Yak Attack
Steamworks Brewing Company
- From:
- Steamworks Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 6.93%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 30, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Yak Attack Fresh Hop Pale Ale checks in at a slightly less potent 5.2%, and was brewed with Simcoe hops from the Yakima Valley, a well-known hops growing region in Washington State. It’s said to be “an incredibly balanced and smooth pale ale, showcasing fruity and earthy hop aroma and flavours.”
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Reviewed by Ghrymm from Canada (BC)
3.69/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 650ml bottle,the Simcoe Hops are from the Yakima Valley in Washington State.
A: Pours a clear light golden with a very thin white head and no real lacing.
S: Earth like nose from the hops.
F:Medium carbonation fairly light body.
O: An ok fresh hopped pale ale but for me its kind of missing the hop bitterness.
Nov 03, 2016A: Pours a clear light golden with a very thin white head and no real lacing.
S: Earth like nose from the hops.
F:Medium carbonation fairly light body.
O: An ok fresh hopped pale ale but for me its kind of missing the hop bitterness.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.98/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Steamworks Brewpub 'Yak Attack' fresh hop pale ale @ 5.2% , served from a 650 ml bottle purchased for $7
A-pour is a light gold from the bottle to a clear pale gold in the glass with a small white head leaving a fine spotty lace along the pint
S-fresh Simcoe hops
T-crisp & clean with a dry finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-I kinda like it , decent beer
prost LampertLand
Oct 30, 2016A-pour is a light gold from the bottle to a clear pale gold in the glass with a small white head leaving a fine spotty lace along the pint
S-fresh Simcoe hops
T-crisp & clean with a dry finish
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-I kinda like it , decent beer
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by JonCorbett from Canada (BC)
3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Mostly clear and a golden apple juice color. Fairly fizzy carbonation that brings up a quick loose bubbly head that dissipates very quickly and leaves the glass sides clean.
Aromatics: Fresh tropical fruit - mostly on the citrus side, pomelo, yellow grapefruit, and lemon. Some green grassy hop juice and a latent caramel sweetness mingle together.
Taste: I get the mild bitter first surprisingly. In fresh hop brews I usually get something less earth up front, but this one has an odd Jasmin Green Tea vibe to it. It’s bitter being more of a blend of tea herbs as opposed to the more usual Simcoe “dirt” earth taste. There is a slight liquorice flavour and touch of spiciness to the bitter in the aftertaste which actually makes it more palatable as a finish.
Feel: The carbonation is rather stunted, which is unfortunate because I think with a bit more pep those flavours would get moved around the palate a bit more, triggering some additional senses. Medium bodied and relatively clean finish.
Overall: Not bad. A little different from the other fresh hop IPAs I’ve had this week. Not quite as juicy in mouthfeel, and though the balance in hops and malts is actually quite nice, for me it loses some of the bolder hops qualities I’ve come to expect.
Oct 18, 2016Aromatics: Fresh tropical fruit - mostly on the citrus side, pomelo, yellow grapefruit, and lemon. Some green grassy hop juice and a latent caramel sweetness mingle together.
Taste: I get the mild bitter first surprisingly. In fresh hop brews I usually get something less earth up front, but this one has an odd Jasmin Green Tea vibe to it. It’s bitter being more of a blend of tea herbs as opposed to the more usual Simcoe “dirt” earth taste. There is a slight liquorice flavour and touch of spiciness to the bitter in the aftertaste which actually makes it more palatable as a finish.
Feel: The carbonation is rather stunted, which is unfortunate because I think with a bit more pep those flavours would get moved around the palate a bit more, triggering some additional senses. Medium bodied and relatively clean finish.
Overall: Not bad. A little different from the other fresh hop IPAs I’ve had this week. Not quite as juicy in mouthfeel, and though the balance in hops and malts is actually quite nice, for me it loses some of the bolder hops qualities I’ve come to expect.
Reviewed by BCborn from Canada (BC)
3.9/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
poured 650ml bomber
light hazy straw color, small white head
aroma, big burst of sweet tropical/orange fruit
taste, smooth balance of lite malt, citrus and carbonation, lite lingering hop resin
o/a light,crisp, refreshing beer, ipa-esk,
Steamworks has stepped it up again, V.good beer
Oct 17, 2016light hazy straw color, small white head
aroma, big burst of sweet tropical/orange fruit
taste, smooth balance of lite malt, citrus and carbonation, lite lingering hop resin
o/a light,crisp, refreshing beer, ipa-esk,
Steamworks has stepped it up again, V.good beer
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