Spinnakers Iceberg Pale Ale

Brewed by Spinnakers Brewpub
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Victoria, Canada

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy golden, small head. Tangerine aroma. Sweet and grapefruity with clean mouthfeel. Dense and lightly buttery with salty bitter finish.

Light bronze with little head. Lightly hoppy aroma, with some crystal hop flavor, slightly rancid, grapefruit/pineapply hops. Called "late-hopped," the hops add an unpleasant, slightly spoiled, off-flavor.

Hand pump sample from brewery. Nice fresh hoppy aroma. Fruity with apricot and pineapple and just of a bit of skunky honey. House characters? Mild nose, but nice. Clear golden with foamy/creamy lacing white head. Medium watery body with smooth-light carbonation. Starts rather dry with mild grainy malt, beany flavor, and nice bitterness. Good hoppy finish with light tongue coating bitterness. Smooth light bitter after.

650ml bomber from mgermani! thanks! Clear golden color with a thin, amber tint. Big nose of citrus, and grapefruit, wow this smell fresh. Flavour is quite hoppy, good bitterness, and a nice maltiness also. Very refreshing beer, i really enjoyed it!

Gold with a white head. Lightly hoppy aroma, citrus also shows. Taste is reasonably hoppy, with some pine, and light floral notes.

Pours a clear dull gold with a healthy looking white head with minimal lace. light but sharp citrus-hops aroma, some sweetness from the malt. Decent pale malt with plenty of hop kick - orange pith, grapefruit, dry aftertaste with a touch of warmth. Thin but lingering mouthfeel and good carb. This is truly one of Spinnaker’s best. Much better than their garden-variety IPA. Nicely done!

Bright golden with copper tint. Thin head. Woody hop nose with hints of grapefruit. Passion fruit, pink grapefruit and dalandan taste with light woodiness and subtle bready malts. Moderate bitterness ends up slightly overstated due to the low finishing gravity (OG 1050 and 6% abv). A light hint of resin amidst the bitter citrus finish. Refreshing.
Earlier Rating: 9/11/2005 Total Score: 3.7
Golden-amber colour. Fresh grainy aroma. The flavour is mainly of fresh pale malt, with a little crystal thrown in for fun. There is some late, leafy hop as well. The fresh grain aroma rates excellent but the flavour didn’t follow through with enough conviction.

(Draught) Sampled at Spinnakers Brewpub. Again - served far too cold at 4 degrees Celsius. Initially not much on the nose as per the temperature but the flavour hits like bricks. A tad thin in texture with too much tonic fizziness but the tart hops lead into a hoppy journey of sorts. Very little malt to balance but this is good. Citrus, oranges and fresh herbal hops throughout. It looks like Matt Phillips finally has an Island contender.
Earlier Rating: 3/18/2005 Total Score: 3.3
(Draught) Celebrating 20 years of brewing - Congrats! This is a feat in Canada. Nicely laced, thin, white head and a mildly carbonated golden body with tiny bubbles. Nose is a lovely malt-citrus mix. I smell more honey in this beer than the Honey Pale Ale? Nice english malt mingled with cascade hops. Very good!