Monthly Archives: July 2023

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Japan, West Coast Brewing

West Coast Hop Wave

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Brewery: West Coast Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – Double
Other Notes: West coast Double IPA. Hops – El Dorado, Ekuanot, Simcoe & Simcoe CRYO

Brewer Description: (from website) Reintroducing one of the Hop Dude’s go-to brews, “Hop Wave” is a West Coast-style double IPA that celebrates our local surf scene, backloaded with veritable waves of El Dorado, Ekuanot and garnished with a touch of Simcoe to deliver the bright tropical fruit and candied orange aromatics the Alchemist craves. Hop Dude cleverly disguised the ABV hit with a medium body, citrus / pine on the nose and that classic West Coast-style bitterness, finishing dry, crisp and super clean. #clearbeer

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.68
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 19th June 2023. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange peel, grapefruit, pine, a splash of lime, and a touch dank.
Taste: Sweet-ish pine, candied orange, citrus zest, grapefruit pith, light stone fruit notes, with a bitterish finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy drinking, but sweeter than I hoped, and looking for more bitterness.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Root + Branch Brewing, USA

Root + Branch The Crystal Spirit

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Brewery: Root + Branch Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double

Brewer Description: (from can) Multi-oat/wheat Double India Pale Ale brewed with American hops.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.43
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, batch 5, canned on 3rd May 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky dark yellow colour with an almost two finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Grapefruit peel, citrus rind and pith, with notes of tropical mango, papaya, and melon.
Taste: A touch of sweet candied dried fruit, pineapple, melon, citrusy, grapefruit peel, citrus pith, and a light bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Another easy drinking Root + Branch NEDIPA with good aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Root + Branch Brewing, USA

Root + Branch Grammatical Fiction

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Brewery: Root + Branch Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Multi-oat/wheat India Pale Ale brewed and dry hopped with Citra, Comet and Simcoe.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 10th May 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky pale yellow colour with a one finger white head that had good retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweetish, citrus zest and rind, strawberry, pineapple, mango, although a bit light.
Taste: Orange pith and rind, lime zest, pineapple, strawberry, and melon notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and flavours were good, but on the whole, a little light.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Root + Branch Brewing, USA

Root + Branch Ben Is Dead

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Brewery: Root + Branch Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double

Brewer Description: (from can) Extra multi-oat/wheat Double India Pale Ale brewed and dry hopped with Citra, Cashmere & Motueka hops.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.41
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 3rd May 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky pale yellow colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, grapefruit, orange rind, lemon zest, with light notes of tropical guava and mango.
Taste: Light sweet notes, grapefruit pith and rind, lime zest, melon, mango, pineapple, with a lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An easy drinking NEDIPA with great aromas and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Monkish Brewing Co., USA

Monkish Glimpse Into Time

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Brewery: Monkish Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 10%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Triple
Other Notes: DDH Triple India Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Double Dry Hopped (DDH) Triple IPA w/ Motueka, Citra and Strata.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.41
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 22nd March 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky yellow orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, citrus zest and rind, mango, pineapple, and maybe some berry notes.
Taste: Sweet fruity notes with a light bitterness in the background. Citrus pith and peel, pineapple, mango, with a touch of berries and grass.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good enjoyable aroma and flavours despite being canned over three months ago. It seems to have held up pretty well.