Big Stupid Westy V5 (Nelson Sauvin)
Verdant Brewing Co in Falmouth, Cornwall, England 🏴
IPA - West Coast Series|
Score
7.60
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The switch out to a super pale pilsner malt grist and the addition of the best lot of Nelson Sauvin in the world (thanks Brent) has helped us refine version 5 into a lean, mean stupidly hopped machine!
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8/10
Sweaty dank, herbal hoppy and piney with some vinous grapes, tropical notes, grass, resin and mild bitterness. Quite dank
Tried
from Can
on 22 Oct 2025
at 20:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
at
Verdant Brewery & Taproom
on 13 Sep 2025
at 18:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft @ Black Flag - marqué comme single hop Sauvin alors que l'étiquette du keykeg indique plusieurs houblons dans cette version marquée comme V5.
Dorée présentant un léger voile, col blanc fin.
Arôme sur un bouquet plaisant surfant entre les agrumes - tropical, noyaux avec pas mal de pamplemousse en retrait.
Palais est plaisant, crisp, malté pils / pâle, effet fruits à noyaux, petite touche de goyave, et léger effet de poivre blanc. Infusion délicate herbacée avec un léger fini résineux et pin.
In fine, assez plaisante et un changement de la ligne Verdant sur la surabondance de haze marquées.
Dorée présentant un léger voile, col blanc fin.
Arôme sur un bouquet plaisant surfant entre les agrumes - tropical, noyaux avec pas mal de pamplemousse en retrait.
Palais est plaisant, crisp, malté pils / pâle, effet fruits à noyaux, petite touche de goyave, et léger effet de poivre blanc. Infusion délicate herbacée avec un léger fini résineux et pin.
In fine, assez plaisante et un changement de la ligne Verdant sur la surabondance de haze marquées.
Tried
from Draft
at
La Black Flag - Shop & Bar
on 10 Sep 2025
at 11:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can in the garden, 27th July 25. Pours clear and golden. Aroma is dark, citrus and grapes, taste is clean, citrus, dank and bitter, some sweetness and a little grape and spice - it’s good man
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2025
at 16:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Nose is grapefruit, pear drops, pine, kiwifruit. Piney citrusy taste, touch of blueberry & pear drops coming through in the back end. Long bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 25 Jul 2025
at 20:54
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
440ml can. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of grape, grapefruit, resin. Taste is very resinous with lots of vinous grape, grapefruit, orange, herbal and dank, decent bitterness. Medium bodied. Fantastic, might be my fave one yet.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 29 Jun 2025
at 15:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 27/06/2025.
Clear golden orange topped with a white head.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, grass, grapefruit, pine needle.
Taste comprises grass, bitter orange, light floral notes, grapefruit, pine needle, bready malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with lightly dankened come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy WC affair.
Clear golden orange topped with a white head.
Nose is juicy citric flesh, grass, grapefruit, pine needle.
Taste comprises grass, bitter orange, light floral notes, grapefruit, pine needle, bready malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with lightly dankened come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy WC affair.
Tried
on 27 Jun 2025
at 12:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can from Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a slightly hazy light yellow golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a fresh, smooth, light herbal, dry, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2025
at 14:44
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2025
at 16:32