Sinister Minister IPA
Brimstone Brewing in Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA Regular|
Score
6.85
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Sinister Minister is our unfiltered and aggressively hopped IPA. Vibrant and perfectly balanced, pouring a rustic orange colour with an exclusive malty backbone. We dry hop to finish, intensifying the dynamic citrus, floral and stone fruit notes with resinous pine
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A full off-white head on a mahogany body. Nose leads with edgy hop bitterness, rye spice and caramel. As advertised, aggressive, nicely astringent american hops lead the taste profile. Peppery rye spiciness is nicely balance by bready, caramel malt. A really tasty throwback!
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:17
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2025
at 22:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dark orange pour, small beige head. Aroma is quite sweet, with alot of pine, and subtle citrus. Full mouthfeel, and regular carb. Finish is again, big on the pine, with alot of caramel malty sweetness. Tastes like a dipa malt bill but an ipa hop bill.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from the LCBO. Cloudy medium copper with a lingering off white head leaving patchy lace. Lots of particulate. Nose has bright citrus with tangerine and grapefruit, pineapple, pine resin and light caramel. Light sweet malt base with medium+ citrus and pine bitterness. Wouldn't peg it at 90 IBU. Mouth is medium and creamy with slightly soft carbonation and a short bitter finish. Flavour does not quite meet the nose but OK. 8/3/7/3+/14+
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2019
at 01:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed dark amber ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light grassy floral hops, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with loads of resinous floral hops, light treacle, alcohol warmth, nice. On tap at Craft beer market.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2018
at 17:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can: Poured an orangey color ale with a nice large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hops notes with subtle bittern notes is quite nice. Taste is mostly dominated by citrusy hops with some floral undertones, light fruity apricot notes and light bitter notes are also noticeable in the aftertaste. Body is about average with good carbonation. Well brewed overall but floral undertones notes could be more pronounced.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2018
at 12:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Loose Moose, Toronto, 11th July 17. Pours a dark amber. Aroma is citrus and some aromatic. Taste has a good depth. OK from what I remember, great name.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2017
at 01:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours an unfiltered, hazy with tiny particles, amber colour with a creamy warm cap, good stay and full soapy lacing. Hoppy aromas with loads of citrus and some grassy notes. Citrusy taste with the zest building some bitterness in the finish. Everything seems very well-balanced here. More oranges than grapefruits, which is fine with me. A great first experience from this brewery.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2017
at 18:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft - Caramel and sweet hops. Clear gold with a decent white head. Lots of caramel sweetness and some hop bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2015
at 20:32