Yellow Dog Brewing Play Deader IPA

Play Deader IPA

 

Yellow Dog Brewing in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular
Score
7.34
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 70 Ticks: 6
Double West Coast IPA

Play Deader cranks things up with bigger hops, bolder flavour, and a whole lot more bite 💥 This Double IPA hits with a wave of tropical fruit, citrus, and a hint of pine, balanced by a smooth bitterness and a clean, dry finish. It’s dangerously drinkable. Play Deader doesn’t just play…it dominates.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bright, amber, medium head. Medium hop, lots of pale malt. A bit husky, with some alcohol flavour in the finish. Not bad.

Tried on 25 Dec 2025 at 19:22


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

586 ml can. Pours a copper color with moderate head. Aromas of doughy malts, pine, and a bit of toffee. Flavors of same with emphasis on pine. Yep, a very old school malty IPA. Overall good, but what’s with the stupid huge can? I rather buy two small cans rather than have to consume what’s in the huge can in one sitting.

Tried from Can from Cascadia Liquor Stores (Nanoose Bay) on 21 Sep 2025 at 23:02


8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

20oz (😑) shared @ Ryan's with Farees and Alex.
Aroma: a bir fruity with some flowery notes, good malt backbone.
Taste: along the same lines, noticeably bitter, piney.
Overall: quality old school West Coast IPA.

Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2025 at 02:32


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 568mL can (pkg Aug 18, 2025). Clear gold with small white head. Pine hops and light crystal malt, decent.

Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2025 at 02:26


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at the brewery. Pours clear gold with a white head. Resinous pine and dank oils on the nose. Flavour has bitter pine, some grapefruit peels, resins, and an oily dankness; nice malt base. This is far above the standard for this city; fantastic west coast.

Tried from Draft at Yellow Dog Brewing on 29 Aug 2025 at 20:00


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

568mL can, pours a mostly clear golden amber with a medium beige head. Aroma is full of resinous hops, loads of pine, and some bready caramel malt. Flavour is clean and assertively hopped, with loads of piney hops, some resins, a touch of grapefruit peel, and dry bready malt. Fantastic, bold piney hop character, ample bitterness and yet good malt support. This is frankly excellent.

Tried from Can from Brewery Creek Cold Beer and Wine Store on 25 Aug 2025 at 06:00