Howe Sound Brewing Co. – Hopraiser West Coast IPA
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Overview
- Brewery: Howe Sound Brewing Co.
- Beer Style: India Pale Ale
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Pros:
A nice balance of malt tones with northwest hop flavour
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Cons:
Not as much bitterness from the hops as you may expect
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Conclusion:
A big flavoured, low bitterness west coast IPA
Howe Sound Brewing Co. – Hopraiser West Coast IPA Review
In the line of Howe Sound Brewing’s west coast inspired beers comes the Hop Raiser, n big and piney, India Pale Ale. From the 1.0 litre bottle this beer pours as a cloudy amber-orange colour with one fairly thin finger of lacing head. An aroma of toasted malt, caramel, pine and a big northwest hop bitterness. The hop tones take a front seat in a big an aromatic IPA. The body is quite big with a creaminess to it. The flavour has a surprisingly strong malt tone and a distinct sweetness that leads into the true northwest hop flavour. For being a fairly hop-forward beer the bitterness is rather subdued leaving a nice balance of malt to bring out the complexities and unique flavour of BC Beer. The Hopraiser is not the biggest IPA on the market but is a great representation of BC’s authentic west coast flavour.
Alcohol – 6.0%
Size – 1000ml
IBU – 50
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