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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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(473mL can from the LCBO) Poured cool, a hazy reddish-brown with an inch of foamy tan head. Aroma moderately strong citrus hops, bit of mango and pine, moderate caramel malt. Flavour is fairly malty but not grainy, bit of toffee. Some pine resin from the hops, a bit of citrus, moderate bitterness and mild alcohol heat. Finishes fairly dry for its malt body. Average mouthfeel, smooth, moderate carbonation. Not as quenching or fruity as many IPAs, pretty good nonetheless.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2012
at 11:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a big foamy head that disappears right away. Looks a good murky reddish colour. Good carbonation, not too fizzy. Smells hoppy. Taste doesn’t have the highest hoppy bitterness I’ve had in an IPA but it has a body that fills out really well with thick fruitiness, citrus and even some alcohol. It’s pretty interesting for an IPA, more character than your average. Tall can.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2012
at 18:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A hazed orange amber ale with a thin big bubbled off white head. In aroma, floral hops with grassy qualities, pinhey, light catnip, very nice. In mouth, a classic smooth dry hopped IPA with floral and resinous hops, grassy, lingering bitterness, quite nice and challenging. Cask, dry hopped and oaked, at Ottawa cask fest., June 26 2011.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2011
at 03:43