Barney’s on Main St., Vancouver, 7-4-8-5-15=39
Hazy light amber color. Nice aroma, the hops provide a citrusy character. Good dry toffee flavor, with fresh hopping, a lot of dry resins, piney character, followed by some hop fruitiness.
Very good for the summer.

2012-01-11, draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver, 7-4-8-4-15=38
Hazy amber color, with creamy head. Nice aroma, hoppy, fruity, sweaty. Good toffee flavor, with very strong bitterness; the aromatic hop gives resiny and fruity character, although sometimes on the bottle it seems fresher. Too bitter in the end.

2011-12-30, bottle from BC Liquors on Bute, Vancouver, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Beautiful golden color, with medium head. Powerful hops, playing with grass, hay and resins; caramelly and toffeish flavor, providing a steady but clean backbone; a hint of fruits. Very solid; this beer confirms itself.

2011-03-02, bottle from Liberty Wine, Robson St., Vancouver, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Beautiful orange-golden color; generous compact head. Powerful hoppy aroma: fruity, citrusy, piney, resiny. Smooth and sweetish toffee flavor, strong, with a good share of fresh piney hops. Strong and long final. Very good, balanced, although a bit heavy, with a pleasant degree of freshness.

Bottle, 7%. Grassy hop aroma. Hazy amber colour. The flavour is quite hoppy, has a little teaish hop. Mild sweetness. Well-balanced.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark golden. Aroma and taste are peach, citrus, flowers, hops, pine, caramel and malt.

Bottle at Ungstrup’s - Thanks. Clear golden/amber - white head. Toasted, amber malts, fruity, grassy, grape fruits, knækbrød, ok hoppy, citrus notes, piney, pine needles, caramel, dry finish. Lovely drinkability.

Draft. Amber with a thick head. Bright. Orangey-mango hop aroma is appetizing. Bright, fresh and lively. Well-balanced, with lots of pithy bitterness. Really dry, fruity, richly hopped but very drinkable as well. An excellent IPA.