New Growth
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.25
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New Growth Pale Ale celebrates the return of locally-crafted beer brewed with regionally-harvested ingredients. Driftwood Brewery and Sartori Cedar Ranch have combined their savvy to craft this unquestionably British Columbian pale ale. Sartori’s Centennial and Newport hops shine through in this refreshing session beer.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
22 ounce bottle from Readington Liquors. Amber orange pour is topped by a small creamy beige head. Aroma of toasted malt and toffee. Flavors of bittersweet toasted malt and spicy hops. Peppery hop finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2026
at 03:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light amber golden color. Frothy white head. Not much nose. Clean simply body with snappy hops and buscuit malts. Simple pale ale
Tried
on 06 Jul 2018
at 10:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at World Craft Tasting. A cloudy gold pale ale with a juicy fruit hop bouquet. Light bodied and incredibly dry with pine, dusty grains, grapes and citrus pith. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2016
at 09:16
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle at Craigs. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon, light sugar. Taste is lemon, astringent finish. Nasty aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2015
at 17:17
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3.5
Bottle at craig’s. Pours clear golden, nose is herbal, toffee, light fruit, taste is harsh, musty toffee, sulphur.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2015
at 15:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
bottle at home .. golden amber .. small white head ... soft sweet toffee fruit nose .. hazy fruit ... big herbal fruit .. sweet toffee caramel fruit malt.. that sweet toffe i dont like
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2015
at 15:01
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Orangey yellow with white head. Mild biscuity malt with skunk citrus hops. Slightly piney, a little watery, balance not quite there.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2015
at 16:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared by Ferris, RBSG
Cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma is pine and grapefruit. Flavor of pine and perfume
Ok
Cloudy golden with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma is pine and grapefruit. Flavor of pine and perfume
Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2015
at 21:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to Ferris. Pours a hazy gold with medium frothy white head. The aroma is spruce and pine. Medium mouth, pine, grass, bitter finish, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2015
at 01:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bomber. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A big fruity fresh hop nose. Huge soap, pine, odd fruity hop. Ok.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2015
at 01:53