Instigator IPA
Indie Alehouse Brewing Co. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.11
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A key beer in the craft beer revolution. IPAs were originally made in the 1800’s in England with extra hops and alcohol to survive the long sea voyage from England to India for the troops there and became so popular for the refreshing bitter taste that the rest of the world soon caught on. When home brewers started experimenting in the 1970’s and 80’s this style led the way and today it is the most popular style of craft beer. Ours is an ‘homage to those first craft brewers that went looking for trouble.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from the LCBO. Hazy medium amber with a frothy off white head that fades slowly leaving tight lace. Nose is bright citrus, melon, bread. Light bready sweetness with a medium orange peel bitterness. Mouth is medium+ and creamy with good carbonation and a lightly bitter finish. Nice and juicy. 8/4+/8-/4/16
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2020
at 03:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml brown bottle, bottled December 2nd (2019). Pours a mild hazy golden-amber colour with a white cap, good stay and spotted lacing. Aromas of citrus (oranges mostly), fruitiness with some piney notes. Hints of raisins. Juicy flavours with the citrus, some zest creating some dryness in the finish. Some decent bitterness, but nothing too crazy, overpowering. Just easy to drink, lightly juicy IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2020
at 01:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Indie Alehouse, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright piney hops, some resins, and biscuity malt. Flavour is bright and piney, with lots of resinous hops, lots of pine, and crisp biscuity malt. Lots of great piney notes. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2019
at 23:42
7/10
Fruity, oranges, citrus, fruity, juicy
Tried
on 28 Jul 2019
at 13:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ the brew pub. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2018
at 15:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Bottle at the Beer Bistro, Toronto. 10th July 18. This beer poured an orange colour, quite rich. The aroma is orange, citrus, really fresh. Taste follows, full citrus, lots of tangerine, it's got a good level of bitterness, a little juicy tropical notes. One of the best ones in Toronto.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2018
at 11:52
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 10
On tap at Indie Brewery TO. Cloudy orange gold colour lasting white head. Good citrus orange tangerine flavour. Some bitterness on the finish. Brilliant ipa. It's absolutely outstanding. Good bitterness. The orange flavour is awesome. Delicious
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2018
at 00:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Hazy to cloudy golden yellow color white head. Aroma of grapefruit and light lemon. Taste is bitter mixed citrus and tropical fruit. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2017
at 08:57
7/10
How have I never reviewed this. Sweet malt, pine hops and resin, little resin harshness. Mmmmmmm
Tried
on 12 Sep 2017
at 19:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(bottle) clear, bright orange amber colour with a medium tall beige head; aroma of stewed fruit, grapefruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2016
at 17:49