West Coast IPA Is Dead
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Collab with: Green Cheek Beer CompanyIPA - West Coast Special
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Score
7.36
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A clear and distinctively hop-forward West Coast IPA.
This is a collaboration that was inspired by the idea that West Coast IPA is at its best when it is living, breathing, evolving. By stretching its boundaries, modern breweries are helping it find new audiences. This beer embodies this way of thinking, letting the Simcoe and Citra sing loudly while the malt flavour is relatively reserved. Brewed without crystal malt, the IPA is clear without a heavy malt profile.
With this IPA, you're getting a clean beer with plenty of hoppy bitterness, underpinned by the fruity citrus of the Citra and the punchy pine of the Simcoe.
This is a collaboration that was inspired by the idea that West Coast IPA is at its best when it is living, breathing, evolving. By stretching its boundaries, modern breweries are helping it find new audiences. This beer embodies this way of thinking, letting the Simcoe and Citra sing loudly while the malt flavour is relatively reserved. Brewed without crystal malt, the IPA is clear without a heavy malt profile.
With this IPA, you're getting a clean beer with plenty of hoppy bitterness, underpinned by the fruity citrus of the Citra and the punchy pine of the Simcoe.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at 73 Enid Street, 12/11/2025.
Clear light golden topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, bitter orange, pine needle, ripe melon.
Taste comprises crisp malts, orange zest, grapefruit, light perfumed notes, pine needle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with grassy come lightly juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy WC affair.
Clear light golden topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is grass, bitter orange, pine needle, ripe melon.
Taste comprises crisp malts, orange zest, grapefruit, light perfumed notes, pine needle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with grassy come lightly juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy WC affair.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2025
at 10:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance is golden, with a small beige head. Aroma is pineapple, hops, mango hints, stewed hoppy fruit, lots of pine. Taste is pineapple, orange, grapefruit, tropical fruit, hop resin, thick and full and fruity.
Tried
from Can
at
Cloudwater Brew Co
on 30 Mar 2025
at 06:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can. Light hazy golden. Crisp malts, soft caramel, biscuits, crisp pils malts with fresh bread crust too. Fruity hops with some pineapple and zesty citrus. Medium sweet and a tad less bitter. Crisp medium bodied. Very nice
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2025
at 19:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours hazy orange gold with a decent white cap that quickly fades. Aroma is sticky orange, caramel, solid malt backbone, bitter hop. Taste is orange, grapefruit, sticky hop, caramel, malt. Solid IPA
Tried
from Can
at
Cloudwater Brew Co
on 29 Jan 2025
at 23:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at the strait and narrow Lincoln. Deep clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty pine citrus and then slight bitter. Medium to full body.
Tried
from Can
at
Strait And Narrow
on 13 Dec 2024
at 13:29