Strathcona Beer Company Head Banger - Enigma, Citra & Vic Secret

Head Banger - Enigma, Citra & Vic Secret

 

Strathcona Beer Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production
Score
7.23
ABV: 9.2% IBU: - Ticks: 6
Triple India Pale Ale, double dry hopped with Enigma, Citra, and Vic Secret with a base of pilsner malt and flaked oats.
 

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Super hazy straw golden coloured body with a pretty large, three to four centimetre tall off-white and tan head. Aroma of citrus fruit - oranges, lemons and some nice grassiness with grapefruit and hay noticeable, too, along with alcohol. Medium to Full-bodied; Super rich citrus flavours at first with a bunch of grapefruit peel and sliced lemons noticeable and a kick of hay and flowers soon afterwards with a dry malt quality that almost makes this seem like a saison or even a pale/european lager in the second half, but the bitterness and pungency of the hops and especially the grapefruit kicks in. Aftertaste is deep and bittering throughout with a decent balance from some dry and pretty rich malt notes and the slightest hint of sweetness - seemingly from some fruit at the end, but the alcohol does come through, especially in the warmth at the end. Overall, a nice older school, dry and bitter IPA that shows it's Imperial Status through the bitterness and astringency on offer. A nice option for the style and while unfiltered, this is an old-school, bitter Imperial IPA - a great option to bring back with you in your suitcase, like I did from Vancouver, BC, Canada! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from DenMan Beer, Wine & Spirits in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on 30-June-2022 for CA$4,61 sampled at my house back home in Washington on 17-July-2022.
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2023 at 15:12

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy light amber, white head. Big citra nose and palate with soft carbonation. Nice warming trend
Tried on 23 Dec 2022 at 00:55

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Slightly dull, hazy, thin head. Bright aussie hops, little bit of onion. On the palate, strong alcohol character, moderate bitterness, some of that bright stone fruit and lychee hop. Touch of citrus and again the allium. The alcohol isn’t as prominent in the finish but does lend some dryness. Another solid headbanger.
Tried on 19 Dec 2022 at 04:06

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Blond colour, hazy to cloudy, small head. Very nice aroma, zesty, with traces of pine and tropical fruit. Bold mouthfeel, with mild residual sweetness; crispy malts base; and the hopping is quite bright, it's piney, and zesty, with bold bitterness too.
There are traces of oats, otherwise this is close to a modern West Coast IIPA, and I like that; excellent.
Tried from Can on 16 Oct 2022 at 09:05

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Hazy gold with small white head. Citrus hops, touch of resin and melon, a bit of alcohol burn. Not the best Head Banger, but still decent.
Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2022 at 03:32

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
473mL can, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out some tropical fruits, plenty of piney hops, a bit of resins, and light citrus. Flavour is very juicy, with moderately dank, quite piney, and resinous hops, with plenty of tropical stone fruit, and a lot of alcohol burn (more than usual). Vibrant, fruity, and fairly assertive on the hops, though with a bit too much alcohol burn. Very good as usual.
Tried from Can on 04 Oct 2022 at 03:26