Phaedra
Four Winds Brewing Co.
- From:
- Four Winds Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian IPA
- ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.45%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 16, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2014
- Wants:
- 12
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
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Reviewed by MaltyPythonsHopCircus from Canada (BC)
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours crystal clear with a lively white head. Aroma has floral notes blended with spicy belgian yeast. Flavour has hints of spicy rye malt followed by some earthy yeast tones. Finishes with citrusy and floral hops
Apr 16, 2020
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
4.22/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Straw, cloudy, lots of slow rising carbonation, and a finger of white head.
Smells of banana bread and coriander, nectarine skin and caramel.
The taste follows the nose and increases in intensity of fruitiness and spices. Tropical fruit and cardamon are some of the new entries.
Medium light and smooth body with just enough foamy carbonation.
I got this in Kamloops, BC where I am drinking it Aug 23rd, 2019. Very good Belgian IPA.
Aug 23, 2019Smells of banana bread and coriander, nectarine skin and caramel.
The taste follows the nose and increases in intensity of fruitiness and spices. Tropical fruit and cardamon are some of the new entries.
Medium light and smooth body with just enough foamy carbonation.
I got this in Kamloops, BC where I am drinking it Aug 23rd, 2019. Very good Belgian IPA.
Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)
4.09/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
650 ml bomber - split two ways. Pours a near clear pale golden - hazed by the dregs at end of pour, solid two fingers white uniform head. Aroma is very saison like - spicy, pepper, bubblegum, banana, clove, notes of tropical fruit, yeast.
Taste follows - like a hoppy farmhouse ale - caramel malt, spicy yeast, tropical fruit, over ripe pineapple, clove, and a bit of piney hoppiness on a mildly bitter finish.
Moderate carbonation on a medium mouthfeel - creamy mild lingering spicy bitterness. Very good indeed.
Jul 28, 2019Taste follows - like a hoppy farmhouse ale - caramel malt, spicy yeast, tropical fruit, over ripe pineapple, clove, and a bit of piney hoppiness on a mildly bitter finish.
Moderate carbonation on a medium mouthfeel - creamy mild lingering spicy bitterness. Very good indeed.
Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)
4.02/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance - Pours a hazy golden amber with four fingers of frothy white head.
Smell - citrus and tropical hops, belgian yeast, clove, bready malts, tropical fruits (mango), and earthy yeas.
Taste - Citrus and tropical hops come into play first then quickly transitions into the belgian yeast and clove. The bready malts, and tropical fruit aromas help to finish the brew off.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes off-dry with the hops and belgian yeast lingering.
Overall - A tasty Belgian IPA that is very easy to put back. The malts and hops are done well but the rye is not all there which is ok due to the fact that the other elements of the brew are done to a tee.
Mar 31, 2018Smell - citrus and tropical hops, belgian yeast, clove, bready malts, tropical fruits (mango), and earthy yeas.
Taste - Citrus and tropical hops come into play first then quickly transitions into the belgian yeast and clove. The bready malts, and tropical fruit aromas help to finish the brew off.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes off-dry with the hops and belgian yeast lingering.
Overall - A tasty Belgian IPA that is very easy to put back. The malts and hops are done well but the rye is not all there which is ok due to the fact that the other elements of the brew are done to a tee.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
4.04/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
650ml bottle - part of their Zephyrus series of 'bold and unique ales...'. A Belgian-style rye IPA.
This beer pours a hazy, yet bright medium golden yellow colour, with four fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly dirty white head, which leaves some decent tiered latticework lace around the glass as it lazily disseminates.
It smells of pungent (if indistinct) tropical citrus fruit, further juicy melon notes, some bready and doughy caramel malt, a subtle earthy yeastiness, and more leafy, piney, and musky floral green hop bitters. The taste is gritty and grainy caramel malt, some slightly funky yeast, mild rye crackers, a muddled exotic fruitiness, cantaloupe rind, and more edgy weedy, piney, and gently soused-up floral verdant hoppiness.
The carbonation is quite restrained in its lackadaisical frothiness, the body an adequate middleweight, and generally smooth, with a wee airy creaminess evolving as things warm up a tad around here. It finishes off-dry, the malt and varied fruity esters carrying the lingering day.
Overall - another brew from this outfit that artfully balances the wild (I think) yeast and brash New World hops. The rye graininess does kind of get lost in the fray, but that's all right, there's enough going on in this offering that I almost didn't even notice!
Feb 11, 2018This beer pours a hazy, yet bright medium golden yellow colour, with four fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and bubbly dirty white head, which leaves some decent tiered latticework lace around the glass as it lazily disseminates.
It smells of pungent (if indistinct) tropical citrus fruit, further juicy melon notes, some bready and doughy caramel malt, a subtle earthy yeastiness, and more leafy, piney, and musky floral green hop bitters. The taste is gritty and grainy caramel malt, some slightly funky yeast, mild rye crackers, a muddled exotic fruitiness, cantaloupe rind, and more edgy weedy, piney, and gently soused-up floral verdant hoppiness.
The carbonation is quite restrained in its lackadaisical frothiness, the body an adequate middleweight, and generally smooth, with a wee airy creaminess evolving as things warm up a tad around here. It finishes off-dry, the malt and varied fruity esters carrying the lingering day.
Overall - another brew from this outfit that artfully balances the wild (I think) yeast and brash New World hops. The rye graininess does kind of get lost in the fray, but that's all right, there's enough going on in this offering that I almost didn't even notice!
Reviewed by Easton70 from Canada (ON)
4.43/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I've tasted a couple of these from 650ml bottles in the past two weeks and this is one of the best IPAs I've ever had.
The beer pours a golden orange with a nice tight head that produces amazing "fresh beer" lacing for the entire bottle.
The aroma is tropical and that carries through to the taste but it's the mouthfeel that I love and that lacing....amazing. I'd love to taste this on draught.
Feb 05, 2017The beer pours a golden orange with a nice tight head that produces amazing "fresh beer" lacing for the entire bottle.
The aroma is tropical and that carries through to the taste but it's the mouthfeel that I love and that lacing....amazing. I'd love to taste this on draught.
Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)
3.56/5 rDev -14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -14%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very good looking beer. Hazy honey colour with plenty curtainy lace. Slightly sharp nose, whiff of alcohol. Grainy, pine hops. Quite sharp on the palate. Noticeable alcohol. Piney hops. Noticeable rye grain, but you have to work your way through the alcohol. Not enough balance for me. Hops are really quite sharp, Alcohol a little too noticeable.
Oct 14, 2016
Reviewed by flyerzrule from California
3.31/5 rDev -20%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.31/5 rDev -20%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours and light amber with a moderate head. Aroma is mostly funk, some malt,
and very light piney hops. Taste starts bread and cracker like followed by the funk from the Belgian yeast. Finishes slightly bitter but overall, it seems to be missing the hop presence to be an IPA and as a result is a bit too sweet.
May 22, 2016and very light piney hops. Taste starts bread and cracker like followed by the funk from the Belgian yeast. Finishes slightly bitter but overall, it seems to be missing the hop presence to be an IPA and as a result is a bit too sweet.
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