Head Banger - Lotus, Citra & Azacca
Strathcona Beer Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.97
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Editor's note: 20th of the series, by brewery own count
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Hazy gold, white head. Fruity nose and palate, harsh alcohol heat. Unbalanced and vegetal. Big bitter end from alcohol and hops. Unpleasant
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Lightly hazed dull gold with small white head. Citrus and tropical hops with a touch of resin, chewy malt backing, touch of booze like most Head Bangers. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy, a bit dull. Medium head. Lots of hop, a bit burny, plenty of alcohol and not a ton of nuance. Some grapefruit but I'�d prefer the hop expression to be clearer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
473mL can, pours a barely hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma has a nice bouquet of tropical stone fruits, some piney hops, light citrus, and a touch of chewy sweet malt. Flavour is quite aggressive and hoppy for an only-30 IBU imperial IPA, with lots of bright tropical fruits (mango, peaches), big citrus, plenty of pine, some resins, and just enough malt to back. Really nice hop job here, though I could still go for more bitterness (blast the IBUs higher please). One of the better versions of Head Banger as of late. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Blond colour, barely hazy. Strong aroma, piney hops, armpit, vegetable matter, alcohol. Good body strength, with moderate residual sweetness; nice malt base, bread, touch of biscuits and toffee; then, powerful hopping, mostly bitter, with piney resins, bitter orange peel, maybe some pith, and warming alcohol in the finish.
It could be great if hops were brighter; but even as is, it's a solid, aggressive, modern West Coast IPA.