Wild Rose Hop Smashed In Belgian IPA

Brewed by Wild Rose Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Calgary, Canada

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Thanks to Reimer for this. Pours a darkened golden amber with a moderate frothy white head. Aroma is mix of belgian yeast and earthy hops. Taste is big belgian yeast mouthfeel and earthy hop flavours. Nice beer

In short: A very yeasty IPA with a harsh spiciness. Meh
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed relatively fresh less than 2 months after first rating
The look: Cloudy rusty body, lots of particles, medium beige head with good retention, lots of lacings on the glass
In long: Nose has plenty of phenolic and fruity yeast esters and citrusy hops (mostly oranges) with a strong spicy character. Taste is doughy chewy malts in a yeast soup. The strong yeast presence create some kind of doughy-powdery sensation like. In mouth the harsh spiciness of the hops dominate its citrusy character. The beer spicy character (and it seems both yeast and hop related) is a bit too much and includes white-pepper, cloves, coriander, orange peels, more… Rather harsh. I drank the full bomber because this style of beer is easy to drink, but objectively speaking this is a flawed beer. And here we go again, another few hours I wasted today entering a bunch of beer ratings, I need to take a break from ratebeer, I’m not going to, I’m just saying I need to.

Cloudy orange brown color with a dense, tall and creamy off-white head. Aroma has a strong Belgian yeasty spice to the nose, full of clove and just a touch of citrus hops to the nose. Flavor has a strong clove flavor early, some mild fruitiness in the middle and a very light orange and grapefruit citrus at the finish. Carbonation is very fine with a high rate of dispersion. Body is modest with a slight dryness to the brew. Overall it’s a good brew but the combination of clove and spice flavor imparted by the yeast make it a bit hard to find the hops. Clove is a tad bit too strong in my opinion but still an enjoyable beer.

650mL bottle to stange glass Smells of Belgian yeast, banana, and a little spice. It pours a cloudy amber with an decent off white head. The taste is bready and bitter but I don't get much else. The bitterness is overpowering and ruins any subtle notes.

Bottle - Smells like a Belgian Ale, yeasty sweet but no alcohol or hops. Hazy orange with a thick long lasting head. Sweet, orange peel, hop bitterness, and a bit of alchohol at the end. Much better Belgian IPA’s out there, hops impart bitterness but little flavor.

Pours out somewhat cloudy marmalade/light amber hue. Tall creamy off-white head that settles to a dense cap and leaves intricate trails of lattice-like lacing in its wake. Toasty bread and spicy yeast on the nose, dry leafy hops with intermittent spikes of bright citrus hops. Leafy hops, bready malt and a yeasty twang start out the flavour, spicy phenols in the middle, while things finish on a grapefruit citrus hop note.

Citrusy hop aroma, not crazy bitter but it’s definitely there. Well balanced with sweet malts. A nice Belgian style IPA.

On draft at Beer Revolution. Orangey gold in colour with medium carbonation. Hop forward aromas of orange, pineapple, and herbs, along with a faint tropical note. A bit of malt and pine sap in the mouth, but the citrus hops and tropical yeast notes are still strong here too. Firm bitterness. I thought it would be more "Belgian" than this, but it;s still quite drinkable as is.

Bottle, shared with Parksy. Hazy bright orange amber with a lasting lacy white head. Aroma is hoppy and spicy and sweet, very inviting. Flavours of citrus, light conifer, hard candy, and a nice spiciness from the Belgian yeast. Solid brew, very enjoyable and well balanced. One for summer sessions!