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Midnight Black IPA – Stanley Park Brewing

by Mike

From Stanley Park Brewing (Turning Point Brewing) in Delta comes their “Midnight Black IPA” a part of their new Sampling Series in Bombers.  The beer poured a very deep black with a brown head.  The aroma consists of roasted malts, pine, earth, mild fruit notes and floral hops.  The flavour is of roasted malts, chocolate, toffee, earth, pine,  mild fruits and bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 7% with an IBU of 65.  This is a nice mix of flavours for a black IPA and I am happy to see Stanley Park Brewing tackle this style.  Stanley Park Brewing is now owned by Labbat.

Commercial Description:  Embrace the darker days as the seasons change with our exceptionally smooth and hoppy Midnight Black IPA. Bursting with aromas of freshly fallen pine needles and ripe berries from Simcoe hops, it’s like we took the forest of Stanley Park and bottled it…

FRESH HOP RED IPA – Stanley Park Brewing

by Mike

From Stanley Park Brewing (Turning Point Brewing) in Delta comes their “FRESH HOP RED IPA” a part of their new Sampling Series in Bombers.  The beer pours a deep reddish colour with a tan head.  The aroma consists of roasted malts, rye, caramel, grapefruit and floral hops.  The flavour is of roasted malts, rye, caramel, toffee, chocolate, earth, grapefruit, grapefruit rind, pine, pepper, herbal and bitterness.  The alcohol content  comes in at 6.4% with an IBU of 70.   This Red IPA has a similar roast malt characteristic of some Cascadian Dark Ale’s.  I quite enjoyed this one although it is definitely more roasty than most.  Stanley Park Brewing is now owned by Labbat.

Commercial Description:  A robust Fresh Hop Red IPA with Crystal Rye malts and heaps of fresh, locally-grown Cascade and Chinook hop cones direct from bines at B.C. Hop Co.’s picturesque hop fields in the heart of the Fraser Valley.

DayTrip West Coast Lager – Stanley Park Brewing

by Mike

From Stanley Park Brewing (Turning Point Brewing) in Delta comes their “DayTrip West Coast Lager”.  The beer pours a golden colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of citrus, grain, sweetness and grassy hops.  The flavour is of citrus, grain, herbal and grassy with a very mild bitterness. The alcohol content comes in at 4.4% with an IBU of 25.  While I would like a little more hops bitterness in a West Coast style beer this one does taste quite good for the lager style.

Stanley Park Brewing is now owned by Labbat.

 

Noble Pilsner – Stanley Park Brewing

by Mike

From Stanley Park Brewery (Turning Point Brewery) in Delta comes their “Noble Pilsner”.   The beer pours a golden straw colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of fruit, floral hops and some mild malts.  The flavour is of biscuit and caramel malts, citrus and extremely low bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5.1%.  While I am not a fan of the Pilsner style personally but this one is a great example of the style and well worth picking up if you want a good representation of the style. 

Stanley Park Brewing is now owned by Labbat.

Windstorm West Coast Pale Ale – Stanley Park Brewing

by Mike

From Stanley Park Brewery (Turning Point Brewery) in Delta comes their “Windstorm West Coast Pale Ale”.  This is their new re-branded look.  The beer pours a copper colour with a tan head.  The aroma consists of bready and caramel malts, pine, tropical fruit and citrus.  The flavour is of bread and caramel malts, tropical fruit, citrus, mild pine and mild bitterness.  The alcohol content comes in at 5.4% with an IBU of 35.  This beer is not going to blow the beer geek away but it is a tasty beer and would not hurt to have in your fridge to share with friends!