King's Blockhouse
Devil's Peak Brewing Company in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.88
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Our flagship IPA won best beer on show at the 2011, 2012 and 2014 Cape Town Festival of Beer, the 2014 Johannesburg Festival of Beer – and was the winner of the 2014 SAB Craft Brewer Championship. Enjoy our take on this iconic style.
Aroma: A prominent to hop aroma with a citrusy, floral, resinous, piney, and passion fruit character derived from the American hops. It has been dry hopped to add aroma. Some clean malty sweetness may be found in the background, but is a lot lower level than in English examples.
Appearance: Color is medium gold. It is almost clear, which is achieved through fining. Good head with white to off-white color should persist.
Flavour: Hop flavour is medium-high and will reflect typical American hop characters with citrusy, floral, resinous, piney and passion fruit aspects. Medium-high hop bitterness is present, although the malt backbone will support the strong hop character and provide for good balance. Medium-dry to dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Smooth medium-bodied mouthfeel without hop-derived astringency, although moderate carbonation can combine to render an overall dry sensation in the presence of malt sweetness.
Overall Impression: A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American India Pale Ale.
Vital Statistics:
Style: American IPA
OG: 1.057
FG: 1.012
IBUs: 56
ABV: 6%
Aroma: A prominent to hop aroma with a citrusy, floral, resinous, piney, and passion fruit character derived from the American hops. It has been dry hopped to add aroma. Some clean malty sweetness may be found in the background, but is a lot lower level than in English examples.
Appearance: Color is medium gold. It is almost clear, which is achieved through fining. Good head with white to off-white color should persist.
Flavour: Hop flavour is medium-high and will reflect typical American hop characters with citrusy, floral, resinous, piney and passion fruit aspects. Medium-high hop bitterness is present, although the malt backbone will support the strong hop character and provide for good balance. Medium-dry to dry finish.
Mouthfeel: Smooth medium-bodied mouthfeel without hop-derived astringency, although moderate carbonation can combine to render an overall dry sensation in the presence of malt sweetness.
Overall Impression: A decidedly hoppy and bitter, moderately strong American India Pale Ale.
Vital Statistics:
Style: American IPA
OG: 1.057
FG: 1.012
IBUs: 56
ABV: 6%
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@SBWF2015. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, salty and quite bready with some herbal notes. Flavour is floral, earthy and caramelly with some mild wooden notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2015
at 01:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at SBWF 2015. Hazy golden with a creamy white head. Aroma of grapefruit, light hay and bread. Similar taste. Medium bitter. A descent one.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2015
at 13:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @SBWF, thanks Daniel. Pours amber. Very balanced brew with a UK malty body and US hoppyness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2015
at 14:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Sbwf15. Amber color, thin white head. Grapefruity, hoppy, citrusy aroma. Flavor has tangerine, zesty notes, caramel. Quite refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2015
at 15:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at SBWF. Hazy golden, mid sized head. Bready grapefruit aroma. Mid sweet with medium-full body and rounded mouthfeel. Very bready with some citrus. Mid bitter finish. Malty IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2015
at 15:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from the tap. Clear, orangey yellow with off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, citrusy hops. Taste same, good bitterness, medium dry finish, but a little watery.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2014
at 04:49
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2013-10-31, bottle from Loco Liquor in Blairgowrie, Johannesburg, 8-5-8-5-17=43
Golden color, clean, with generous compact head; nice lace. The hop aroma is very fresh and intense, fruity, with plenty of tropical fruits, pineapple and passion fruit are evident, and a late pungent addition. The mouthfeel is lean like an APA, with a good toffee flavor, very dry; strong bitterness with a good tropical fruit component and later some piney resins, light astringency.
Excellent.
2013-10-27, draught at Wolf Pack, Johannesburg, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy light amber color. The aroma is fresh and with plenty of citrusy hops. Good dry and crispy toffee flavor with citrusy hopping, strong bitterness.
IPA by the book
Golden color, clean, with generous compact head; nice lace. The hop aroma is very fresh and intense, fruity, with plenty of tropical fruits, pineapple and passion fruit are evident, and a late pungent addition. The mouthfeel is lean like an APA, with a good toffee flavor, very dry; strong bitterness with a good tropical fruit component and later some piney resins, light astringency.
Excellent.
2013-10-27, draught at Wolf Pack, Johannesburg, 7-4-7-4-15=37
Hazy light amber color. The aroma is fresh and with plenty of citrusy hops. Good dry and crispy toffee flavor with citrusy hopping, strong bitterness.
IPA by the book
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2013
at 06:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Nir at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks Nir! Deep golden with a stable white head. Wonderful hoppy aroma full of tropical fruits and "green" weedy notes. Bitter hoppy flavor with lots of citrus, tropical fruits, light maltiness and a bitter finish, piney and grapefruity. Medium-bodied. A very good IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2013
at 14:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Deanso’s crappy music tasting. Poured a clear amber with a broken white head. The aroma is floral and hoppy, The flavour is hugely hoppy, refreshing, light and very enjoyable. One of the best beers from SA. Could have been brewed by Brewdog.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2013
at 13:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Deanso’s crappy music tasting. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of grapefruit, floral, some citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2013
at 13:52