West Coast Trail IPA
Vancouver Island Brewing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.18
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This exceptional West Coast IPA is a toast to the West Coast Trail. The bright citrus and pine aroma and flavour pays tribute to our magnificent forests and wild pacific coastline.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473mL can. Pours clear gold with a white head. Biscuit malts and pine on the nose. Flavour has a lot of biscuit malts, fairly sweet, dry pine; very light on the bitterness. Moderate carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
from
High Point - Beer Wine Spirits
on 08 Mar 2026
at 21:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Can. Unclear pale amber, ~ a cm of white head. Muddled yeasty kumquat and grainy aroma. So it tastes with kind of sharp pine and herbal notes mixed with moderate bitterness. Confused but brusquely refreshing in its way.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2026
at 11:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Hazy gold, fluffy white head. Light citrus nose. Muddled palate, dull citrus and pine. Acetic and boozy
Tried
on 25 Aug 2024
at 01:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
473 ml can. Pours a dull amber with moderate head. Aromas of soapy citrus and doughy malts. Flavors of same with a bit of muted pine. Heavy.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jun 2024
at 23:44
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
They released a similarly-named beer last year. Without a technical description I really couldn't say if there's any relation between the two. Slight haze, dullish tan colour. Head froths up but dies out. The aroma is actually kind of stale, cheesy. On the palate, grassy, cheesy, definitely lacking brightness. Malts are ok, maybe a bit dull, and there's a prominent alcohol character in the finish. The balance is all of whack here, really. Disappointing, this brewery had been on an upward track lately.
Tried
on 10 May 2024
at 04:13