Head Stock
Nickel Brook Brewing Co. in Burlington, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.03
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A bold and loud West Coast-Style IPA, Head Stock rocks a catchy melody of pine and grapefruit notes that perfectly harmonize with undertones of refreshing hop bitterness.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Ottawa LCBO at parents’. Honey orange pour with white lacy head. Aroma is booze, butterscotch, banana, deep resinous hops. Taste is similar - deep pine resin bitterness, sweet hot booziness, banana and caramel. Dry bubbly finish with lasting bitter boozy warmth. Really good big resinous IPA - but more caramel than a Stone-type resin, halfway between that and a more Mikkeller-type IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2016
at 21:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg. Hazy amber body with a thin off-white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange, caramel and pine. Flavour of fresh hops, bitter orange marmalade and grapefruit. Medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Light fizz. A classic IPA. Very good.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2016
at 19:04
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
OK, from a bottle I wonder if this is just another ubiquitous IPA. Some sediment on the bottom of the bottle. Smells like strong IPA, what else? It looks like IPA, and hey of it looks, tastes and smells like IPA, what else could it be, a macro lager? No way, IPA is so much more macrotized than pale lager, hehehheh. Yea, another IPA trying to be an illegal imperial IPA immigrant without penetrating the border.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2016
at 14:36
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/10/2015. Pours slight hazy orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, honey, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, honey, light caramel, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, pine, honey, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Good amount of dryness from sticky bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, sticky/resinous, and slightly creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2016
at 21:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Bob’s Bar during the "Inaugural Bob’s Bar Sour Spectacular!" on 02/12/2016. The beer is a slightly hazy golden color with a medium white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus,.hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, citrus and grainy malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a short fruity hops aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2016
at 15:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz can thanks to Secret Santa
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, lots of lacing. Aroma of pine resin, caramel and fruity. Taste is pine, Bready, herbal and spicy hops
Good, solid IPA
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, lots of lacing. Aroma of pine resin, caramel and fruity. Taste is pine, Bready, herbal and spicy hops
Good, solid IPA
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2016
at 23:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can, courtesy of Matt
Cloudy orange color, with almost no head. Aroma of malts, hop, cream, oranges. The mouthfeel is a bit mellow, same malt profile, but it’s also a bit creamy (buttery); nice hop component, not too fresh too.
Is this an old can?
Cloudy orange color, with almost no head. Aroma of malts, hop, cream, oranges. The mouthfeel is a bit mellow, same malt profile, but it’s also a bit creamy (buttery); nice hop component, not too fresh too.
Is this an old can?
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2015
at 17:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Canette 473ml. Couleur orangée voilée, mousse blanc cassé aérienne laissant une belle dentelle. Arôme de houblon résineux, pin, agrumes, malt, soupçon de fumée? Goût de pamplemousse, houblon résineux, amertume élevée, malt en fin de bouche, résine. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen-dense, collante.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2015
at 13:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
CAN 473 ML from bunget. Hazy golden-amber, white frothy head. Sweet malty aroma with the hops far in the background. Some yeasty off-flavour. The taste is moderately sweet, hops, moderate bitterness and that yeasty note too. Not bad, but certainly flawed.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2015
at 14:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Barley Brothers. Pours a hazy light yellow gold with a white head that lasts through the beer and laces. Aroma has musty pine and earthy grass with a wet grain backbone. Flavor has sweet grain and bread notes with a musty pine note.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2015
at 23:04