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Wild Rose Brewery & Taproom

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From:
Wild Rose Brewery & Taproom
 
Alberta, Canada
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 11.84%
Reviews:
42
Ratings:
95
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 09, 2021
Added:
Oct 28, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  20
Wild Rose IPA is a beautiful copper-coloured ale, rich in caramel malt character and well balanced with plenty of hops. An authentic India Pale Ale, this IPA is handcrafted for the true ale drinker.

Recipe change in 2013 from English to American IPA

45 IBU
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Ratings by BCborn:
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Rated by BCborn from Canada (BC)

3.5/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Jul 18, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.94 by BigMac59 from Texas

Nov 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Jul 26, 2020
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Reviewed by 69IBU from Canada (AB)

3.74/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Coincidentally, this beer is also 69 IBU.

Very well balanced IPA. Very clean hoppy flavour but doesn't have an overwhelming taste of grapefruit that I feel is a tad too prevalent in many North American IPAs. A bit basic and some may consider it a little boring, but it's a solid beer for what it is, and newcomers to IPA would probably enjoy it.
Dec 01, 2018
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Reviewed by Shep669 from Canada (AB)

1.42/5  rDev -62.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Not sure if I got a bad batch or what. The smell was pungent, to say the least. Colour was amber with a good head. The first taste was unbearably bitter. The taste lingered indefinitely. Rinsed my palate and tried again. Nope. Was not drinkable for me by any means. Opened a second bottle in case it was just a bad bottle. Nope. Tasted like bile. Just could not drink it. Have drank several other Wild Rose Brewery products and this was the first I literally could not drink.
Oct 07, 2017
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Reviewed by KeiferJennings from Canada (AB)

3.03/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A decently drinkable, local IPA. Picked one up with the Wild Rose Anthology Sampler. Fairly decent look when poured into a beer chalice, copper but ever so slightly cloudy. Semi-fruity aroma (lime or grapefruit? Still developing my palate). Nothing overly exciting taste wise, fairly standard IPA. Wouldn't buy again but overall not a bad brew.
May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by cknoch from Canada (AB)

Apr 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Keistler from Canada (AB)

Feb 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.18 by JPNesker from Canada (ON)

Dec 26, 2016
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Reviewed by MaltyPythonsHopCircus from Canada (BC)

4.09/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
a well balanced IPA. Just the right amount of hop bite followed by malt sweetness. Aroma is fruity with a slight dankness. It's quite sessionable compared to others.
May 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.06 by jcubz from Canada (SK)

May 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.85 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.38 by LanceH from Canada (ON)

Mar 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by MilkLeg from Canada (AB)

Feb 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by sherpahigh from Canada (AB)

Dec 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.02 by Niceroad77 from Canada (BC)

Oct 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.65 by Koldfusion from Canada (AB)

Oct 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by Damacdon from Canada (AB)

Aug 01, 2015
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Reviewed by headlessparrot from Canada (ON)

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A semi-aggressive pour from the bottle nets about two fingers of foam that recedes to one finger and then a thick ring, but persists decently (and leaves nice lacing). Colour is an amber/copper, ever-so-faintly cloudy, but lighter around the edges.

Smell is citrusy hops (grapefruit especially) with a slightly toasted malty backbone. There's a faint, almost candied sweetness that I'm having trouble parsing. Taste is surprisingly well-balanced, with the hops present but the malt component really holding its own. Burnt orange, decent bitterness. A slightly citrusy, perfumey, slightly earthy, toasted flavour going on. Wish they would dial back the carbonation just a touch. But it's a fairly solid IPA generally: not flashy or in your face, but tasty and decently drinkable.
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.9 by Sathanas from Canada (AB)

Jun 10, 2015
IPA from Wild Rose Brewery & Taproom
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 95 ratings