Red Racer West Coast IPA

Can from the LCBO. Pours a clear deep copper with a small white head that quickly fades and leaves just a bit of lace, Nose is lots of pine and grapefruit with some earthiness. First sip produces some light sweetness with a good level of bitterness to follow it up but then a huge dose of skunkiness and burnt toast appears at the back end. I don’t recall this from previous cans so this may just be a bad one. Will have to rerate this in the future. Went right into the sink. Different can from a different LCBO. Pours a deep clear copper with a huge off white head that fades slowly and leaves great lace. Nose is pine and grass with hints of caramel. Slightly sweet start before the hops kick in and produce a nice bitterness with grapefruit, pineapple and some light spice. MUCH better than the previous can. Medium slick mouth with average carbonation.

Draught. Dark orange, almost amber with a medium head. Lota hop In the aroma. Flavor is really balanced hop, much milder than the aroma suggests, really nice

can from my this year’s Secret Santa, many thanks robinvboyer. Dark orange color with medium off-white head. Strong piney hops in aroma. Taste, malty backbone, hops with citrus, grapefruit zest, resin. Long hoppy finish. Delicious.

This IPA poured a nice amber colour, cloudy, with a big, foamy, light tan coloured head. Scents includecitrus hops, pineapple, orange and apple, grass and dough. First swig was quite hoppy with flavours of citrus and grass, honey and bread. Finish is quite bitter with hop flavor lingering.

Draft - Malty grapefruit, huge punch of hops. Clear gold with a rich head. Malty pine with a decent bitterness. Great session IPA.

0.355l can from kappldav123, thanks a lot! Hazy deep golden yellow, persistent white head. Full-bodied malty base with lots of aromatic hops and hints of tropical fruit. Smooth carbonation. Delicious!

(can) clear orange amber colour with tall white head; aromas of citrus, longan, medium bitter flavour with a long strong bitter finish.

Canette 355ml. De couleur ambrée-dorée et très légèrement voilée. Nez fruité sucré (agrume, moyen de mangues et d’abricots, léger de pêches), de houblon hebreux (herbes fraîches), légèrement citrique, résineux et aux notes florales, moyen de grains de malt sucrés avec des notes de caramel. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture moyennement crémeuse et aux notes résineuses. Goût fruité sucré (agrumes, moyen de mangues et de pêches, léger d’abricots) et accompagné d’une moyenne amertume de houblon citrique, moyen-léger résineux et légèrement floral (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de malt sucrés aux faibles notes rôties avec un léger goût de caramel et quelques traces de biscuits puis en finale l’amertume de houblon reprend toute la place en affichant un caractère asséchant et légèrement herbeux (herbes fraîches). Post-goût long et légèrement sec, moyennement amer de houblon floral, herbeux, moyennement citrique et légèrement résineux ainsi qu’avec un goût fruité (zeste d’agrumes, pelures de pêches).