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Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States πΊπΈ
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.16
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West Coast IPA dry-hopped with Simcoe and Centennial
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from De Bierliefhebber. Aroma is piney hops with malt, pine resin, citrus, orange, grapefruit, lightly caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and moderate to medium bitter. Body is medium. An all-round really solid IPA, aromatically West Coast with some modern day influence, namely a relative softness of flavour.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Fairly clear copper and bronze coloured body with a thinnish, one to two centimetre tall off-white head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of bright citrus and pine with a good deal of hop bitterness noticeable along with some resinous sweet notes, but much more on the hoppy side of things, without much malt to balance this out, sort of as expected. Medium-bodied; Strong citrusey and piney bite up front with a lot of orange juicy fruit notes that give sweetness and a dose of acidity, but the hops and grassy notes are stronger and show some lighter malt qualities that end with a good hint of bubble gum and juicy sweetness. Aftertaste shows the citrus and juicy qualities with some lighter alpha acid punch and a good hint of apricot and peaches, but the hops hit stronger than anything, but don't act too bitter, especially for a West Coast IPA. Overall, a nice beer, but I was expecting much more bitterness and punch and less citrus qualities, but this was still nice to sample. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Orange Blossom Trail), Florida on 30-December-2020 for US$4,27 sampled in my hotel room around the corner here in Lake Buena Vista, Florida a few minutes later on 28-December-2020.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2021
at 17:01
7/10
Tried
on 19 Oct 2020
at 18:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Murky dirty golden, medium white head, medium lasting. Fresh fruity nose, mikd sweetness, sone wet grass and a bit of citruses, lots of resin. Mild fruity sweetness upfront, milder bitterness, slight alcohol feeling. Very oily texture, lighter body. Lasting aftertaste. Nice IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2020
at 16:04
7/10
CO19/02/20;Surprisingly bright fruity aroma with stone fruits - sweet peach, apricot & citrusy notes - lime juice;light bready malt backbone, notes of dough, hop dust, grains, earth, moderate fruity sweetness, hints of wax;Taste:smooth carbonation, medium
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2020
at 21:32
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from Malt & Mold. Pours faintly cloudy golden with foamy off-white head, citrus peel aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel-pineapple taste, smooth thin body, long finish. Very citrusy.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2020
at 01:27
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured up on tap at Tipsy Cactus where it exhibits a near clear gold body that supports a lasting light tan head of foam. The aroma offers up some pineapple, peach, a bit of apple and a sliver of grapefruit. The taste delivers sweet juicy pineapple and peach flowing into a mild grapefruit like hoppy bitterness. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2020
at 16:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Cap Tap. Pours copper tinged gold with a white head. Aroma of citrus over light malt. Med body. Flavor is citrus/orange over light malt. I call it dry. I call it hoppy. I call it bitter. But I don't know that I'd call it West Coast. NIce drink.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2019
at 01:04