West Coast IPA
Vimy Brewing Company
- From:
- Vimy Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 2.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 23, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jan 23 2025
Jan 23, 2025
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.73/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can, Day 12 of Nita Beer's 2024 Advent Calendar; dated Nov 12 2024 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a foggy pale golden colour, topped with one inch of loose, foamy white head that melts away within three minutes or so. A narrow ring of lace clings to the glass, with a frothy collar and thin, filmy cap remaining on the surface. Understated aroma of grapefruit, orange & lemon peels, with suggestions of grainy malts and cranberry.
A very mellow West coast pale. Grapefruit figures in strongly, with orange, lemon, berries and piney hops also discernible; hints of bready pale malts serve as scaffolding. Lemon peel, resiny hops and pine needles on the back end, with a citrusy aftertaste that quickly fades to dry; restrained bitterness, at least for a WCIPA. Medium-light in body, with lively carbonation that adds a crisp bite to this brew's smooth mouthfeel. Good drinkability - I could enjoy a few of these in a row.
Final Grade: 3.73, a B grade. Vimy's West Coast IPA is nothing to write home about, but it's good enough to get the job done. Very clean and surprisingly well-balanced, sacrificing bitterness and perhaps some personality in favour of a more approachable, citrusy profile. Arguably the best Vimy product I've had to date, though I also enjoyed their pale ale - I'd encourage other hopheads to give this a try if they spot it on the shelf.
Jan 04, 2025Pours a foggy pale golden colour, topped with one inch of loose, foamy white head that melts away within three minutes or so. A narrow ring of lace clings to the glass, with a frothy collar and thin, filmy cap remaining on the surface. Understated aroma of grapefruit, orange & lemon peels, with suggestions of grainy malts and cranberry.
A very mellow West coast pale. Grapefruit figures in strongly, with orange, lemon, berries and piney hops also discernible; hints of bready pale malts serve as scaffolding. Lemon peel, resiny hops and pine needles on the back end, with a citrusy aftertaste that quickly fades to dry; restrained bitterness, at least for a WCIPA. Medium-light in body, with lively carbonation that adds a crisp bite to this brew's smooth mouthfeel. Good drinkability - I could enjoy a few of these in a row.
Final Grade: 3.73, a B grade. Vimy's West Coast IPA is nothing to write home about, but it's good enough to get the job done. Very clean and surprisingly well-balanced, sacrificing bitterness and perhaps some personality in favour of a more approachable, citrusy profile. Arguably the best Vimy product I've had to date, though I also enjoyed their pale ale - I'd encourage other hopheads to give this a try if they spot it on the shelf.
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