West Side Glory
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Stone BrewingIPA - West Coast Special
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Score
7.47
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It’s a classic West Coaster with all U.S. hops; powerful pine and grapefruit aromas pour forth from the glass, then the assertive hop bite leaps on to the palate along with flavours of tangerine and lemon. The robust malt keeps it in balance, leading to a long, bitter finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml. Golden colour, small white head. Typical Thornbridge citrusy-fruity aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Pale malts, grapefruity piney flavour. Solid West Coast -style one.
Tried
from Can
from
K-Supermarket (Kampus)
on 20 Feb 2025
at 18:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A light yellow color, a head is big and blond. Aroma has grapefruit and sweeter mango-papaiya. Taste has grapefruit, light mango, medium bitterness, quite dry but not too much, nice. Medium bodied. Very nice, fresh and balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2025
at 16:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can 44cl @home poured into a shaker. Slightly hazy deep golden colour, good frothy white head, good retention and lacing. Aroma pale malt, tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, pine. Taste medium bitter and light to medium sweet, malty, tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, pine, light spicy notes. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, well-balanced sweetbitter aftertaste, orange pith, pine resin, mild spicy afterburn, crisp and clean, very good.
Tried
from Can
from
Landmarkt
on 22 Jan 2025
at 18:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home picked up from Thornbridge online. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is orange rind, piney sap hop, bark, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, biscuit malts, toffee, tangerines, woody citrus, pine sap, Nice crisp punchy west coaster. Palate is semi sweet, piney hop, moderate airy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2025
at 21:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
440ml can from ASDA in Watford. A dark golden coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, grapefruit, pine taste/aroma. Quite bitter but not overly so but there is also a hint of sweetness too. Seriously decent West Coast IPA which is actually available in ASDA!
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2025
at 22:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:13
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
almost completely clear dark golden colour, medium sized creamy ivory-like head; aroma of grapefruity, pine resiny, biscuity, some lemon zesty, peachy, minimal tropical fruity and hints of soy sauce notes; taste is dominated by hoppy bitterness with pine resiny, grapefruity, some tangerine and minimal spicy-horseradish-like notes; well, the aroma is almost perfect, but, especially based on the aroma, I expected a bit more from the taste; anyway, it's a really good West Coast IPA
Tried
on 13 Sep 2024
at 17:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours pale gold with a large, frothy head. Aroma is sweet, grassy lemon with a little pine. Taste is grassy to start with a bitter, piney finish.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2024
at 19:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 13 Aug 2024
at 13:36
7/10
Tried
on 13 Aug 2024
at 13:36