West Coast IPA
McAuslan Brewing
- From:
- McAuslan Brewing
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 8.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 06:39 AM
- Added:
- May 13, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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True to the West Coast style, this silky IPA offers a pronounced resinous bitterness. Dry-hopped to reveal notes of tangerine and coconut. 65 IBU
Hops: Sabro, El Dorado, Citra
Hops: Sabro, El Dorado, Citra
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.77/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the LCBO; best before Aug 2 2026 and served barely chilled. Unlike most reviews, I'm not going into this one blind, as I've had at least a half dozen of these over the last couple of months.
Pours a clear golden colour, stirring up an inch of foamy, soapy white head that lasts for the better part of five minutes. Its remnants include a sudsy cap and a generous collar of froth, with a respectable swath of messy lace flung about in the process; looks normal so far. The aroma is nuanced yet understated, offering up hints of tangerine, pineapple, canned peaches and coconut, as well as resiny hops, caramelized malts and pine.
The flavour profile is a tad more blunt: I'm getting caramelized sugars and bready malts, countered by notes of grapefruit, stone fruit and tangerine. More resiny/piney on the back end, with herbal, floral hops and a firm bitterness rounding out the finish; the aftertaste is resiny and citrusy, with a touch of warmth. Medium-full in body, with moderate carbonation and a smooth, slightly slick mouthfeel that works well here. Decent drinkability, unless you dislike bitter IPAs.
Final Grade: 3.77, eking out a B+. St-Ambroise West Coast IPA is a passable take on one of my favourite styles. While I've certainly had more impressive WCIPAs, McAuslan at least has the foundations down pat - it's bitter & resiny, balanced by a sturdy caramelized malt backbone. That being said, it's hard to justify settling for this brew when the competition in this category is so stiff: I mean, this was sitting next to a flat of Fat Tug, and they were basically the same price. It's still one of the better McAuslan IPAs I've reviewed so far - worth a try, though Ontario BAs might want to wait for a fresh shipment.
Sunday at 06:39 AMPours a clear golden colour, stirring up an inch of foamy, soapy white head that lasts for the better part of five minutes. Its remnants include a sudsy cap and a generous collar of froth, with a respectable swath of messy lace flung about in the process; looks normal so far. The aroma is nuanced yet understated, offering up hints of tangerine, pineapple, canned peaches and coconut, as well as resiny hops, caramelized malts and pine.
The flavour profile is a tad more blunt: I'm getting caramelized sugars and bready malts, countered by notes of grapefruit, stone fruit and tangerine. More resiny/piney on the back end, with herbal, floral hops and a firm bitterness rounding out the finish; the aftertaste is resiny and citrusy, with a touch of warmth. Medium-full in body, with moderate carbonation and a smooth, slightly slick mouthfeel that works well here. Decent drinkability, unless you dislike bitter IPAs.
Final Grade: 3.77, eking out a B+. St-Ambroise West Coast IPA is a passable take on one of my favourite styles. While I've certainly had more impressive WCIPAs, McAuslan at least has the foundations down pat - it's bitter & resiny, balanced by a sturdy caramelized malt backbone. That being said, it's hard to justify settling for this brew when the competition in this category is so stiff: I mean, this was sitting next to a flat of Fat Tug, and they were basically the same price. It's still one of the better McAuslan IPAs I've reviewed so far - worth a try, though Ontario BAs might want to wait for a fresh shipment.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a Teku glass. From the Huron Church Rd. LCBO in nearby Windsor. Best before August 2/26. My 11th beer from the Montreal, Quebec brewery, and 5th for 2026. Hopelessly devoted to by Sundae the cat...
May 26, 2026
Reviewed by kevofficiel from Canada (QC)
3.17/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
West Coast IPA got it in a 12 mix pack
Look: Hazy golden colour. About 1 finger of white head
Smell: Pine, herbal and fleural notes
Taste: Nothing much. Pine and herbal most of it
Feel: Medium to heavy body, medium carbonation. Very dry. Too dry for my taste.
So overall would I recommend it? Only to the person that like IPA, overall no
Would I buy it again ? No
Sep 09, 2022Look: Hazy golden colour. About 1 finger of white head
Smell: Pine, herbal and fleural notes
Taste: Nothing much. Pine and herbal most of it
Feel: Medium to heavy body, medium carbonation. Very dry. Too dry for my taste.
So overall would I recommend it? Only to the person that like IPA, overall no
Would I buy it again ? No
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