Medicine Man
Big Smoke Brew Co. in Esher, Surrey, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.75
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Back by popular demand! Our West Coast IPA, Medicine Man. Crisp, bitter and resinous with lashings of Amarillo, Simcoe and Chinook for a punchy tropical fruit aroma.
Unfiltered & Unfined
Vegan friendly
ABV: 6%
Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Chinook
Unfiltered & Unfined
Vegan friendly
ABV: 6%
Hops: Amarillo, Simcoe, Chinook
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught keg at the Albion, Kingston upon Thames. Light gold and clear with a good-sized white head and considerable visible carbonation. Light aroma. Quite piney, grassy, resinous with candied orange notes. Taste is very sweet, with loads of candy sugar and citrus peel. Bitterness on the finish but in balance it remains a sweet beer. Light body for the ABV, softly carbonated. Doesn't give me the biggest Westy vibes but I still like it.
Tried
from Draft
at
Albion (Big Smoke)
on 17 Jul 2026
at 16:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tap at Heathrow, London. Cloudy golden with small white head
Some caramel some hops... Unclean. 2.7
Some caramel some hops... Unclean. 2.7
Tried
on 09 Jun 2026
at 15:47
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2026
at 12:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at their Heathrow taproom. Pours clear pale gold with a white head. Crunch malts and sweet, sappy pine on the nose. Flavour has a very sap-like pine character with resins and a chewy biscuit malt base. I'm not sure I love the hop expression but it's decent and has a good body.
Tried
from Draft
at
Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen (Heathrow Terminal 2)
on 14 Oct 2025
at 14:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Draft
at
Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen (Heathrow Terminal 2)
on 13 Sep 2025
at 11:03
6/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 13:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On keg at Luton Airport. Appearance - golden and clear, proportioned white head. Nose - dank and citrus with some bready malts. Taste - bready, light herbal and citrus. Palate - light bodied, zesty finish. Overall - quite nice.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2024
at 19:49
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Apr 2024
at 20:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Clean gold with a full head. Aroma of citrus hop. Flavour is fruity hop, grains and malt, fruity hop finish.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2023
at 14:59