Northwest Original IPA (formerly: Inside Passage Ale)
Boundary Bay Brewery in Bellingham, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Black Raven BrewingIPA - West Coast Regular
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Score
6.88
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IPA (India Pale Ale) has come a long way since the sad days of the British Empire. Boundary Bay’s was one of the first in the Northwest. The big malt backbone, juicy Amarillo hops and assertive bitterness make this a true classic.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle picked up at Rosauers
Pours clear amber with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma of light caramel, bready, fruity and pine. Flavor is grassy, bisquity, caramel and pine resin
Decent old school IPA
Pours clear amber with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Aroma of light caramel, bready, fruity and pine. Flavor is grassy, bisquity, caramel and pine resin
Decent old school IPA
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2017
at 23:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft at the brewpub last week. Orange amber with citrus aroma. Fruity hops taste and full body. Moderately bitter piney finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Oct 2016
at 21:24
6/10
Bottle at craig’s. Pours hazy amber, nose is musty toffee, light fruit, taste is dry toffee, citrus, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2016
at 07:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Medium orange with a white head. Citrus and malt are the only real thing going on here. On the sweeter, fuller IPA side of the scale. Round, medium thick body. Good.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2015
at 19:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from Malt & Vine. Pours hazy orange copper with a white head. Aroma of cooked peach and pine? Near full bodied. Flavor is frui, floral, resin and somewhat roasty malt. Bitter finish.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2015
at 14:33
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft pour at Beer Authority. Pours a thick, cloudy copper color with a fading, head. Hop front aroma. Initially sweet malt flavor with a long transition to a bitter hop finish. Maybe a bit too bitter, if your preference is anything like mine. A pretty standard IPA here. Good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2014
at 13:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Marciero. Sweet and malty, with lots of citrus and sweet oranges, and a bit of tropical fruit. Light enough, easy to drink, and tasty without being surprising.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2013
at 22:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy copper coloured body with a nice two centimetre tan head. Aroma of apricots, malt, pungent citrusey and floral hops and bunches of honey at the end. Medium-bodied; Assertive grassy and herbal hop notes with a good malt balance and a lightness to the finish. Aftertaste shows some citrus and light pine flavours, a little honey and caster sugar sweetness, a hint of alcohol and good malt presence. Overall, a nice lighter-than-average IPA with a good hop flavour and an even better balance. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Bottleworks in Seattle, Washington on 11-January-2013 for US$4.49 sampled at home in [the real] Washington on 03-March-2013.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2013
at 22:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
650 ml bottle. Pours a cloudy amber with light head. Aromas of pine, malt, and citrus. Flavors are similar with a bit of toffee. Nice enough but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2012
at 22:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Update - Bitter and woody, without any of the sweet floral notes of yesteryear. I am sure my tastes have changes as well. Bottle - Nice balanced citrus hop aroma. Foamy white long lasting head and a bubble clear amber hue. Perfume hopy taste with a candy like sweetness. A bitterness that is midway through making this a very mellow and pleasant session IPA. Update - Draft at brewery, as good. Speaks well to the QA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2012
at 14:08