Riptide India Pale Lager
Burnside Brewing Co.
- From:
- Burnside Brewing Co.
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Style:
- India Pale Lager (IPL)
Ranked #37 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,280 - Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 6.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 12, 2024
- Added:
- Apr 28, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Who said lagers couldn’t have fun with hops too? This Northeast style hoppy lager complements a light malt profile with a blend of American and German hops. Aromas of tangerine and pine preface hop flavours of stone fruits and citrus. This is our India Pale Lager.
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Reviewed by eberesford from Canada (ON)
3.96/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours misty pale yellow with a large fluffy head and good lacing. Aromas of pineapple, toffee and grapefruit. Flavour of tropical fruit, caramel, significant fruity sweetness with a buttery edge that is really the only hint that this beer is lagered.
Aug 19, 2017
Rated by Lewnanny from Canada (NB)
3.56/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A nice Indian Pale lager. Well crafted and attractive.
Well done Spindrift.....
May 20, 2017Well done Spindrift.....
Reviewed by souvenirs from Canada (BC)
3.94/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 473 ml can.
A: clear amber with visible carbonation
S: floral and fruity, tropical
Tastes like an IPA with the crisper mouthfeel of a lager.
Dec 29, 2016A: clear amber with visible carbonation
S: floral and fruity, tropical
Tastes like an IPA with the crisper mouthfeel of a lager.
Reviewed by PorterPro125 from Canada (NB)
4.46/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Serving Type: 473 mL Can
A- Pours a burnt orange colour topped by a soapy white 2 finger head with excellent retention. Heavy lacing.
S- Tropical fruit (Pineapple, Mango), grapefruit, caramel malt, slightly spicy.
T- This brew packs a big hop punch, as I anticipated from the smell. Much of the same only the herbal spiciness comes through a lot more. The fruity notes from before are still here, the malt does not appear to come through in the taste.
M- Medium Body and low-moderate carbonation.
O- When I read IPL, I was expecting much more of a Lager than what I found here. Lets just say that if one were to get this in a blind tasting, there's absolutely no indication anywhere that this is indeed a lager. It may have been brewed as a lager but this beer to me is a solid IPA in every way: Big hop flavour, big hop aroma, and a big body that keeps you coming back for more. Trust me in saying that if you love Hop Bombs for IPA's, look no further than this "IPL".
Oct 05, 2016A- Pours a burnt orange colour topped by a soapy white 2 finger head with excellent retention. Heavy lacing.
S- Tropical fruit (Pineapple, Mango), grapefruit, caramel malt, slightly spicy.
T- This brew packs a big hop punch, as I anticipated from the smell. Much of the same only the herbal spiciness comes through a lot more. The fruity notes from before are still here, the malt does not appear to come through in the taste.
M- Medium Body and low-moderate carbonation.
O- When I read IPL, I was expecting much more of a Lager than what I found here. Lets just say that if one were to get this in a blind tasting, there's absolutely no indication anywhere that this is indeed a lager. It may have been brewed as a lager but this beer to me is a solid IPA in every way: Big hop flavour, big hop aroma, and a big body that keeps you coming back for more. Trust me in saying that if you love Hop Bombs for IPA's, look no further than this "IPL".
Reviewed by jfreeze from Canada (NB)
3.67/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy orange with a great looking fluffy white head. Delivers on the promise of the text on the can with citrus and stone fruits, and a sweet malt character that makes the beer smell nice and juicy. The taste however, is a little disappointing, being dominated by a harsh astringency and grassy quality...especially in the finish. I can still taste some of the beer's potential underneath, which leads me to believe that this was some kind of unintended flaw. Overall, a beer with great potential that I might pick up again if they did another batch.
Jun 09, 2016
Reviewed by Borbly from Canada ()
4.24/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a light orange, slightly hazy body with copious amounts of coarse head. The scent brings up a light touch of citrus rind, mango, peach, and passion fruit, without the harsh pungent notes other Spindrift products have. The taste has a lot of citric bitterness, with a light lager malt body and very clean crisp finish. This could be my new hot summer's day beer.
May 23, 2016
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