North West Ale
Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & Guesthouse
- From:
- Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub & Guesthouse
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 9.38%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 24, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
North West Ale is inspired by the assertively hopped beers of the Cascadia region. This ale is brewed with 85 IBU’s of Pacific north-west hops, superbly well balanced with a strong, copper coloured, malty body.
85 IBU
85 IBU
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Reviewed by Danomeister from Canada (BC)
4.23/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.23/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Yum.
Perfectly balanced middle of the road ale for all occasions. Hoppy, but not bursting with aroma. Malty, but not so much as to dominate the flavor profile. Tastes like beer should.
Disclaimer: this reviewer was born and raised in the North West
May 30, 2015Perfectly balanced middle of the road ale for all occasions. Hoppy, but not bursting with aroma. Malty, but not so much as to dominate the flavor profile. Tastes like beer should.
Disclaimer: this reviewer was born and raised in the North West
Reviewed by Derek from Canada (BC)
3.03/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
More of a strong ale? Bitter, but not a lot of hop flavour and aroma. Some residual caramel sweetness and a bit of butter from the British yeast. Not much retention, but leaves a bit of lace.
Mar 08, 2015
Reviewed by ericj551 from Canada (AB)
4/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this for the first time at the brewpub this summer and really enjoyed it. I was excited to see it in bottles. The beer pours a nice coppery red with a this head that doesn't linger. The carbonation is fairly mild, which seems to be a theme at Spinnakers.
The aroma is sharp slightly burnt raisiny caramel malt with nice herbal, floral and earthy hops. The malt starts strong in the flavor, with more dark fruitiness, but it is quickly overtaken by the resiny, piney and citrusy hops. I think the malt is doing all it can to balance the resiny bitterness, which is moderate, but doesn't taste as strong as I would expect from the 80 IBUs listed on the label.
Overall this is a really solid beer, it's nice and hoppy, with a rich malt background.
Oct 20, 2011The aroma is sharp slightly burnt raisiny caramel malt with nice herbal, floral and earthy hops. The malt starts strong in the flavor, with more dark fruitiness, but it is quickly overtaken by the resiny, piney and citrusy hops. I think the malt is doing all it can to balance the resiny bitterness, which is moderate, but doesn't taste as strong as I would expect from the 80 IBUs listed on the label.
Overall this is a really solid beer, it's nice and hoppy, with a rich malt background.
Reviewed by BDTyre from Canada (BC)
3.78/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.78/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Not sure if this a regular brew, but they had several bottles of it at Spirit Merchants.
Nice, rich amber colour with copper hints. Very thin head - just a small layer, enough to cover the beer.
Bready malts, light caramel hints. Citrusy hop notes, very light grassiness.
Light bitterness, very creamy malts. Bread, banana, lemon, light toffee and hops.
Good, smooth body. Strong, but suitable carbonation. Nice beer, not quite sessionable, but still pleasant.
Sep 11, 2011Nice, rich amber colour with copper hints. Very thin head - just a small layer, enough to cover the beer.
Bready malts, light caramel hints. Citrusy hop notes, very light grassiness.
Light bitterness, very creamy malts. Bread, banana, lemon, light toffee and hops.
Good, smooth body. Strong, but suitable carbonation. Nice beer, not quite sessionable, but still pleasant.
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