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Not sure how I feel about this one. Quenching. Hop profile is really nice, good citrus and melon with a pleasant bitterness in the finish. But that's all you can really say about it. Malt and body are non-existent.

Not a bad summer beer... But not exactly at a lawn mower price.

I need to try this one again, I think I had a bad bottle. It was a weird meaty sort of flavor to it. It was a drain pour.

Bytowner wrote:Not sure how I feel about this one. Quenching. Hop profile is really nice, good citrus and melon with a pleasant bitterness in the finish. But that's all you can really say about it. Malt and body are non-existent.

Not a bad summer beer... But not exactly at a lawn mower price.

Sounds like you just described the perfect West Coast IPA. Will have to pick this up, too many IPAs I've bought from Ontario/Quebec are malt/crystal focused.

I definitely tasted the sweet malt, but it wasn't too pronounced. I also thought it had a bit of mint to it which was really nice.

Quebec should just stay as far away as possible from IPAs. I've never had an even half-decent IPA from that province.

Stick to the Belgian styles, boys.

liamt07 wrote:Quebec should just stay as far away as possible from IPAs. I've never had an even half-decent IPA from that province.

Stick to the Belgian styles, boys.

Largely true, but I think both Moralite and Yakima are very nice IPAs.
Ren

jrenihan wrote:

liamt07 wrote:Quebec should just stay as far away as possible from IPAs. I've never had an even half-decent IPA from that province.

Stick to the Belgian styles, boys.

Largely true, but I think both Moralite and Yakima are very nice IPAs.
Ren

Alright, DDC are off the hook, but 98% of anything hoppy coming out of that province is not far removed from being terrible.

I'm currently drinking a Castor Yakima IPA, and it should definitely also be excluded from any "Quebec IPAs suck" chatter.

I had the oatmeal stout from Castor and it inspired me to make my own. The mouthfeel was so smooth and full. Just the right amount of roast.

liamt07 wrote:

jrenihan wrote:

liamt07 wrote:Quebec should just stay as far away as possible from IPAs. I've never had an even half-decent IPA from that province.

Stick to the Belgian styles, boys.

Largely true, but I think both Moralite and Yakima are very nice IPAs.
Ren

Alright, DDC are off the hook, but 98% of anything hoppy coming out of that province is not far removed from being terrible.

Moralite, castor yakima.... Maybe leo's? Agreed theres not a lot of "hoppy" quebec beer id stand behind.

the top of my bottle shattered when i opened it. the glass shards added a slightly unpleasant texture.

really though, it was pretty 'meh'

distr0 wrote:the top of my bottle shattered when i opened it. the glass shards added a slightly unpleasant texture.

DDC is bad for this - they crimp caps on twist off bottles, I've had 4-5 bottles from them do this

jrenihan wrote:

liamt07 wrote:Quebec should just stay as far away as possible from IPAs. I've never had an even half-decent IPA from that province.

Stick to the Belgian styles, boys.

Largely true, but I think both Moralite and Yakima are very nice IPAs.
Ren

I'd also suggest Catapulte, Leo's, Disco Soleil, Double Dose and Jukebox Distorsion.

The Boreale IPA is half decent for a budget beer.