7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Nitro pour at The Magnet. Pours very dark brown with a beige nitro head. Espresso and roasted malts on the nose. Flavour has dry roasted malts, some bread crusts, espresso. Great malts, this is a very good porter.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Magnet
on 11 Dec 2025
at 00:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2025
at 23:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Gold, white head. Juicy nose, piney notes. Big juicy palate with lots of pine and a big lasting fruity hop bitterness in finish
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2025
at 01:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
On tap at The Magnet. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Plenty of brint, vibrant pine and a touch of dry spicy grass on the nose. Flavour has dry spicy grass, sharp, resinous pine, and cracker malts. Great hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Magnet
on 14 Nov 2025
at 03:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473 ml can. Pours a beautiful bright copper color with moderated head. Aromas of fruity pine resin, a bit of spruce, candied citrus, apricot, and toasted malts. Flavor follow same with emphasis on forest floor and dankish hops. Somewhat fruity sweet to start but finishing bitter. Hard to find a fresh hopped beer better that this. And Driftwood is pretty consistent Tear on year with the Sartori Harvest.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2025
at 23:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
250 ml can. Pours black with full foamy tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, oak and roasted malts. Flavors of strong oaky bourbon, black coffee, bitter dark chocolate and roasted malts. A bit strong on the barrel this year…
Tried
from Can
from
Cascadia Liquor Stores (Nanoose Bay)
on 08 Nov 2025
at 00:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gold, white head. Nice spicy hop nose and palate with medium bitterness. Lightly floral and citrus notes. Very nice
Tried
from Draft
at
The Barley Merchant
on 06 Nov 2025
at 01:43
Full, rich, deep, golden. One of my all-time favs since it's inception. Highest regards & praise to Driftwood that Twenty Pounder has been so rock solid all these years!
Tried
from Can
from
Keg n Cork Liquor Company
on 22 Oct 2025
at 19:38
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Could this be even better than previous years when this IPA was winning national awards? The nose is very fresh citrus and tropical hops with sweet malt. A dense, thick off-white head sits on a soft amber body. The taste leads with a collage of fresh hops - juicy citrus flavours like grapefruit, lemon and orange mixed with mango and a touch of resinous pine in the back of the mouth. There are ample bready malts to support the hops and a hint of pepper to set it all off. There is a long, bitter finish that is nevertheless refreshing and clean. The body is substantial without being too rich for the style.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub on 12th August 2025, shared with Lee Ann (a Canadian friend). Hazed pink look, light blush wispy covering for a head. Tart and semi sour taste with raspberries coming through loud and clear.
Tried
from Draft
at
Driftwood Brewery
on 12 Aug 2025
at 14:15