11th Birthday QIPA
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
IPA - Quadruple New England / Hazy Special|
Score
7.83
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A birthday celebration calls for a QIPA! There’s nothing more us than a big-hitting banging beer and we’ve held nothing back for this birthday QIPA. Brewing beer to this strength always provides a backbone of ethanol sweetness so we’ve used Clean Fusion™, developed by our friends at One Drop, to clean up the liquid and extract every last drop of flavour in the hops.
We’ve blended Idaho 7, Motueka, Citra Cryo, Strata CGX and Mosaic to pull towards a fruity and dank flavour profile. Fresh melon, white grape and a Chinese green tea characteristic is layered on top of a gentle black pepper spice paired perfectly with a tropical lychee round off, keeping the bitterness and sweetness perfectly balanced in this boozy beer.
We’ve blended Idaho 7, Motueka, Citra Cryo, Strata CGX and Mosaic to pull towards a fruity and dank flavour profile. Fresh melon, white grape and a Chinese green tea characteristic is layered on top of a gentle black pepper spice paired perfectly with a tropical lychee round off, keeping the bitterness and sweetness perfectly balanced in this boozy beer.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Rich nose of mango, pineapple, papaya, peach, nectarine. Flavours of mango, zesty orange, peach, pineapple, grapefruit, splash of cloudy lemonade. Lots of alcohol warmth. Bitter citrusy mouthfeel. Heavy hoppy aftertaste. Thick,juicy & exceedingly tasty.
Tried
from Can
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 14 Feb 2026
at 21:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, from 73 Enid Street, 14/02/2026.
Murky light golden orange topped with a lasting creamy white head.
Nose is bitter tropicana, grass, weed, sharp citric shreds, almost a vinegar like ester about it.
Taste comprises ripe tropical fruit ester, pine resin, dank edged, grass, hop spice, grapefruit, guava, putty.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close splice with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a rising boost.
Decent QIPA that never runs overly sweet.
Murky light golden orange topped with a lasting creamy white head.
Nose is bitter tropicana, grass, weed, sharp citric shreds, almost a vinegar like ester about it.
Taste comprises ripe tropical fruit ester, pine resin, dank edged, grass, hop spice, grapefruit, guava, putty.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close splice with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a rising boost.
Decent QIPA that never runs overly sweet.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2026
at 16:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours murky milky pale yellow with a decent white cap that thins in the middle. Loads of fresh melon, green tea, lychee, peppery hop, hint of grain. Really thick.on the mouthfeel and a real boozy punch to it. Quite a light, fresh finish with just a hint of peppery hop. Solid hop joose
Tried
from Draft
at
73 Enid Street (Cloudwater London Taproom)
on 13 Feb 2026
at 18:36