Svalbard Bryggeri Spitsbergen IPA

Spitsbergen IPA

 

Svalbard Bryggeri in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 🇸🇯

  IPA Regular
Score
7.01
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 64 Ticks: 56
The India Pale Ale of Spitsbergen is a strong and top-fermented beer, using predominantly pale malt. Like the first IPAs made for export to India in 1703, ours is packed with hops to get that fine bitterness to it.
 

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

Pint from the keg at Skarven Kro, Tromso. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, citrus, caramel & hops. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2025 at 08:25


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

Can from Slijterij Kisjes, Meppel. Thick resinous hop with sweetish malt, pine resin, notes of sugary orange, marmalade and grapefruit. Medium bitter with some sweetness. Body is medium. Pretty old school resinous IPA, enjoyable!

Tried from Can from Slijterij Kisjes Meppel on 16 May 2025 at 20:00


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

330ml. can. @"home", 19/03/2025
[#8.065 Global - #102 Norway - #2 Svalbard Bryggeri]
Pours dark golden with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma: plenty of pine, orange, resin and lemon rind. Taste: piney and citrusy. Good old school resinous bitterness.
Next one, please!

Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2025 at 17:37


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

330ml can. Cloudy, orange, dark golden to amber colour with average, dense, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity and slightly piney, hoppy aroma, pale and caramel malty background, notes of orange, lemon, some pineapple, grapefruit, weak (white) jelly bear overtones. Taste is fairly bitter, citrusy fruity and piney, resinous hoppy, pale and caramel malty backbone with low residual sweetness, more homogeneous and unspecific fruitiness compared to the nose, grapefruit, orange, mandarine, lemon, zesty bitterness, weak citrusy tartness.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy, barely dry palate, medium to fine, dense, creamy, mildly prickly carbonation.
Farly intense and meaty, balanced, a bit old school of course but custom quality - very nice.

Tried from Can from Beerdome on 23 Feb 2025 at 14:20


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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

0.33 l can from 'Beerdome', best before July 2026. Slightly hazy, orangeish amber with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, off-white head. Sweetish, rather fruity and slightly resiny aroma of orange, mango, tangerine and light pine. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, rather fruity and gently resiny taste of orange jam, mango, tangerine and some pine, followed by a short, gently bitter finish. Medium to full body, smooth and slightly effervescent mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice old school IPA.

Tried from Can from Beerdome on 17 Feb 2025 at 19:07


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Clear dark golden with big fluffy head. Grapefruit, very resinous, caramel malts, sugary, toffee even, green leafy hops, peach. Over medium sweet and quite bitter. Over medium body with oily feel. Classic US west coast IPA, not too bad.

Tried from Can on 23 Dec 2024 at 19:46


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Clear golden colour with lasting fluffy head. Really good malt base. Piney resinous hop notes. Dry and bitter.

Tried on 22 Dec 2024 at 16:15


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

30/11/2024. Can shared at Ulfborg tasting. Pours slightly hazy golden amber with a frothy white head. Aroma is citrus, pine, caramel, hops. Moderately sweet with very nice bitterness. Enjoyed this.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2024 at 16:29


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

Can @Ulfborg. Clear golden, white head. Fruity aroma, mild caramel and sweet pine aroma. Nice bitter, piney flavour, floral and fruity hops.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2024 at 16:25


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

Can @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are bitter hops, fruits, flowers and malt. Nice bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2024 at 16:24