Misthorn
Vancouver Island Brewing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.50
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This hop forward IPA features a trifecta of supporting flavours - sweet orange peel, star anise, and cinnamon, mirroring the three pinnacles that overlook its namesake.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Jak's, Granville South, Vancouver
Dark amber colour, hazy, medium sized head. Mild caramel aroma, possibly a bit buttery. Full bodied, smooth, but not overly sweet; caramel dominates, touch of bready malts too and biscuits, but not too sticky; it has a robust hopping with bitter orange tones, without the vegetable bitterness too often associated to old school IPAs. Light fruity aroma and flavour too.
The colour scared me, but it's pretty enjoyable.
Dark amber colour, hazy, medium sized head. Mild caramel aroma, possibly a bit buttery. Full bodied, smooth, but not overly sweet; caramel dominates, touch of bready malts too and biscuits, but not too sticky; it has a robust hopping with bitter orange tones, without the vegetable bitterness too often associated to old school IPAs. Light fruity aroma and flavour too.
The colour scared me, but it's pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Dec 2020
at 04:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from the tap. Clear copper with off white head. Tons of candy orange peel with mild spices, oily subdued pine hop finish. Initial reaction was negative, but I warmed up to it after a few sips. A bit gimmicky. Would almost consider reclassifying it as a flavoured IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2020
at 04:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Muddy orangey brown and modest foam, smells like clove and malt. Flavour is sharp hops, strong malt, more heavy clove. Crisp and oily. Not bad, a little heavy and harsh.
Tried
on 18 Oct 2019
at 20:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber, bright. There's some orange, and a hint of spice, with a bit of caramel, but not much. Very bitter. The malts are a bit sweet, with a lot of bitterness. Actually not that bad - the bitterness is fairly intense, but the amber malt note is a bit strange. Still, I kind of like it.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2018
at 05:45
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
473mL bottle, pours a hazy dark orange with a small off-white head. Nose brings out earthy spice, cinnamon and some oranges. Flavour is along the same lines, with oranges, rye spices, and earthy notes. Very earthy and cinnamon. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2018
at 05:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Taster at the brewery with Farees and Brian during Zwanze Day. Pours a clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma is very is lots sweet oranges with some cinnamon notes. Taste is similar with hoppy bitterness. It has a bit of spices and piney bitterness. Very interesting.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2018
at 23:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Cooked orange peel. Clear copper with a decent white head. Cooked orange peel and a nice bitterness. Spice is decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2018
at 23:35