City Slicker
Willibald Farm Brewery
- From:
- Willibald Farm Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 7.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 21, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by CAMRAhardliner from Canada (ON)
4.46/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours cloudy straw with a compact but everlasting head. Apricot, mango, pineapple and berries abound in the nose - very fresh and juicy. The taste is redolent with the same fruit flavors with a strong resinous bitter edge and a subtle pale malt ballast. The mouthfeel is full bodied with loads of mouthcoating hop bitterness.
A fantastic IPA with a big hop profile even by today's liberal standards. Complex and juicy. A must try.
Oct 20, 2025A fantastic IPA with a big hop profile even by today's liberal standards. Complex and juicy. A must try.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
4.26/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
473 mL can from the LCBO; coded G1524 (likely Jul 15 2024) and served barely chilled.
Pours a hazy deep gold colour, featuring two fingers of puffy, foamy white head that recedes at a steady pace. Five minutes later, I'm left with a wide, frothy collar and patchy cap, with gobs of beautiful lace stuck to the glass - very nice, thumbs up, etc. The aroma is fantastic, noticeable immediately after cracking open the can; there's mango, pear, pineapple and passion fruit, as well as orange, grapefruit, spicy hops and just a hint of rose blossoms.
Wow, this is an excellent juicy NEIPA. Fruity hop flavours of pineapple, orange, grapefruit, pear and melon are discernible, supported by a bready, wheaty malt backbone. Floral, slightly resiny hops assert themselves on the back end, but the fruitiness retakes the reins pretty quickly; the aftertaste is a blend of citrus, stone & orchard fruitiness that lingers for a second or two. On the fuller side of medium-bodied, with low carbonation and a soft, juicy mouthfeel; there's little sign of that 6.8%, either. Finishing this glass was easy, but one serving per night would be my limit.
Final Grade: 4.26, an A-. Willibald doesn't have a shelf presence where I live, but I've heard only good things about this brewery - and City Slicker has convinced me that said hearsay is well-founded. There are much older breweries in this province that *still* haven't managed to put out an IPA of this quality! While the aroma was the highlight for me, there are no real weak spots here - just a well-rounded, top-notch hazy pale ale that I will buy on sight in the future. Highly recommended, especially if you can find it fresh - bravo, Willibald!
Sep 01, 2024Pours a hazy deep gold colour, featuring two fingers of puffy, foamy white head that recedes at a steady pace. Five minutes later, I'm left with a wide, frothy collar and patchy cap, with gobs of beautiful lace stuck to the glass - very nice, thumbs up, etc. The aroma is fantastic, noticeable immediately after cracking open the can; there's mango, pear, pineapple and passion fruit, as well as orange, grapefruit, spicy hops and just a hint of rose blossoms.
Wow, this is an excellent juicy NEIPA. Fruity hop flavours of pineapple, orange, grapefruit, pear and melon are discernible, supported by a bready, wheaty malt backbone. Floral, slightly resiny hops assert themselves on the back end, but the fruitiness retakes the reins pretty quickly; the aftertaste is a blend of citrus, stone & orchard fruitiness that lingers for a second or two. On the fuller side of medium-bodied, with low carbonation and a soft, juicy mouthfeel; there's little sign of that 6.8%, either. Finishing this glass was easy, but one serving per night would be my limit.
Final Grade: 4.26, an A-. Willibald doesn't have a shelf presence where I live, but I've heard only good things about this brewery - and City Slicker has convinced me that said hearsay is well-founded. There are much older breweries in this province that *still* haven't managed to put out an IPA of this quality! While the aroma was the highlight for me, there are no real weak spots here - just a well-rounded, top-notch hazy pale ale that I will buy on sight in the future. Highly recommended, especially if you can find it fresh - bravo, Willibald!
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
473ml can served cold into a pint glass. LCBO purchase. Review from notes.
Appearance - Mildly hazy rich golden color with amber highlights. A couple fingers of medium-lived off-white head.
Smell - Citrus mostly with orange and passionfruit shining through the most. Wheat malt backbone.
Taste - Surprisingly sweet and juicy, orange and passionfruit again with a sprinkling of grapefruit. Quite juicy.
Mouthfeel - Medium-full bodied and lower than average carbonation. Pretty crushable and juicy.
Overall - A very solid IPA from Willibald, certainly not their first.
Jun 27, 2024Appearance - Mildly hazy rich golden color with amber highlights. A couple fingers of medium-lived off-white head.
Smell - Citrus mostly with orange and passionfruit shining through the most. Wheat malt backbone.
Taste - Surprisingly sweet and juicy, orange and passionfruit again with a sprinkling of grapefruit. Quite juicy.
Mouthfeel - Medium-full bodied and lower than average carbonation. Pretty crushable and juicy.
Overall - A very solid IPA from Willibald, certainly not their first.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.51/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
March 21 2024
Mar 21, 2024
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