Barracuda

I picked up a 473mL can of Barracuda during a stop in a Victoria, British Columbia beer store because I was entranced by its weird pastel look. The beer, an India pale ale, comes from Vancouver’s Superflux Beer Company. It’s a 6.2% brew that pours with a creamy orange look and an off white head.

Barracuda has a pulpy citrus aroma supplemented with a whiff of funk. It has orange and grapefruit elements in the front end of the flavour, while the back delivers a hefty dose of dank IBUs.

I’d class this as a West Coast take on a New England IPA, and a well executed one. The beer could have been stronger and a bit more bitter, but overall it was really enjoyable.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10.