Raised By Wolves IPA
Driftwood Brewery

Raised By Wolves IPARaised By Wolves IPA
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From:
Driftwood Brewery
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #53
ABV:
7%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,773
Avg:
4.3 | pDev: 6.98%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
88
Status:
Active
Rated:
Yesterday at 06:57 PM
Added:
Aug 14, 2015
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  19
Born of Equinox hops and raised under the influence of Saccharomyces Trois , this beast has developed a taste for mango, citrus & melon, with a nose to match, hear the call!

THIS ONE WAS ABANDONED TO THE WILD.
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Ratings by Eric_Standard:
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Rated by Eric_Standard from Canada (BC)

4.03/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Nov 06, 2017
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Reviewed by waudozer from Canada (BC)

4.29/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pour almost clear golden, some head that didn't retain for long

Grapefruit/lychee nose

Very well balanced between sweetness and bitterness, some pine, finishes sticky,bitter grape fruit/hop, very very clean

Medium bodied, gets slightly sticky on tongue after it goes down

Ov this one is special, very clean, balanced and well done
Yesterday at 06:57 PM
 
Rated: 4.01 by wildvanisle from Canada (BC)

Jan 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.6 by Tmappin from Canada (NS)

Jul 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.6 by All4ales

Jun 06, 2021
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Reviewed by LeBron_James from Canada (ON)

4.24/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The look on this is pretty cool. Slightly hazy but not juicy looking. Hazy gold.
Smells like fruit and a ton of hops. Very citrusy with something like dried berries as well.
Tastes super hoppy and lots of citrus. The malt character here is nice as well. Super balanced and there's a bit going on here. Not too bitter but the hop bite is there.
Mouthfeel is pretty normal. Medium body with what felt like high carbonation but I mostly drink stouts so idk. Very good though.
Overall this is a very well done beer. Pretty great hazy IPA for summer days or any time you're in the mood for a refreshing hoppy kick. Driftwood is pretty great at IPAs and this beer is a testament to that.
Feb 20, 2021
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Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)

3.86/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
west coast element felt even though a bit hazy . good hop deliver not super juicy. worth trying draft the aliibi room vancouver.
Feb 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.15 by MRUZI from Canada (BC)

Dec 10, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by Kaydon from Canada (BC)

Dec 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by Quadethebeerman from Canada (MB)

Oct 25, 2020
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Reviewed by TommyWiseau22 from Northern Ireland

4.69/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Smells like one of those bags of dried fruit that you can get at a grocery store. Dried cranberry, tart cherry, goldenberries and gojiberries. All of which show up on the palate as well. Super original and unique IPA
Jun 15, 2020
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)

3/5  rDev -30.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear pale-straw color. The head was coarse medium sized bubbles that quickly shrunk down to a thin skiff, leaving only a tiny bit of lacing. A moderate flux of medium sized bubbles were rising from the bottom of the glass.

Smells like a straw or hay with barnyard. A little bit of sweet, almost floral hops show up. Swirling the glass boosts the barnyard, but this is a much milder and sweeter barnyard than we were getting everywhere during the summer.

Medium bitter flavors give way to a soft malt and the milder barnyard that showed up in the scent. The hop floral flavor shows up towards the end. The aftertaste is a boost in bitters and then all the flavors slowly tail off.

Slowly foams up, but feels more like a soft drink. The foam is rather persistent as it turns to larger bubbles. Medium to heavy body in the liquid before it foams.

I had this scored a full point higher when I tried it a couple of years ago, before the barnyard took over the local beer scene. At that time I described it as having a nutty scent with a little cheese, neither of which showed up this time around. It has a lighter bitterness level for an IPA. This seems more like a light American IPA than a NEIPA. Once the barnyard is eliminated, this would be a good basic IPA, but nothing really stands out.
Dec 31, 2019
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Reviewed by NordicIslander from Canada (SK)

4.6/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into pint glass. Almost 3 finger foam. Exceptional head, white foamy goodness! Fruit, namely orange, appears on the first taste. This merges into a nice, crisp hoppy mouthfeel. Further smelling reveals yeast, wet grass, a touch of pine and a bit of spice. Ultra, ultra smooth BC version of an IPA beer.
7% abv but no alcohol or booziness taste is present on the swallow - just juicy citrus and a crisp hop finish.
The smell is ridiculously inviting. If this beer is in your vicinity, grab it, horde it and most importantly, drink it. A tad pricier than some but, totally justified. This is a world class beer kids, grab it while it exists.
Jun 02, 2019
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.17/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can into snifter. Pours a beautiful near clear pale golden with 2 fingers white head.
Aroma is initially piney, some tropical notes, citrus, melon, a touch of dankness.
Taste follows with a bit of pine, mango, indistinct citrus, ripe melon, and hoppy bitterness that persists but does not build.
Medium mouthfeel hiding the 7% - crisp dry finish - easy drinking like a hoppy Pilsner.
May 26, 2019
 
Rated: 4.73 by lacikuss from Canada (AB)

May 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by BirdsandHops from Oregon

Apr 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by shigg85 from Japan

Mar 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.06 by IPAnicked from Canada (BC)

Mar 09, 2019
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Rated by Jascha from Canada (BC)

4.92/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Bursting with tropical fruit flavour, very tasty and thirst quenching.
Feb 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by yancot from Canada (ON)

Jan 09, 2019
Raised By Wolves IPA from Driftwood Brewery
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 88 ratings