Crazy Train IPA
Off the Rail Brewing (BC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA Regular|
Score
5.77
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Going Off The Rail for a Crazy Train! English style IPA with plenty of malt balance and substantial amounts of Chinook and Cascade for a full, rich flavour.
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pour at brewery. Pours clear amber with foamy white head. Aroma has pine and citrus hops. Flavour resinous with notes of citrus and some sweet malts. Tastes a bit confused. There's something sweet or cloying that accumulates in a not great way.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2024
at 01:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Poured from the tap @ Slim’s BBQ. Clear gold with minimal white head. Bland biscuit malt, feint hint of orange rind and a bit of resin. Watery, below average, has some potential (though doesn’t seem to have improved in the last 6 years).
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2022
at 07:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Makes a thousand breweries rated for me here. Can. Clear amber, a white head collapses to a loose 1/2cm. Aroma of bread crust, strong pine and grapefruit. Not very sweet but it also lacks a bit of presence. Neither the (somewhat old fashioned) hop aromatics nor the bitterness quite overwhelm though. Nice enough but doesn't have enough guts for 6.5% ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 12:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml can at Taps Beer Bar, Changkat, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy light amber colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light toffee caramel malt, light citrus fruit. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a malt, light citrus, woody, floral hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with average to soft carbonation. Refreshing when served cool but somewhat light all round. Not a beer I would want to drink again.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2019
at 16:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Has soft apricot with grain hints as an aroma though very faint. Nice bright white head and a kind of medium copper body. Flavour is a slow bright peach with some grain notes. Good dry finish with some oiliness on the mouth. It's not a bad balance between IPA and your usual ale stuff.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2018
at 18:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cloudy amber,white head.Light balanced nose.Light sweet start, balanced mid has notes of fruit.Very late arriving long bitter finish. Recent versions have a soapy quality
Tried
on 07 Sep 2016
at 01:48
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
On June 20, 2015. At Off the Rail Brewing, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Light hazy amber color, off-white head. Light berry scent. Malty, grainy taste. IPA, really? Bitter aftertaste. Medium to medium full mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2015
at 09:02
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Cloudy and light amber. Off. A bit yeasty, light bitterness and a dash of wonkiness. Crazy is right - this is a faulty beer and they are crazy to sell it.
Tried
on 17 May 2015
at 13:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft - Sweet citrus and some caramel notes. Hazy copper with a rich beige head. Light sweet caramel and some pithy notes. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2015
at 16:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
On tap at Off the Rail, pours an opaque cloudy vibrant orange with a small beige head. Nose brings oranges, some resinous hops and a big caramel malt backbone. Flavour brings out notes of orange rind, resins and way too much caramel malt. There also seems to be some sort of infection here - or maybe it's just a really bad IPA, I can't tell. A little medicinal and too malty. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2015
at 18:02