Flagship Hazy IPA
Steamworks Brewing Company

 

Edmonton 14/7 2018. 47,3 cl can from Aligri Wine & Liquors in West Edmonton Mall. A nice change from Toronto’s austere Beer Stores where I feel like I should wear a brown paperback over my head when purchasing beer. “IPA” written in mechanical, steam-driven metal letters on the can.

Pours murky amber with a medium-sized white head. Settles as a 1 cm thick layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Crawling up the side of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is intense and fruity. Sweet peach, mango and pineapple. Strong citric notes of grapefruit and lemon. A little acerbic.

Light carbonation. Soft and quite thin texture.

Flavor is medium sweet followed by strong citric bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and fruity. Finish is dry.

It might be running on steam - but it is a great IPA.

On tap at the cahilty creek, sun peak, British Columbia , Canada. And also on tap at steam works Vancouver.
6.7% abv
Pours hazy, finger head that’s stays and stays !
Fruity, lingering hops, lemon, piney , quite light for its abv
Both places very nice.

 

Steamworks Brewpub 'Flagship Hazy IPA' @ 6.7% , served from a couple of 473 ml can's
A-pour is a light gold from the can to a hazy gold in the glass with a large size white head leaving a spotty lace along the tulip
S-hints of dankness
T-juicy hazy IPA , lots of fruity notes thru-out
MF-ok carbonation , full bodied
Ov-a disappointing brew
prost LampertLand

 

 

 

Canned C/01/22 (March?)

Appearance - Pours hazy and orange in color with an off-white, finger width head. Fair retention before dying to a thin, broken layer of suds with a thick ring around the edge. Nice lacing broken sheeting, some webbing, lines and small spotting.

Smell - Moderate citrus and pineapple. Hint of spice. Bready malt sweetness beneath.

Taste - Follows the nose. Primarily a nice balance of orange, grapefruit and pineapple with a moderate sweet bready malt backbone. Balanced finish before citrusy, fruity brightness surges ahead in the aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Medium-in-body with fair carbonation. Slick, slightly silky texture. Goes down smooth and easy before a lightly dry finish.

Overall - Solid hazy. So enough flavor and balance to keep on sipping. The best of the four-pack, and it's a nice beer for being the flagship of their brewery, which should usually be flavorful but easy drinking and approachable to all beer drinkers.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 6:18 PM
1 pint/437 mL can to wine glass
Sight: amber/orange, hazy, medium Foam
Smell: fragrant hoppy
Taste: medium bitterness, some sweetness
Mouth Feel: good carbonation, medium drop. long bitter aftertaste
Overall: very good pale ale Repeat: maybe Look for: no