Fat Tug
Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.38
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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 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pale golden orange with a rocky white head. Light palate. Hop forward with plenty of tropical and melon notes and a very light malt backbone. Lingering bitterness without getting too dry in the finish. A flavorful and hop filled IPA that carries a light profile throughout.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2017
at 19:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Almost clear golden, mid sized head. Peppery mango aroma. Sweetish with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Fruity with some syrup, grapefruit and mango. Long bitter finish with some saccharine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2017
at 12:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bomber from ABV. Pours a clear yellow color with a medium white head. A nice lemon and resinous hop nose. Really cool label. The flavor is soft perfume, big orange peel and sugary resin hops, some light bitterness that grows in the finish.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2017
at 00:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
650ml bottle. Pours a hazy orange-gold with a large, frothy, long lasting, off-white head that left curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of tropical fruit, grapefruit, melon, peach and pine with caramel malt in the background. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, grapefruit, tropical fruit, peach, melon and pine resin with a dry, hoppy, bitter grass finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. This beer exceeded my expectations, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2017
at 18:35
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Brown bottle, 650 ml, via Erik-P - CANBIF October 2016 (thank you!), savoured on November 26 2016; eye: orangey with a light coppery hue, slightly hazy, slight effervescence, ring of off-white head, light lacing; nose: citrus fruits, grapefruit, light pine, fusel; mouth: citrus fruits, grapefruit, light pine, bittering hops, semi-dry finale in tangerine with presence of bittering hops, medium-full body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet, slightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, via Erik-P - CANBIF octobre 2016 (thank you!), savourée le 26 novembre 2016; œil : orangée avec une légère teinte cuivrée, très légèrement voilée, très légère effervescence, anneau de mousse blanc cassé, légère dentelle; nez : agrumes, pamplemousse, léger pin, fusel; bouche : agrumes, pamplemousse, léger pin, houblon amérisant, finale semi-sèche en tangerine avec présence de houblon amérisant, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée, texture très légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2016
at 15:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle@Churchill, Canada. Amber/Orangy coloured beer with a good foamy white coloured head. The aroma is gently hopped with some fruityness, and the flavour is very well hopped with plenty of dryness and a malty undertone. Overall a good IPA, but slightly too hoppy for me. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2016
at 23:26
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Almost bought it in BC but passed and lo and behold it’s now on sale on rakuten via sake no taniguchi. A perfect looking orange-gold with a thick head of soapy foam and a crazy thick fruity hop bouquet with a bitter piney edge. Fairly full bodied with a sandy carbonation and semi-dry finish. The taste is bitter fruity mango and passionfruit but also has some somewhat minty pine notes. A really solid IPA from the west coast and I like the woodsy tropical fruit finish like fruit rinds and stems. Really solid stuff.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2016
at 08:09