Red Racer IPA (Central City Brewing, 6.5%)
If you’re looking for a B.C. beer champion, this is probably it. The Red Racer IPA from Surrey’s Central City Brewing Company has been named Best B.C. Beer by CAMRA Vancouver for the past three years,...
View ArticleSartori Harvest IPA 2010 (Driftwood Brewery, 7%)
The current buzz in the world of B.C. craft beer is all about this limited-run wet-hopped IPA by Victoria’s Driftwood Brewery. “Wet-hopped” basically means that fresh hops are used in the brewing...
View ArticleCitra IPA (Dead Frog Brewery, 6.5%)
Giving a little concession to the hardcore beer geeks in town, Dead Frog released this powerful IPA, the second brew in the Beermaster Series, which will no doubt appeal to hopheads everywhere. Made...
View ArticleFat Tug IPA (Driftwood Brewery, 7%)
Today marks the inaugural International IPA Day. Apparently, that means we have to connect on social media to share our love of beer through this distinctive style, which has become the poster boy/girl...
View ArticleSartori Harvest IPA 2011 (Driftwood Brewery, 7%)
Hunting season is pretty much over this year for the B.C. craft beer enthusiast. This is the third year Driftwood has released its very limited run of wet-hopped Sartori, and the buzz around this IPA...
View ArticleIP’eh! (Russell Brewing, 6.5%)
Please excuse my sheepishness over it taking me so long to review this, the first in Russell’s small-batch series released way back in 2009. The fact is, with this IPA recently winning a silver medal...
View ArticleSartori Harvest IPA 2012 (Driftwood Brewery, 7%)
Here we go again! Sartori season was announced at the start of last week, with the first bottles of Driftwood’s celebrated, highly limited seasonal IPA arriving in Island liquor stores on Wednesday and...
View ArticleSwitchback IPA (Lighthouse Brewing Company, 6.5%)
This is the first in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticleTin Hat IPA (Townsite Brewing Inc., 5.2%)
This is the second in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticleLone Wolf India Pale Ale (Fernie Brewing Co., 6.5%)
This is the third in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticlePandamonium — The 11th Hour Anniversary Ale (Phillips Brewing Company, 11%)
Unleash the pandocalypse!!! This ridiculously extreme beer with the ridiculously OTT label has been lurking in the cellar for a few weeks now, waiting to unleash merry hell on my senses. Sadly this is...
View ArticleGreen Reaper Fresh Hop IPA (Phillips Brewing Co., 6.5%)
Still time for one last fresh-hop beer review of the year. Phillips brought out Green Reaper as part of its triple release at the tail end of B.C. Craft Beer Month in October (I didn’t get to try the...
View ArticleFearless India Pale Ale (Dead Frog Brewery, 6.5%)
This is the fourth in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticleHoptoria (Spinnakers, 6.8%)
This is the fifth in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticlePowell IPA (Coal Harbour Brewing Company, 6.5%)
This is the fifth in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticleImperial IPA (Granville Island Brewing, 8.2%)
Granville Island‘s most recent release really sees limited-release brewmaster Vern Lambourne stretch his legs. This is a rich, high-gravity and complex ale that’s a world apart from GIB’s mainstay...
View ArticleHoperation Tripel Cross Belgian IPA (Phillips Brewing Company, 8%)
Back to B.C., and I’ve got a huge backlog of reviews to get through. Unfortunately, this means that reviews of limited-edition releases such as this Tripel IPA by Phillips may be redundant, as the beer...
View ArticleBrockton IPA (Granville Island Brewing, 6%)
If there was ever proof that palates can change, it’s the difference in reaction I had between the first time I tried the Brockton IPA – released by Granville Island Brewing in 2009 to celebrate the...
View ArticleSergeant’s IPA (Old Yale Brewing Co., 5.5%)
This is the seventh in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
View ArticleDevil’s Dream IPA (Hoyne Brewing Co., 6%)
This is the eighth in a series of reviews on the new wave of B.C. IPAs. This province already produces some of the best India Pale Ales in Canada and arguably North America – I’m looking at you, Red...
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