IPA
Postmark Brewing

Pours copper coloured with frothy head and generous lacing. Light aromas of tropical fruit (pineapple and melon), citrus, lemon and grapefruit. In the flavour the hop bitterness begins grassy and floral and ends clean. The malt flavours are balanced but not overwhelmed. Full mouth with ample carbonation.

650ml bottle poured into an imperial pint glass.

The showcase reflects as translucent orange amber color with very thick silky off-white head that stays for a while with pretty good retention before gradually sinking to a long-lasting foamy layer atop and leaving lots of lacing patch and spot.

In a nose, there comes mild tropical, grapefruit, lemon, earthy and floral from hop. There is also some note of yeast while malt discloses with its bread, caramel, candy, and grain. Lots of grain smell.

The taste follows what is reflected in the aroma in quite balance fashion. It is led by mild fruity hop of tropical, grapefruit, lime, as well as earthy and floral. Malt acts as the foundation of the flavor structure to cater the overall palate sensation with its bread, caramel, and significant grain. The end and aftertaste is quite short with some earthy hop bitterness.

Medium body with quite smooth mouthfeel and moderate crisp carbonation, the feeling is quite refreshing with a typical dry finish.

Single hop with Falconer’s Flight, it obviously lends the notes of tropical, lemon, and grapefruit to zest the palate. Anyway, it is a bit too much of grain for my liking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Postmark should (but doesn't) define the flavours found in a beautiful British Columbia IPA

LOOK: This beer pours a beautiful deep orange / copper colour. A thick heavy off white head forms on top of the beer. The lacing created by the beer looks like tons of little bubbles on the side of the glass and recreates a new layer of head every time you give the beer a quick spin.

SMELL: Earthy hops, and pine mix with the rind of lemon and grapefruits to fill the nose. Sweetness from some malts and bread team up to even out the smell of the hops. Tropical fruits dominate the remaining nose: mango, kiwi, orange, and melon.

TASTE / MOUTHFEEL: A very light mouthfeel with what feels like little to no carbonation is on the palate. This IPA is lacking a much needed intense citrus bitterness. More of a sweet malt taste comes forward with hints of citrus rind. No real excitementin the beer whatsoever. Easy drinking, simple with muted flavours that should be shining and bold.

OVERALL: Return to sender! A beer that should make me want to be in British Columbia while I drink it, failed. I don't know if they tried to to make everyone happy with this IPA but, either go all out and focus on some key bold flavours or do something else. It's ok at best. This is perhaps for entry level craft and IPA beer drinkers.

 

 

This is a rich copper colour, with lovely white head that layers lacing as it disappears. The nose is a bit underwhelming, but this IPA comes to life when it hits your lips. Overall, this is a well balanced, fruity, and eminently enjoyable IPA. The price is right - clearly, Postmark is hitting the mark!

This can't be what you do. Put a damn date on the bottle this must be old. No west coast IPA character just head (volcanic eruption head) and malt. As a Canadian I would love to be turned around by this brewery from beautiful BC, don't stop just get this out fresh please

Same as someone else, must have got a bad bottle, every sip foamed in my mouth.
When I dumped the rest out it instantly foamed into something like spray foam insulation , it was quite the sight filling my sink.

 

Appearance - Pours a copper hue with two fingers of frothy white head.

Smell - Citrus and piney hops, hint of pine resin, grapefruit peel, other tropical and citrus fruits, and bready caramel malts.

Taste - Bitter citrus and piney hops, followed up by sticky pine resin. The bready malts form an excellent malt backbone. Touch of caramel flavour.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes dry with a lingering bitterness and stickiness.

Overall - An enjoyable IPA that delivers on the hop bitterness as well as the malt backbone. I would revisit this brew any time I'm craving a quality IPA.

Looking at the other reviews I must have gotten a bad bottle. Nothing but head, that doesn't go away. Tastes slightly better than club soda. This can't be what this brewery does but for the price I can't justify trying them again.

Bought a bottle in Spirit of Seymour. I drank this while eating hot buttered toast and while there was the usual bitterness from the hops, the white toast brought out caramel notes. Nice late at night before you go to bed

650ml bottle poured into tulip 24/9/15

A heaps of sediment suspended in a dark amber body, just a finger of foam that hangs around for a couple sips leaving a single thick ring

S melon, orange creamsicle, soft caramel, earthy hops, faint spruce, sweet malts balance things out

T lemon rind comes out hard, bread, piney for sure, lots of caramel and some grapefruit marmalade

M medium bodied, has a bigger bitter bite then I`d expect from 50 IBU, creams up from the bubbles and slick on the palate piney sweet rind lingers

O solid IPA from an unknown brewer, fairly well rounded but at the same time never really stands out anywhere either

Yet another brewery hits Albert, time will tell if this has the staying power but 6$ bombers wont hurt its cause