Fat Tug IPA
Driftwood Brewery

Smell > Dough and green apple, very nice and enticing.
Taste > like ash and citrus fruit, Smooth but bitter.
The taste lingers as a very bitter sensation maybe slightly more so than most IPA's.

This beer is good, It would hold strong against many IPA's although not quite an S tier because there is a bit of an "alcohol" flavor but I would definitely put it into the A tier.

 

Had this in tallboy cans in Vancouver, sourced at BC Liquors and a privately-owned store. Hope to try on draft but this review is based on the cans.

This is a tasty IPA to my unsophisticated palate. Very easy to drink, not overly malty (to me, dry is good), but the finish is too long. A bitter hoppy aftertaste lingers on the tongue long after swallowing. I can live with it but prefer the quick clean finish of RRBC IPAs. Less hops in the boil, more dry hopping, and this could be the Blind Pig of the great white north.

 

Pours golden clear with finely laced floating white foamy cap on draught in pint glass I. Vancouver at Tap & Barrel Bridges in Vancouver on Granville Island. Pine and floral on the nose, bursting hop forward bitterness on the tongue. This Canadian IPA has an intense hop profile of grapefruit & melon and restrained malt notes, 7% alc/vol and 80+ IBUs. Cheers to a really great IPA.

 

 

The most hyped Canadian IPA west of Winnipeg. A nuclear hop bomb dropped by the Enola Bitter.

Overrated.

well balanced ipa. something about the malt seems good. the aftertaste is more tropical fruity than other ipas. bitterness is just right, that bitterness doesn't seem to build in the back of mouth as much as it does with other brews. my highest rated brew so far. PS: The box says it's unfiltered, but it poured crystal clear darkish golden colour? I even swirled the can, but there were no visual particles. I wonder how it's so clear, and what a hazy version would be like?

2022-09-11
16oz can served in a big snifter. Can is dated "Best Before March 7 2023." My in-laws brought it back from a trip to Victoria, BC.

Pours clear brassy golden with a medium amount of head. Smell is moderate honeysuckle sweetness, lemon rind, a little bit of old hay, which might be anxiety about this beer's actual age.

Taste is lemon rind, a little floral sweetness, some pine/grapefruit bitterness.

Mouthfeel is medium, fairly soft. Overall, this is pretty nice. My fears about age were unfounded.

 

 

 

Pours an apple juice colour with nice full head and leaves a ton of lacing. Totally clear no haze at all.
Smells of hops mostly with some nice bready malt character in the background and lots of spruce/earthy character.
Tastes of a very good west coast IPA. Tons of hops up front with a nice malt to balance out the bitterness a little. Lots of pine/earthy tones. Very nice taste super enjoyable beer.
The mouthfeel on this is very nice. Medium body with medium carbonation and drinks very well. Great beer.

Overall I think this is the best west coast IPA in Canada but maybe I'm crazy or have a weird palette. Anyway Driftwood is clearly very good at making IPAs and I'd recommend this one to those who haven't tried it yet.

 

 

Look: Clear and golden. It says unfiltered on the can, so I didn’t really expect such a clear beer. Head goes away quickly.

Smell: Smells hoppy. Smells pine.

Taste: I like the bitterness. About the same level of bitterness as Boneshaker (IBU around 80). I didn’t really taste other aroma other than pine.

Feel: Adequate amount of carbonation, but feels a bit sticky in the mouth.

Overall: I was expecting a lot from this beer due to the positive reviews. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in both the look and the taste. LookS nothing like it says on the can, and tastes too simple (bitterness only).

Bloody hell. This beer gave me hangover.