Vindicator IPA - Wallace Brewing / Orehouse Tasting Room

RJLarse

Washington

4.29/5  rDev +22.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

I bought bomber of Vindicator IPA in a bottle shop. Poured into a pint glass.

Pours a rich gold color, hazy, with a thick bubble white head. Bubbles are slowly rising in the glass.

The smell is a sweet baked bread aroma. Candy scents like caramel are also in the aroma.

Taste is sweet bread and malt flavor up front, with a sweet citrus and pine flavor, more sweet than bitter, and a mildly biter aftertaste.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with a wet and crisp feel.

Overall a good IPA. Tasty and drinkable, not overpowering in any way.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 23:18:17 | More by RJLarse

JohnGalt1

Idaho

2.98/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Picked up today at the Bench Fred Meyer... New to me brew and brewery.. Even cooler that it is an Idaho Brewery... Poured into my slim tulip.. short time white head... good spotty lacing.. the brew is clear light orange..

Nose shows more malt than hops .. pale malt and just enough citrus hoppiness to balance and weigh things slightly into the hop realm... but seriously... the hops are lacking on the aroma. MORE HOPS.

Decent hoppy bitterness.. but the main flavor is the pale malts/okay citrus hops... needs more hop flavor and a lesser maltiness to get into the "great" IPA category.. MORE HOPS.

Body is about right... probably a touch heavy, but I am not complaining too much...

I am happy I was able to stumble upon this one at Fred Meyer.. but it is going to need to be dialed down significantly to be picked up at the Boise bottleshops.

3.5/2.5/3/3.5/3

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 06:08:54 | More by JohnGalt1

harrymel

Washington

3.03/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

At brewery was told: 7.5% ABV with 78IBU.

Pours a nice ruddy amber with a bit of light cream foam. Nose has some malt and hints of grapefruit, the nose didn't really open up for quite some time; initially I could smell nothing save an herbal hop tone. Flavor blends amber malts with some grapefruit and bitterness. Medium bodied with average carb. This is a middle of the road IPA.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 23:49:26 | More by harrymel

Solomonj515

1.63/5  rDev -53.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

this beer has a very nice color and an amazingly nice thick head creamy peach color head.

very sweet smell like a nectory fruity smell.

not a very good taste for an IPA to me was not IPA. very sweet with fruity flavor. not very hoppy.

nice in the mouth very clean just a bit to sweet.

Overall not very good IPA no hopps and very sweet. but a very good looking beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2012 18:23:20 | More by Solomonj515

beerman1234

Idaho

5/5  rDev +42.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This beer first off, reminded me of Inversion by dechutes brewery. I love that beer and when I tried this one I melted. I love this beer by Wallace. I found it extremely enjoyable to drink. It has a very distint IPA style, hop schedule was perfect and the the malts used in it were very balanced and tasty. Just seemed like they really put a lot of time in the making of this beer. I've been working on my recipes for my future micro brewery and I know how hard it is to perfect a beer recipe. Its a challenge and these guys definitely show great skill and craft in the making of this.

Taste: rich caramel and Hoppy, well blended and balanced

Nice appearance - thick caramel color with a nice head.

Aroma: Hoppy/earthy/somewhat fruity and a nice malty smell, overall balanced perfectly.

I put them on my resources site at: http://www.beerhopsnbarley.com and anything I can do to make this beer and the brewing company known beyond the northern idaho area I will definitely do. I spoke with the owner at the Harrison Idaho October Festival yesterday and he talked to me about the mashing process in the making of this IPA and I was blown away with the process of their mash temperatures to get that perfect alcohol level and taste. Thanks guys!

Serving type: on-tap

10-05-2011 05:47:41 | More by beerman1234

MrSlim

Illinois

4.47/5  rDev +27.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

My daughter brought a case of Vindicator (bottles) when she came to the Midwest to visit. The bottles are 22 ounces. It didn't take long for the beer to disappear!

The flavor is excellent, I'm not a big hop head so I like that it has a full balanced flavor. You can taste the hops, but it's not bitter. Good aftertaste.

Wishing I could get Vindicator in Chicago.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2011 17:47:12 | More by MrSlim

MADhombrewer

Oregon

2.23/5  rDev -36.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Appearance- Hazy straw colored with a nice white head. Good lacing.

Smell- Odd smell to it. Grassy hops and a sweet malt flavor. But there is something else. Has a "trub" taste to it.

Taste- Bitterness is right up front. Very sweet. There is a yeasty or "trub" taste to it that is not very pleasant.

Mouthfeel- The mouthfeel is at least what a IIPA should be. It is a little on the thick side but not in a slick sort of way.

Overall- This is not very good, I am afraid. The yeasty taste is prominent and takes away from the rest of the beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2011 03:05:32 | More by MADhombrewer

waterintobeer

Texas

4.1/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I enjoyed this beer form such a small brew staff.
Very copper brown color.
The smell is of hops and sweet malt.
A little more carbonation wouldn't hurt but a very good brew.
Good citrus taste and a local favorite. I hope expansion is in the future.

Serving type: on-tap

08-14-2010 07:31:14 | More by waterintobeer