Phillips Brewing Co. – Octofox India Pale Ale

Phillips Brewing Octofox IPA Review

Rating

4.3 out of 5
Aroma
4 out of 5
Appearance
4.2 out of 5
Taste
3.8 out of 5
Palate
3.8 out of 5

Total

4.1
4.1 out of 5

Overview

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

    Big malt and hop balance with true northwest flavour

  • Cons:

    Bigger malted notes than expected

  • Conclusion:

    A well malted, big northwest style IPA.

Phillips Brewing Octofox IPA Review Phillips Brewing Co. – Octofox India Pale Ale Review

The Phillips Brewing team came together to experiment with a number of hybrid hop combinations and the result was the Octofox, a full bodied, big-hop IPA experience. Reminiscent of Starfox from the days of N-64 this creatively labelled beer pours from the bottle as a light amber colour topped with a full three fingers of head. Through this lightly lacing head comes a big, northwest hop aroma with citrus and tropical fruit tones galore. The aroma will make any hop-head drool in anticipation. The body is more malt-forward than you may expect with a big malt along side the formidable hop. Together these two make a statement in a big but balanced flavour explosion. The malt tones balance out the bitterness of the hop and leave a bitter-citrus flavour to come through in the finish. BC loves hops but often forgets about the malty side of a big beer. The Octofox is a great representation of both sides in a delicious seasonal offering from Phillips Brewing Co.

Alcohol – 6.5%
Size – 650ml
Price – $6.90 (Craft Retailer)
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Categories: Beer Reviews, Top BC Beers
Tags: ipa, phillips

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Dustan Sept

Dustan Sept is the founder of Beer Me BC. His passion for craft beer drove the creation of beermebc.com in 2012. To learn more about the beermebc.com editorial team visit beermebc.com/the-beer-me-bc-team/.

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  1. Wes Anderson
    Wes Anderson 24 December, 2014, 09:38

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