33 Acres Of Nirvana
33 Acres Brewing Co.

Deep gold colour. Orange peel and grapefruit, but not too much over-the-top aftertaste.

Very smooth and soft ipa not much bitterness or malt, mainly sweet, almost syrupy but not bad. Not quite strong enough to cut through spicy meals. Very smooth for 7%. The hop has almost touches on that decayed herbal note, but not quite, it doesn’t have a bitter finish it just finishes mainly with a bit of sweet.

33 Acres Brewing 'Nirvana' @ 7.0% , served on tap at GCBF'15 & from a 6pack of 355 ml cans
A-pour is a light gold from the tap/can to a hazy yellow gold in the glass with a medium size white head leaving a spotty lace along the sampler/tulip
S-dank , lots of hops
T-closer to an NE IPA , juicy & fruity , decent bitter swallow
MF-ok carbonation , feels full bodied
Ov-glad I bought it on sale
prost LampertLand

Draft at the Calgary location.
Almost clear straw to golden color.
Not much in the nose but definitely hints of pine and citrus.
Definite pine and citrus come through on the taste with some maltiness. The citrus is acidic like grapefruit.
Carbonation is a little high for me, I would prefer some smoothness.
Overall very good, but not excellent.

This beer has the quintessential original IPA feel - maybe it's just for me though. When I'm feeling nostalgic thinking about 2015 or so, I go grab some of these - seems all the others I drank back then have changed their recipe, and just aren't the same anymore.

Just slightly less than clear golden pour with 2 fingers creamy white head.
Aroma on head super piney, grapefruit - pineapple, guava on the back - a touch of hoppy dankness.
Tastes of sweet grainy malt, guava, pineapple, tropical - a touch of dank resinous hop - restrained bitterness balancing the malty sweetness.
Medium full mouthfeel - restrained carbonation with a creaminess that accents the smooth hop bittersweetness.

Poured from a 330ml bottle.
My first beer from these guys.
A pretty nice IPA on the West Coast B.C. end of the IPA's, kind of at the Fat Tug style.
Looking forward to try more from them.

Look: Clear orange-straw color. Head had a mix of bubble sizes which faded down to a patchy, thin skiff after a minute. Tiny amount of lacing. Mix of bubble sizes rising from the bottom of the glass.
Smell: Strong vegetable hop smell with a touch of yeast. Swirling the glass kicked up a bit of a barnyard scent mixed with stronger green vegetation.
Taste: Medium to strong bitters with a mineral flavor. A bit of green vegetable/barnyard showing up after a few seconds. The aftertaste is mixed bitters and barnyard.
Feel: Tongue tickler. Builds a thick foam that slowly turns into larger bubbles. Somewhat astringent - I wanted a glass of water to wet my palate.
Overall: This has changed substantially in the 3 or 4 years since I first had it (my total rating has dropped by at least 1.00). At that time I noted it was very floral. The florals have been replaced with barnyard, like so many other local beers. Did something terrible happen to the hop crop? Note also that it has changed from 8% ABV to 7%.

 

I'm conflicted.
Looks GREAT. A wall of lacing!
Even tho the ABV is decently high, it comes across very cleanly, with the IBU of 70 not really interfering. The bitter sits hard and well.
But I'm not into the taste. I know others taste pineapple (my gf) or mint (another review), but in my mouth it's weak. Not bad, weak.
But if you're looking for a higher ABV beer that sits clean and easy, this is it.

24 oz. Pour at the brewery into a giant glass tub glass.

Dark golden amber with excellent clarity. Off white to khaki head with rings of sheet lacing.

Aroma goes for classic. Spicy tones of dried fruit and touches herbal qualities. Lemon pith with some biscuit malt presence and spicy berry.

Interesting palate. Malt forward but with excellent astringency. Mix of mint and biscuit with excellent earthy tones. Very green and neat spice tones (rye?). More citrus orange in the finish that lingers with large amounts of zest

Real neat take on what comes off like old school with a twist.

 

 

 

Quite malty for an IPA. There is a significant caramel backbone, joined by pine and some grapefruit. Full bodied. Nose is light, an even mix of malt and hops. Fine, but I wouldn't look for it again.