Cerberus
Big Spruce Brewing in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.09
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If it's Spring it must mean CERBERUS!đź’ś Our annual ode to the iconic American IPA style, abundantly hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado and Simcoe -- you're diving nose first into a basket of tropical fruit, jammed with sunny citrus, mango, and edgy hints of resinous pine.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy amber body with fluffy white head with ample lacing. Punchy nose with citrus fruit and sweet malt. Solid, complex hoppiness with citrus, tropical fruit and some resin in a nice blend. The sweet malt is a great background. A small brewery with a talent for IPAs as well as other styles.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2025
at 00:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
473mL can. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Bright pine, caramelized orange peels on the nose. Flavour has bitter orange peels, pine, some dirty dankness, and a solid malt base. Pretty solid IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2025
at 23:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Opaque with a thick head. Fruity, weedy hop character. Good malt. Light alcohol. Tasty IPA, but there's some solid brewers on this so not surprised.
Tried
on 22 May 2022
at 19:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, 473 ml, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) on May 17, 2021, savoured on June 16, 2021; eye: brown with an orange hue, cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: pine, hops, tropical fruits, pineapple; mouth: pine, aromatic hops, tropical fruits, pineapple, bittering hops, malt, slight soap gum, semi-dry finale in pine with presence of bittering hops, medium-bodied, good carbonation, rather bitter, slightly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: fine
FRANÇAIS
Canette, 473 ml, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) le 17 mai 2021, savourée le 16 juin 2021; œil : brune avec une teinte orangée, trouble, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : pin, houblon, fruits tropicaux, ananas; bouche : pin, houblons aromatiques, fruits tropicaux, ananas, houblon amérisant, malt, très léger gomme-savon, finale semi-sèche en pin avec présence de houblon amérisant, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien
FRANÇAIS
Canette, 473 ml, via Philippe Boutin (merci!) le 17 mai 2021, savourée le 16 juin 2021; œil : brune avec une teinte orangée, trouble, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : pin, houblon, fruits tropicaux, ananas; bouche : pin, houblons aromatiques, fruits tropicaux, ananas, houblon amérisant, malt, très léger gomme-savon, finale semi-sèche en pin avec présence de houblon amérisant, corps moyen-corsé, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2021
at 21:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a clear amber color ale with a nice off-white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hops notes with light bitter notes also noticeable. Taste is a mix of citrusy hops with light resinous notes with hints of dry caramel malt notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not bad but more bitter then I was expecting with more dry caramel malt that I usually like in my beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2017
at 11:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has notes of pine and resin with a hint of grapefruit and and a decent amount of sweet grains. Flavor has more sweet grain with some biscuit and supporting notes of earthy pine and resin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2016
at 10:10