Head Banger - Nelson Sauvin
Strathcona Beer Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada šØš¦
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
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A Triple IPA dry hopped exclusively with Nelson Sauvin hops to produce intense white wine and tropical fruit accents. Deceptively strong with a medium body and smooth finish.
(#24 according to brewery count)
(#24 according to brewery count)
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
473mL can. Pours clear pale gold with moderate white head. Aroma is very bright, lots of melon, orange, and white wine grape. Flavour is packed full of white wine character from the Nelson hops; melon, orange peel, solid bitterness. Very full-bodied. Damn, what a fantastic IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2024
at 03:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
473 ml can. Pours a dull amber with moderate head and quite a bit of fine floaters. Aromas of mashed tropical fruit leaning towards earthy melons, candied citrus, and bready malts. Flavors follow same emphasis on earthy melons and almost doughy malts. Plus some alcohol spiciness. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2024
at 23:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 473mL can. Clear-ish gold with white head. Mild Nelson Sauvin character, feint booziness, comes together nicely, not as boozy as other iterations of Head Banger, could have a touch more hops, but overall, quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2024
at 06:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dullish pale, slight haze. Medium head. Nice bit of nelson on the nose. On the palate, sticky malts and a whack of alcohol, bitterness a bit low, the nelson comes through decently, especially a gooseberry sort of character. Iām the #3 fan of head banger on RB and also of this one.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2024
at 04:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
A darker shade of blond, hazy. Fruity, tropical aroma, with a hint of that Nelson Sauvin pungent fruit. Good body strength, mildly sweet, just the right amount; light bread base, crusty; the hopping is powerful, there's enough bitterness, and loads of hop quality, waving from sweet citrus peel to tropical accents, some melon, passion fruit; the alcohol is noticeable, but not distracting. Excellent.
A darker shade of blond, hazy. Fruity, tropical aroma, with a hint of that Nelson Sauvin pungent fruit. Good body strength, mildly sweet, just the right amount; light bread base, crusty; the hopping is powerful, there's enough bitterness, and loads of hop quality, waving from sweet citrus peel to tropical accents, some melon, passion fruit; the alcohol is noticeable, but not distracting. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2024
at 17:06
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
473mL can, pours a hazy bright golden orange with a medium white head. Aroma is bursting with Nelson -- tons of white wine-like hops, bright citrus, some green melon, and gooseberry. Flavour is an absolute Nelson bomb, bursting with gooseberry, white wine-like hops, pronounced bitterness, and just enough malt to balance. Damn -- this is definitely the best Head Banger in some time, and is up there for best ever. Wonderful.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2024
at 03:38