Wayfinder Beer Original Cold IPA

Original Cold IPA

 

Wayfinder Beer in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Cold Regular
Score
7.40
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 15
The Original Cold IPA that created the style that's being brewed by breweries internationally. Bucketloads of old school and new school hop varieties. Clean, Clear, Hoppy. Filtered Cold for maximum drinkability. We call it Cold IPA because it tastes cold.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace. Sweet flavor of honey with hops and grass. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 24 Oct 2025 at 00:35


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Honeysuckle nose. Clear gold, medium head. Honeysuckle, grass. Medium body, moderate carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 23 Oct 2025 at 23:27


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours clear golden, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is dank, pot, passionfruit, pine. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium light body.

Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2025 at 03:02


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7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Lots of sharp pine in this. Nice body, bitter piney end. Big hops on the nose. Solid cold IPA. Clear golden pour with pretty good head. Can.

Tried from Can at Brew Birds on 05 Apr 2025 at 01:06


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can (pkg 10/11/2024; abv listed as 6.9%). Clear blonde gold with white head. Citrus and pine hops with a hint of melon in there, simple crisp backing. Decent.

Tried from Can from Elizabeth Station on 09 Feb 2025 at 03:09


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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

16oz can from Tavour. I've been torn on this style, so I knew I had to try the original. Clear golden pour, with an abundant fluffy white head and streaky lacing. Hoppy aroma with some biscuity notes. Taste is sharp and hoppy, nice bitterness that sticks to the palate. Bready, light sweetness and super easy to drink. I can see why this recipe started a trend.

Tried on 04 Feb 2025 at 02:19


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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Aromas are citrus, MJ and dry grain. Flavors are similar to nose with MJ coming out a bit more. Great balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Body is a touch thin. Finish is a little grassy. Pretty good beer.

Tried from Can on 03 Feb 2025 at 02:05

gave a cheers!

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8.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Aroma has notes of garlic, weed, silicon. Taste is moderately too highly bitter with just a little malt sweetness balancing it out. Normally I wouldn’t care for any beer with too much oniony or garlicy hop character, but it works here for some reason. Very tasty, crisp, clean, and refreshing.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 19 Jan 2025 at 02:02

gave a cheers!

7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Can) clear, fluorescent bright yellow colour with a tall white head; aroma of pine, grapefruit rind; smooth palate; intense, balanced flavor with a, medium bitter finish

Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2024 at 01:54

gave a cheers!

7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 27, 2023. Aroma is hop forward with nice citrus, stone fruit and lighter floral notes.wity hints of melon. Light cracker malt notes and hints of alcohol. Pours a very clear, brilliant, yellow-gold with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. High amount of lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Moderately strong bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong citrus and stone fruit hop notes with quite a bit of a floral character as well. Lighter dank, resin, pine notes that linger into the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation and a fairly crisp, dry finish. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA that is definitely crisp and easy drinking. I think I prefer IPAs with a stronger hop aroma and flavor, but this is really nice and works well with the clean, crisp malt notes.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2023 at 01:46

gave a cheers!