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 IPAs were originally made in the 1800’s in England with extra hops and alcohol to survive the long sea voyage from England to India for the troops there and became so popular for the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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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bouteille 500ml, gracieuseté de msjpearson, Thanks Mike! Couleur orange légèrement voilée, mousse beige pâle onctueuse et persistante laissant une épaisse dentelle. Arôme de houblon résineux, malt, agrumes, pêche, alcool. Goût de houblon résineux, orange, malt, amertume moyenne. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2015
at 17:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled on draft at the brewpub this beer poured a murky apricot color with a small foamy white head that left a bit of lacing. The aroma was tropical fruit and perfume. The flavor was tropical fruits, citrus, perfume and was fairly sweet. Long cactus and tropical fruit finish. Moderately full bodied. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jul 2015
at 10:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a hazy amber color ale with large off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of floral citrus notes with light resin notes is quite enjoyable. Taste is dominated by floral citrus notes with light residual sugar notes and light bitterness notes in the finale. Body is full for style with good carbonation. Nice hops flavours with well-balanced bitterness makes for a fine IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2015
at 14:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Herald. Really solid juicy new school hop tones. Citra. Nice UK feel with amped up new hops. Best Canadian IPA I’ve had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2015
at 22:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber colour. Toasty, grapefruit, balanced, dry, bit of chewy malt. Another good pale - I’m not nuts about their other beers but they handle hops well.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2015
at 10:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Skunky earthy hops with a caramel backbone. Clear gold with a good white head. Bitter and skunky hops with some orange peel. Lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2014
at 15:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(draught at the brewpub, 12-20-12) Pours a reddish orange with a foamy white head that left lace. Aroma has zesty citrus hops, lightly coniferous vegetal notes, caramel malts and some grain. Flavour is hop-forward, grapefruit zest, a little pit fruit and pine matched by a fairly hefty malt backbone of caramel and cereals with a little bit of spice. Any sweetness is mostly drowned out by fairly strong hop bitterness. Finishes quite bitter but not very astringent. Mouthfeel is moderately full and creamy. A very nicely put-together new world IPA.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2012
at 20:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed golden pale ale with a thin big bubbled off white head. In aroma, a sweet solventy caramel malt with light floral hops. In mouth, a grassy biscuit with floral hops, clovers, a bit of rye, OK. Cask at Ontario Cask IPA Challenge, April 21, 2012.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2012
at 19:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Strong, tangy IPA - lots of bitter. Lots of extra hops. This has a spice to it beyond the hoppy bitters, and there are a lot of those. A classic IPA. On tap at Burger Bar.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2012
at 15:46