West Coast IPA
Firebrand Brewing Co. in Launceston, Cornwall, England 🏴
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.01
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Full of refreshing tropical notes, this easy drinking deep golden Session IPA is a beer for any occasion. Originally brewed as a one-off special, this has quickly become a fan favourite with its Lime, Mango and Papaya flavours. Dry hopped with Mosaic and Equanot, the aroma from this beer is ideal for any hop lover.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can on 30th March 2025, received as gift. Pours orangey copper with a tall, lasting yellowy white foam and partial lacing. Fruity aroma. Astringent bitterness in-mouth with transient maltiness. A long bitter finish. The prickle of pepper. Interestingly the IPA sweetens further down the glass, with tropical and citrus fruits adding to the profile. Light bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2025
at 00:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml can from Beers of Europe. Light cloudy dark gold/light amber, small fluffy white head, decent retention. Aroma is biscuit malts, grainy, with a hoppy note of citrus zest, stone fruits and earthy-flora. Taste is biscuit malts, grains, stone fruits, pineapple, zesty bitterness, earthy, very dry and almost astringent in note. For whatever reason its just not that tasty. Light to medium bodied, oily yet dry in the close.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
44cl Blik van Eden Project. Als West Coast Session IPA. Mistig goudoranje kleur, witte kraag. Citrus, gist, marmalade, licht bloemig, OK bitter. Smaak is wel wat vlak en het geheel niet echt overtuigend.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2023
at 18:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
earthy tangerine and floral aroma and flavour very lively carbonation, clear amber with white head
Tried
on 18 Jun 2023
at 20:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml can purchased from the brewery as part of a delivery and drunk at home. Golden brown and clear with a thin loose white head. Pine, marmalade and some TCP on the nose. Bitter taste with more light pine, some kumquat peel. Abrupt medicinal finish. Watery body, heavy carbonation. A bit dull but drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2022
at 22:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the front Falmouth. As West Coast session ipa. Aroma is creamy caramel, diacetyl, orange rind, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, sticky orange, candy, caramel, grass, spicy hop,. Palate is semi sweet, some hop resin, decent cask condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2022
at 17:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from RHS Wisley Shop as Thoughtful Forager Cloudy Tropical Ale. Aroma has herbal hoppy notes along side malty bread and a touch of caramel. Marred by hints of vinegar. It's not cloudy really. Somewhat opaque amber. Foamy pitted white head. Medium bitter. Chewy resin. Quite a tart 8nda off citrus edge. But also woody - could imagine I'm licking my shed. Underlying bread malts. Light bodied. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Not a great beer. Aiming for West Coast but not some much resinous as just blunt bitterness over a twiggy malts and odd sour elements.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2021
at 17:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
2/8/2021. Can bought direct from the brewery. Pours pale golden orange with a small frothy white head. Aroma of citrus, grapefruit, apricot, dried mango, piney notes. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. It's ok.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2021
at 10:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at Three Tuns Bristol. Clear gold colour lasting white head. Decent session ipa. some grapefruit some pine. resin good condition. I thought lovely. some bitterness on the finish. good blond golden beer as it would have been. good .
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2020
at 16:20
5/10
Tried
on 19 Oct 2020
at 19:34