Rating

3.9 out of 5

Aroma

3.8 out of 5

Appearance

4.2 out of 5

Taste

3.9 out of 5

Palate

Total

4

4 out of 5

Overview

• Brewery: Mission Springs Brewing Co.
• Beer Style: India Pale Ale
• Pros:

  Nice citrus hop profile and body

• Cons:

  A touch sweet for an IPA

• Conclusion:

  An enjoyable BC styled IPA with nice citrus flavours

Mission Springs Brewing Co. – Fraser Valley IPA Review

The Fraser Valley IPA is a tribute to the Mission Springs Brewing Company’s backyard. The bottle is painted with a picturesque scene of the Fraser Valley at the edge of the Coastal Mountains. This BC brewed IPA pours from the bottle as a golden-amber colour topped with two fingers of dense and heavily lacing head. The Fraser Valley IPA smells of citrus hops and a freshness along with a malt base that still squeaks through. Tasting the beer a relatively big body comes through with a lightly sweet citrus tone on the tongue. A West Coast hop-profile grows into a citrus infused hop bitterness that leads to a finish where the very back of the tongue hangs on to a bitter flavour. Citrus hops in a BC-styled IPA with defined citrus tones the Fraser Valley IPA is a great example of a BC IPA.

Alcohol – 6.6%
IBU – 70
Size – 650ml
Price – $7.25 (Private Liquor Store)
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