Off the Rail Brewing (BC) Crazy Train IPA

Crazy Train IPA

 

Off the Rail Brewing (BC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA Regular
Score
5.77
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 75 Ticks: 11
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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