Octopus Wants to Fight IPA
Great Lakes Brewery (Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.16
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Our pet octopus is a bit of a jerk. He’s that guy who has a couple then either tells you how much he loves you or threatens to fight you. So we brewed this IPA, with 8 varieties of hops and 8 types of malt. We targeted 88 IBU and 8.8% to appease him. Sadly, when he found out that we’d fabricated all of the above info, it only made him more volatile. We are starting to realize that Octopus was a poor choice for a pet.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can donated by netty, many thanks. Hazy yellow orange color with thick white head. Clear hoppy aroma with resin, zest, citruses. Taste, solid malty base followed by mild citrus hoppy bitterness with zest, resin. Short light hoppy finis. Good, could be more intense tough.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2020
at 21:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Looks a bit murky, actually. Thick head, but a rather dull pale beige sort of colour. So not all that attractive. The aroma has a little bit of weediness, but not that fresh. Low bitterness. I can tell this was better when it was fresher.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2020
at 04:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver, no date
Deep blond colour, hazy to cloudy, with thin and compact head. Nice aroma, on the mild side; sugar, piney hops. Smooth mouthfeel, mostly dry; the malt base is a bit crackery, not bad; the bitterness is bold, but the hop quality is faded (how old is this?), definitively not very bright.
Pleasant beer.
Deep blond colour, hazy to cloudy, with thin and compact head. Nice aroma, on the mild side; sugar, piney hops. Smooth mouthfeel, mostly dry; the malt base is a bit crackery, not bad; the bitterness is bold, but the hop quality is faded (how old is this?), definitively not very bright.
Pleasant beer.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2020
at 07:24
5/10
I'm just disappointed with this beer, and I'm not sure I didn't get a bad one. Sweet creamy malt base, resinous hops, with touch of pine and.a bit of citrus. But there is this off flavour that bites the roof of my mouth with vauge citrus pith that just doesn't sit right. Might be my lowest GLB rating to date.
Tried
on 05 May 2020
at 22:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty grapefruit hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2020
at 15:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Bar Hop Brewco. Unclear golden. Lemon, fruity, pine, pine needles, light bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2019
at 03:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Bar Hop Brewco, Toronto. Clear amber colour, small white head and steady lace. Tropical fruits in the very light nose. Light-bodied. Some riped tropical fruits (eg. passion fruit), pale malts in the easy going package. Summer drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2019
at 18:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
16oz can pours a clear gold with some frothy, white head. Nose has honey, orange, vinous. Flavor has lemon, soap, orange. Finishes watery. So-so.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2018
at 20:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz can at the early December Ratebeer DC Tasting. Poured a very light hazy yellow orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was sharp resin. Light grapefruit notes. Light bitter, floral character. Touch of light juicy fruits.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2018
at 05:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a pint can at the December 2018 gathering. It is a a clear pale golden color with an off white head. The Aromas is citrus and peaches. The taste is . bitter citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2018
at 21:15