Brewed in Burlington, Ontario, by Nickel Brook Brewing Co., Winter Wizard Magical IPA is intended to be a link between West and East coast IPAs. It’s a 6.25% ale with 68 IBUs brewed with flaked wheat and El Dorado, Idaho 7, Magnum, and Zythos hops.
Winter Wizard is a hazy IPA. It’s orange-gold, with a modest crown of off-white suds. It has mild aromatics with notes of sweet fruit and citrus. The flavour is similarly mild, though the configuration is a bit different—with elements of tropical fruit and evergreen. Though the flavour is quite mild, there is a pretty healthy measure of bitterness.
If the goal of this ale was to bridge the gap between East and West Coast IPAs, I’m not sure this was a total success. It’s under strength, and really comes off as an East Coast-style hazer with a bit of pine. Not bad, but not at all special.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10.
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