Yakima IPA
Microbrasserie Le Castor

Yakima IPAYakima IPA
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From:
Microbrasserie Le Castor
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #110
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,759
Avg:
4.22 | pDev: 7.11%
Reviews:
50
Ratings:
219
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 27, 2022
Added:
May 06, 2013
Wants:
  19
Gots:
  56
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Ratings by SebD:
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Reviewed by SebD from Canada (ON)

4.29/5  rDev +1.7%
Appearance: It has a nice hazy deep golden/orange color to it. It has a nice off-white head that dies down slowly and leaves nice lacing

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of citrus, pineapple, grapefruit (very tropical), dank pines resins and some sweet bready malts.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has loads of citrus, grapefruit zest, pineapple, perhaps even mango, dank bitter pine resins and a touch of bready malts on the back.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a very nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied by great flavors and aromas. Definitely one of the best IPA's Quebec has to offer.

Serving type: bottle
Oct 17, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Bitburger from Vermont

4.7/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
What a beer from the Northern neighbors! Crisp, hoppy, bitter, fruity, piney, good carbonation, pleasant color, superior mouthfeel, adorable long lasting aftertaste... world class brew, no doubt
Nov 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.73 by allpat77

Jan 28, 2022
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Reviewed by Chag22 from Canada (QC)

4.29/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
It pours a clear light rusted orange color. I like the pineapple and grapefruit, with a piney note toward the end. Well balanced and crisp. I like it very much.
Jun 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by erlenmeyer from Maine

Sep 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by BEERMILER12 from Maine

Sep 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by BKotch from Texas

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.14 by BAsbill from California

Jun 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by zbelair from Pennsylvania

Jun 08, 2019
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.42/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Vices and Versa in Montreal, QC.

This one pours a clear light rusted orange color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like your classic and prototypical West Coast IPA - there's orange zest and grapefruit, fresy drippy pine resin, and just a hint of malt.

This is really quite good. It's very hoppy and resinous, with a clean and fresh bitterness, with just a hint of malt sweetness to balance it out. There's freshly squeezed grapefruit, with lighter tones of lemon and orange too.

This is light bodied, and super crisp, with a fantastic level of drinkability.

This was a really wonderful surprise - it's a really well crafted IPA.
Apr 23, 2019
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Reviewed by spcrain from Kentucky

4.26/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Tried a bottle. Great well defined flavor. A little extra carbonation and smooth gives a great mouth feel. Excellent flavor - good balance of citrus and hops.
Mar 06, 2019
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got in a BIF from TheDoctor. 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 5/9/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of rapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a fantastic IPA. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink will the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Feels like Centennial, Amarillo, and Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; great bready malt backbone, mild residual sweetness with lingering bitter dryness. A highly enjoyable offering. Loved the classic west coast hop profile.
Oct 13, 2018
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Rated by Elzevirien from Canada (QC)

4.92/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
My best / reference IPA !!!
Sep 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by goalie35 from Canada (AB)

Aug 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.95 by Samact from Vermont

Mar 31, 2018
 
Rated: 4.36 by Jk999 from Canada (QC)

Mar 24, 2018
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.94/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Copper filtered with lots of fast rising, soda like carbonation. Topped with 3 fingers of off white, rocky head.

Smells of pine, pineapple, oranges and caramel. Simple but Pliny like.

Yellow jello, pine, pineapple, and Champagne.

Medium, light body, with moderate carbonation.

Got this in Gatineau, QC a month ago, drinking in Muskoka, Jan 26th, 2018. Well done west coast IPA. Perhaps over rated, or I just got an older version whose hops have fallen off some. Seems it was brewed Nov 27, 2017, so its 2 months old.
Jan 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by Sam106 from Canada (QC)

Dec 29, 2017
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Rated by MicroMewse from Canada (QC)

4.59/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Love this beer.
It's the benchmark for a great IPA.
Dec 03, 2017
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Rated by ericanadian from Canada (QC)

3.59/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very hoppy. Flavour is decent, but not something I would seek out with regularity.
Sep 16, 2017
Yakima IPA from Microbrasserie Le Castor
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