Fat Tug
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.36
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Brewed with the hop aficionado in mind, Fat Tug is a Northwest-style India Pale Ale with an intense hop profile featuring notes of grapefruit, mango, melon and passionfruit. Sufficient malt is there to provide support. At 7% alc/vol and 80+ IBUs this beer delivers on the promise to satisfy anyone with a thirst for all things hoppy!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2025
at 23:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Could this be even better than previous years when this IPA was winning national awards? The nose is very fresh citrus and tropical hops with sweet malt. A dense, thick off-white head sits on a soft amber body. The taste leads with a collage of fresh hops - juicy citrus flavours like grapefruit, lemon and orange mixed with mango and a touch of resinous pine in the back of the mouth. There are ample bready malts to support the hops and a hint of pepper to set it all off. There is a long, bitter finish that is nevertheless refreshing and clean. The body is substantial without being too rich for the style.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On a flight at the brewery on 12th August 2025. Clean old gold body, white crown. Piney, hoppy and earthy, grapefruit bitterness coming through too. Interesting and enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Driftwood Brewery
on 12 Aug 2025
at 14:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bomber from the lcbo. Pours a nice gold color, with a big white head. Huge pine resin aroma, must be heavy on centennial. Big Green hop cone aroma, with some solid citrus and tropical fruit. Good mouth feel, carb is spot on. The finish is medium butte with a good citrus zest finish. Excellent stuff.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:48
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Can, 0.473l, courtesy of CanCrusher. Aroma of herbs, pine, citrus and cereals. Pours clear golden color with medium sized soapy off-white head, nice lacing and sparkling appearance. Taste starts refreshing grainy and herbal, following is resinous and medicinal, mouthfeel is dry, while finish is heavy bitter. Full body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Nice fatty…
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2024
at 19:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Rerate Draught 55, NYC 4-17-16; prev 3.8
Tried
on 25 Jan 2022
at 01:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
This IPA poured a clear, golden colour with a creamy, bright white head. Nice lacing. Scents include grass, citrus, corn and malt. First swig was quite hoppy. Flavours of grassy hops with also a nice citrus touch at the end. Finish is bitter with grassy hops lingering.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2021
at 22:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours crystal clear golden yellow, small white head, great lacing. Aroma is grapefruit and pine. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, lingering bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2019
at 20:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 650ml. -Yellow/pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, citrusy herbal nose. Moderate malty, citrusy, light grapefruit and some notes of herbs with strong bitter finish. Pitty it's not fresher.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2019
at 16:27
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at the Mikkeller event. Nice aroma, minerals pineapple. Taste is good, nice pine, light citrus, bit of resin. Minerals! Nice and easy drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05