Nasty Habit IPA - Mt. Begbie Brewing Co.

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: Clear copper colour, no head and no lacing.

S: Caramel, toffee, sweetness on the nose. Bread with maple syrup. Hint of pine and a bit of citrus.

T: Caramel and toffee on bread, has a low pine flavour coming in. Once the sip is done and over with you get a risidual sweetness.

M: A bit thin, a bit under carb for my taste. However I do find that the IBU are low on this IPA and so is the flavour/aroma of the hops. So in a way the undercarbing is ok as there is nothing to clean up. A bit dry on the finish.

O: This is a safe IPA. Good, great to enjoy in large quantity without resulting in being "hop-ed out".

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2012 00:38:28 | More by Kremlock

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a hazy blonde color ale with a relatively large foamy head with average retention and some alight lacing. Aroma of bitter hops with light citrus notes is not as powerful as I would have expected. Taste is a solid mix between some citrus notes with caramel malt and some floral hops with a bitter finish. Body is light with good carbonation. Not bad but nothing really exciting here.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 19:28:12 | More by Phyl21ca

BGDrock

Ontario (Canada)

4.35/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: gorgeous deep amber; clear; solid, tan head with great length

Aroma: citrus and tropical hops - orange, pineapple, mango golden raisin - and a hint of pine too

Taste & Mouthfeel: those hope aromas are coming through in the taste, but with a stronger resinous pine flavour, predominantly in the finish when it all but takes over; floral notes too, pollen; like a walk through a garden; properly balanced with malt and tree sap sweetness; spot on carbonation and medium body makes for an easy-drinking brew

Overall: from the first taste I knew this was one of my new favourite IPAs; the hop flavours have flow, being gentle but not weak, and very interesting; very well crafted

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 23:44:09 | More by BGDrock

CanuckRover

Ontario (Canada)

3.35/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a tempting deep amber. Nice white head settles to a good film. Spotty lacings.

I'm getting a rather unpleasant aroma off this one. Sort of rotten vegetal deal. That seems out of line with most reviews, but hops still seem pretty fresh, so not sure what the deal is. After it warms up the unpleasantness fades away a bit, but it's still there.

Big hop hit up front. Resinous pine and grapefruit. That weird vegetal note is there, but not nearly as bad as the aroma might lead you to believe. Malt verges on toasty. Very dark caramel flavours. The heavy malt backbone is partly in the Canadian IPA tradition, with striking similarities to an English ESB. Pretty interesting.

This is worth trying. The aroma put me off, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Nice complex beer straddling a couple takes on the style.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2012 22:27:39 | More by CanuckRover

Digimaika2

Ontario (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

(3.5) A: Clear copper with a hazelnut shade. A finger of head that disappears quickly but leaves a clinging foam to the glass as this goes down.

(4.0) S: Damp woody pine, citrus, rich nutty elements, and a wonderful bread-like malt aroma. Nice and earthy with a solid dose of spices. A real robust and full aroma. Very nice stuff.

(3.5) T: A restrained caramel and bready malt backbone with characteristics of generous pine, nuts, spices, and soft grapefruit. Flavours compliment each other well and provide easy drinkability. Bittering pine and floral elements contrasted with just enough sweet caramel and bread.

(3.5) M: Medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Slightly resiny and chewy with a bit of syrup-like stickyness.

(3.5) D: Was happy to see another BC brewery available at the local liquor store. Would like to try their other offerings as I found this to be pretty tasty.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2012 01:55:49 | More by Digimaika2

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz Bomber from the LCBO for 6$

Appearance - Clear copper colour with an above average size fizzy/frothy off-white coloured head. There a low amount of carbonation and there is some decent lacing. The head lasted for 4-5 minutes.

Smell - Malts, hops, oranges, grapefruit

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste hops and malts mixed with grapefruit and pineapple. There is also some pine/resin mixed with a bit of a apricot sweetness.

Overall - I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It has some flavours found in a DIPA but in a lower ABV format. It could use a touch more hop bitterness but it has a perfect amount of sweetness. I'll buy more.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2012 00:06:07 | More by spinrsx

rappmann

Ontario (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev -17%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber bottled July 26th. Poured into a nonic pint glass.

A - Deep copper colour, when poured one finger of tight white head that dissipates quickly leaving a bit of a film on the glass, and minimal lacing.

S - I get a lot of pine and resin out of this beer, it's got a bite, which is pleasing.

T - Unfortunately the taste doesn't really transfer over. It tastes watery and not really what it smells like at all. A bit of pine on the finish.

M - This beer goes down really well, nice carbonation, light to medium body on it. As a result of the hops not really converting here, it goes down like water.

O - Not a terrible IPA, it's not as fresh as I'd like it to be, but in Ontario, it's as fresh as it gets. If I could find a fresher bottle I'd give it another try, otherwise I doubt it.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2012 22:54:25 | More by rappmann

smakawhat

Maryland

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a tulip pint glass.

A real nice orange amber body, quite clear and some minimal rising carbonation. Head is light tan and always manages about a centimeter of a collar while drinking. Good lacing, and some minimal retention.

Nose hits with tea like hops. Herbal grass. Slight sweet malts hide in the backbone, with a subtle touch. Overall not bad.

Taste hits with a good hop blast. Flavor feels very tea like and herbal. Slight grass and a lingering sense of mellow orange and bitterness. Chewy hop oils coat the palate quite nicely, body is very solid and rich, with a decent malt backbone, often pops out with a bit of sugar sweetness.

This tastes more English than American to me, but no complaints. A decent IPA worth drinking either way.

Serving type: bottle

09-28-2012 19:21:10 | More by smakawhat

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pale reddish-copper colour, about a finger of off white head, some lace as well. Smell is of juicy citrus hop, pink grapefruit and orange mostly, underlying presence of lightly toasted malts, but nice and hoppy at the forefront. Tate is all citrus and tropical fruit, grapefruit, orange and lemon, bits of caramel and toasted malt, lightly sweet and bitter throughout. Med carb and body, oily at points. Good but not a world beater, very solid and worth a revisit.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 13:58:31 | More by peensteen

FondueVoodoo

British Columbia (Canada)

3.48/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: A clear deep copper amber with delicate slow bubbles forming a cream laced cap.

S: Top notes of sweet malts followed by grapefruit, a caramelized grapefruit rind. Some hints of minerals at the end.

T: This brew strikes first with mild malts followed with fruity bitter hops. On parting there's a mild bitter after taste, nothing too pronounced and definitely balanced off by the malts.

M: Light to medium with a mild carbonation. my drinking partner and I agree it's a little on the light side.

O: For an IPA there seems to be a fair share of malts, it's a decent brew with a reasonable mix of malts and hops. Great art work on the bottle, the brew feels a little low on hops or too thin on mouth feel, on a hot day that might well be enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 02:07:30 | More by FondueVoodoo

EspressoGuy

British Columbia (Canada)

3.45/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: clear bright copper; head dissipates quickly
S: little; some slight grapefruit rind;
T:soft, rich, mellow; bitterness is there but not very noticeable except in the finish; wish there was more hop character; very well balanced to the point that malt and hops seem to cancel each other; pleasant as a session IPA but I think it would get lost with food which is when my favourite IPAs really shine I think.
M: very rich and full bodied
O: a very nice beer that I would buy again but not particularly memorable.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2012 23:31:55 | More by EspressoGuy

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

3.03/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bomber acquired at the MLCC within 2 weeks of its touchdown in Manitoba. Poured into a Hoegaarden glass.

A: Clear copper with a nice head and pretty darn good lacing.
S: Soapy. Lack of hops on the nose. A hint of earth and bit of sweetness. Completely off for what I consider an IPA to be.
T: Sweetness with a bit of bitterness. Caramel, burnt sugar, a touch of spicy hop. Not much else.
M: Well carbonated, finishes drier than it looks. No building biting bitterness of an IPA.
O: IPA? This is a barely serviceable English Pale Ale. Honestly, bought two bombers with one to send out on the CanBIF. I am pretty sure I will be returning the bottle. I cannot send this out and feel good about it...

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2012 02:52:50 | More by kjyost

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Pours a clear dark amber hue with a 1/4 finger width of bubbly white head.

Smell - Pine and floral hops, citrus, tropical fruit.

Taste - The hops shine through in a moderate fashion, along with hints of citrus fruit. Touch of breadiness and maltiness. Slight bitterness at the finish.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Dry finish.

Overall - A good American IPA by Mt. Begbie. The aromas are a little restrained, but the flavours come through nicely. Worth a try for those interested in the style.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2012 04:55:01 | More by leaddog

Noxious26

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.33/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Split a 650ml bomber with a friend last night at Beer Bros in Regina. Poured in a tulip glass.

Dark amber to reddish brown and a little hazy. Cream to light beige coloured head is 3/4 inch and full of big bubbles and frothy.

Aroma is sweet and citrusy. Grapefruit, citrus and caramel sweetness.

Malty with hints of caramel of the start are pretty muted. Citrus hops come into the middle and finish again on a bit of a muted note.

Medium bodied and a little oily from the hops. Moderate carbonation.

This is a pretty average IPA. Nothing outstanding but nothing offensive either. Worth a try but there are lots of other better offerings out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2012 21:50:26 | More by Noxious26

BashOnABike

Alberta (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 650mL bottle into a 16oz pint glass

A: Light amber, dark for an IPA, but still fairly transluscent and clear. Small, fine bubbles, on the base. Thick white head, dissipating fase to a neat white ring of lacing.

S: Faint hop, but more floral than astringent. A little candy-like suger, and some citrus after. Overall, a little underwhelming.

T: Much better than the scent, hop and citrus give way to a nicely burnished malt. A little floral phenols, with a bit of nut and a hoppy aftertaste. A little thin, but refreshing.

M: Bubbly carb nicely compliments the taste. Rolls fizzy on the tongue, but could be a bit thicker. Overall, about what I'd expect.

O: A good all-round IPA, nicely palatable. Much better than their Brown Ale, but not the best IPA I've had. Just a bit too thin..

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2012 03:46:57 | More by BashOnABike

TerryW

Ontario (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Oh yeah. I'm liking this.

Pours a moderate head that settles to a thin film, leaves fine lace. Muddy, hazy orange colour. Great nose, smells fresh and inviting. Oranges, pine laid over a sweet malt. Very appetizing.

Hoppy and citrus to taste. Lots of orangey goodness. Noticeable carbonation, but not overwhelming. This is a very, very tasty brew.

Well done. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2011 22:27:49 | More by TerryW

Ratman197

Colorado

3.8/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bomber poured a clear reddish amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, fruittiness, floral notes and light pine. Mouthfeel was medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, orange zest, lighty grapefruit, light mint and a hint of pine with a crisp dry moderatly bitter lingering citrus finish.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2011 23:59:56 | More by Ratman197

bryehn

Ontario (Canada)

3.28/5  rDev -13%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Never heard of this beer until I saw it blindly on the shelf. Great name and art. No freshness dating. Using an oversized wine goblet.

Pours a hazy, grapefruit tinged copper color in the center, with a light golden amber making up the outer half. Not much head except a bubbly tan colar. Spotty lacing.

Smells like caramel, fruit punch and chocolate. A bit too sweet for me but it's definitely a full aroma.

Tastes like caramel or toffee, sugar, then has a bit of chocolate and coffee taste. Bitter finish with a thin diacetyl buttery flavour.

Syrupy mouthfeel. Has a sour cherry tone to the aftertaste.

This was definitely and old IPA, but retained a lot of bitterness when it became a dark caramel bomb. Reminded me of Dead Guy Ale quite a bit.

I definitely need to try a fresher iteration of this one.

Serving type: bottle

09-17-2011 22:51:10 | More by bryehn

DoktorZee

Alberta (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bomber into a schooner. No obvious bottling or best before date on the bottle.

A - deep amber color, clear with no obvious carbonation. Fluffy white head resolves after a few minutes and leaves some sticky lacing.

S - delightful wet hopped character with lots of pine and grass. Very inviting and can't wait to take a sip.

T - initial moderate bitterness and grassy hops balanced out by a fairly strong, but subtle maltiness. Hop flavor is a bit less than the nose seems to suggest. Enduring bitterness on the front of the tongue. Very nice thirst quenching quality. Not much citrus in this one, but nice and solid pine resin quality.

M - medium bodied with a lot of carbonation, perhaps too much? No booziness or alcohol warming.

D - quite drinkable; the bitterness doesn't overpower and it's got a nice strong malt backbone.

This is a solid IPA; nice to see a relatively good Canadian entry into the world of hop bombs!

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2011 03:28:21 | More by DoktorZee

CrazyMike

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Golden brown apperance with bubbly white head that slowly settles down leaving some lacing. Smell consists of malt, hops, citrus with a hint of brown sugar and various fruit, impressive so far.

Taste is simar to the smell, consists of citrus, brown sugar, floral hops. Fruit taste consists of orange, mangos and grape fruit. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Aftertaste is a citrusy, grassy taste.

Overall, this is a clean and tasty beer. The fruit alone is up for interpretation. If you come across a bottle, I recommend you pick it up.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 02:55:29 | More by CrazyMike

eat

Quebec (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Filtered-looking red-tinged amber body with a thin layer of off-white head and some lacing.

Smells of light citrus, pine, bread, some earthiness and a little sweet malt.

Decently hopped but not necessarily hop-focused. Bready with grainy malt. A bit roasty for an IPA. Some drying grapefruit on the finish. Maybe fuller malt through the middle would be a nice improvement.

Good medium-full body and medium-light carbonation.

Drinkable enough but pretty unmemorable. I guess I might drink it sometimes if I lived around Revelstoke.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2011 20:53:45 | More by eat

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

3.65/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

From a 650 ml brown bottle. Pours out a slightly hazed yet bright copper hue, tall chunky white merrengue-like head with excellent retention.

Beatiful blend of hops on the nose, with citrusy ruby grapefruit and mandarin, light grassy and spicy notes, and even some candied gummy peach sweetness. Dry grainy malt in the background.

A hoppy punch with citrus, herbal, and spicy character up front in the flavour, clean grains in the background, yet things tend to thin out towards the finish. As if things just peter out.... Clean aftertaste.

Medium-light mouthfeel, smooth texture, moderate texture.

If only the flavour lived up to what was promised in the aroma I would be in paradise now. As it stands this is an okay IPA with a bit of depth to it, yet too toned down and muted for most of the flavour.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2011 01:46:08 | More by IronDjinn

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

4.08/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

650 ml bomber poured into bomber 15/6/11

A clear copper with a fast falling thumbs width of cream colored foam that fall quickly and leaves a few random patches of lace

S guava, tangerine, grapefruit rind and some pine, pretty solid nose for a IPA, just a little caramel but mostly tropical fruits

T a little toned down compared to the smell but very similar with more caramel, some pineapple and slightly more pine then the nose

M medium bodied and creams up from the bubbles and leaves a little behind on your gums

O decent IPA for sure with a great nose and solid in all other areas

5$ for a bomber is a deal in my books, I could smell this one the second the cap hissed and can't think of a reason for you to not try this brew.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2011 03:13:57 | More by wordemupg

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Was surprised to see this at the LCBO here in Windsor as they don’t often carry much BC beer. 
Appearance - This one poured deep amber with a small creamy head. 
Aroma - Sweet and hoppy aroma and flavour reminiscent of oranges, not the usual hoppy grapefruit. 
Flavour - Nice hop bite against a mild malty backdrop.
Overall: not bad.  I would gladly drink this beer again.  I hope the LCBO gets more BC beer.  It would be nice to see Phillips down here.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2011 01:00:33 | More by

ecoastman

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

An overall good hopped-up IPA. I'll pick this one up again for my Canadian stock.

I like murky beers and this has a nice deep golden colour. Not as much lacing as I'd expect from a high-hop beer but not bad anyway.

Great aroma with strong citrus, peach and tropical fruits with some sweet malt to balance. The finish is relatively dry and has a good moderate level of bitterness with grapefruit and lemon.

The carbonation is medium and makes this med-high flavoured beer go down quite smooth and easily.

Worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2011 00:11:45 | More by ecoastman