Blindsided Imperial IPA
Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.11
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A strong IPA with intense flavours and aromas. German Magnum, Amarillo and Mosaic hops provide the bitterness and fruit punch flavours prevalent throughout this beer.
Previously 10% ABV (2023 release)
Previously 10% ABV (2023 release)
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4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at Central City, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma has a lot of syrupy caramel malt—hinting at a cloyingly sweet beer—with subdued resinous hops beneath the sugar. Flavour is extremely sweet, with cough syrup-like caramel sweetness and only traces of hop expression that are buried beneath the syrupy malt. Way too malty and sugary, without the hops to complement. Very poor.
Tried
from Draft
at
Central City Brewery and Store
on 30 Aug 2025
at 04:02
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours clear gold with a white head. Nose has a bunch of stale pine and syrupy malts. Flavour has super thick and syrupy malts with a dusting of stale old pine. Really dusty. Brewed with the elegance of a sledgehammer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Central City Brewery and Store
on 29 Aug 2025
at 11:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from the tap. Hazy gold with small white head. Malty, touch of booze, bland pithy citrus hops. Unbalanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2023
at 00:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pale and hazy, thin head. Fruity, peachy hop aroma. A bit of alcohol and a splash of pale malt. Lots of bitterness, pithy orange notes. Good TIPA.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2023
at 17:54