Walking Man IPA - Walking Man Brewing Co.

slaintemhor

Oregon

3.88/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this on tap in August of 2009 at Walking Man Brewing in Stevenson, Washington. The colour was medium amber with a thin off-white head. The aroma was quite malty but had plenty of hops to balance that out. On the front of the palate there were hops with plenty of bite, followed by loads of grapefruit skin and pith and a rather lengthy finish to round it all out.

Serving type: on-tap

02-10-2010 04:23:37 | More by slaintemhor

hayduke

New York

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%

06-01-2013 02:22:36 | More by hayduke

claspada

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.3%

05-26-2013 16:15:54 | More by claspada

Ribsandwhiskey

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

05-17-2013 19:34:44 | More by Ribsandwhiskey

blackie

Virginia

4/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

draft at Brouwer's

a: served in a standard shaker pint, walking man is an amber-copper in color, sporting a finger's worth of off-white carbonation that retains well and leaves good lacing

s: the nose opens immediately with a formidable mixture of resinous pine and grapefruit hops brushed onto a structure of caramel malts, grainy, toast, nice start

m: moderately carbonated with a medium body, a little sugar weight

t: malty flavors with deep toast, caramel and toffee form a solid malt backbone, dark pine hops meld with flavors of bitter grapefruit - strong and lingering long, deep and rindy, dig the huge hop profile

o: a great ipa, loaded with huge, complex nw hops while maintaining easy drinkability

Serving type: on-tap

04-09-2013 22:37:30 | More by blackie

Kopfschuss

Oregon

3.75/5  rDev -10.3%

09-01-2012 03:09:56 | More by Kopfschuss

bluckbeyes

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

08-07-2012 23:42:59 | More by bluckbeyes

CoryR

Oregon

4/5  rDev -4.3%

07-30-2012 02:29:38 | More by CoryR

pdxbeerdrinker

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -22.2%

07-08-2012 02:34:57 | More by pdxbeerdrinker

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Been a long time since I've had this beer. On tap at the Red Hot last night.

The beer pours a slightly hazy, golden amber color with good head retention and lacing. The nose is attractive as well, and seems unique to walking man and the NW. The beer smells as if it will be quite dry (which of course it is), with very little citrus evident. Otherwise, I get some light balsa wood, burnt toast, pepper and light honey. The flavor profile replicates the nose in this dry IPA, and I'm impressed by how well the hoppy bitterness seems to blend into the flavor profile. There's some noticeable, underlying bitterness, but it doesn't seem to overpower or dominate the flavor profile. The beer is quite dry otherwise, and has something of a soft, creamy mouthfeel. The beer comes across as if it's no nitro (it wssn't), with almost completely unnoticeable alcohol.

Always an interesting beer to try, though not made in a style that I typically care for. Was very happy to find it on tap at the Red Hot last night.

Serving type: on-tap

06-23-2012 18:52:29 | More by johnmichaelsen

amnesia85

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +7.7%

04-01-2012 23:38:53 | More by amnesia85

piclee

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +1.7%

03-17-2012 05:53:12 | More by piclee

shelby415

Oregon

4/5  rDev -4.3%

03-01-2012 07:04:01 | More by shelby415

jtosch

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -16.3%

02-27-2012 23:25:46 | More by jtosch

BlakeMatt

Washington

4/5  rDev -4.3%

02-08-2012 02:30:45 | More by BlakeMatt

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

First had: on tap at their brewpub

Poured a clear copper-orange with a decent cap of white head. Aroma of citrus and floral hops, subdued malts, and a touch of funk. Good combination of hops in the taste, citrus, pine, flowers, some caramel maltiness came through with a bit of wet cardboard. Medium body, bitter finish, and drinks just fine for the style.

Serving type: on-tap

01-11-2012 13:03:09 | More by Rifugium

rrock44

Washington

5/5  rDev +19.6%

11-15-2011 01:52:13 | More by rrock44

dgilks

Australia

4.35/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Clear pale gold colour with a creamy, off-white head. Good head retention and some lacing.

Fresh floral hop aroma with some great citrus notes. Very good.

Crisp malt with a big dose of floral hops. Great bitterness. Very crisp and well balanced.

Medium light body with moderate carbonation. Good.

A really solid ale. Good flavour and balance and all of the punch expected of an IPA.

Serving type: on-tap

10-11-2011 04:36:58 | More by dgilks

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap @ the Walking Man Brewing Co. (Stevenson, WA) on 8/25/11. Served in a pint glass.

Pours a clear copper, with an off-white head. This retains with a thin yet rich creaminess, leaving back a cascade of sticky lacing. The aroma smells floral, citrusy, and a touch dank, while being dotted with notes of pine and spice here and there. Underlying malts add a bit of a stiff toasted graininess underneath.

The taste is grapefruit and pine, which is rather quickly balanced out by a hefty dose of caramel sweetness that has some toasted feeling edges to it. The finish is leafy feeling, and a bit raw, with lingering dryness and spice. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and sharp feeling pretty much the whole way through the swallow but there is a bit of underlying slickness to get this relatively easy. Alcohol seems well hid for the most part, with only some light warmth coming out in the finish.

This was pretty decent but it ultimately left me wanting more (especially following their much superior Pale Ale). I liked the fresh citrus flavors and bitterness that this brought to the table but it seemed to get cut off way too fast at times by the amount of malt activity that was going on and could have ended up using a bit more definition overall. I was just expecting much more of a well-rounded effort from this.

Serving type: on-tap

09-12-2011 18:56:12 | More by Kegatron

grittybrews

Washington

4.33/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured a deep orange-amber into a pint glass with a finger of loose off-white head. Aroma dominated by grapefruit and caramel with just a bit grass.

Moderate carbonation and a smooth, slightly resinous mouthfeel. Solid caramel malt backbone up front but not too sweet; good balance with the grapefruit and orange hops.

Not overly bitter, sweet, or anything else -- just a nice, balanced, easy-drinking IPA (ABV is completely masked).

Serving type: on-tap

11-28-2010 16:38:42 | More by grittybrews

squaremile

Oregon

3.68/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a growler that djbreezy picked up from the brewery. Pours a copper orange with a small white head that leaves some lacing. Nose is hay, pine, tangerine, and grasses. The taste is somewhat malty up front followed by a pinch of pine and some citrus flavors. Mouthfeel is that distinct Walking Man weight. Very drinkable esp at 7%, above average overall.

Serving type: growler

05-25-2010 05:03:00 | More by squaremile

barleywinefiend

Washington

3.85/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Growler from Parkway Tavern Tacoma

A: Nice deep orange color with good carbonation and a nice white head

S: Citrus, caramel

T: Grapefruit, orange peel, floral and caramel. Nice amount of hop oils and alighter to medium bitter finish

M: Malts, medium bodied for a single IPA, caramel

D: Good IPA and def worth a try

Serving type: growler

05-25-2010 02:01:54 | More by barleywinefiend

djbreezy

Washington

4.38/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

On tap in a 4 oz sampler glass at the Walking Man pub.

appearance - bright amber/orange in color, streaked lacing on the glass, some retention

smell - huge and diverse hops on the nose, citrus, resin, earthy

taste - earthy and resinous grapefruit/citrus hops, with a malt backbone that only complements the hops, true NW style

mouthfeel - well carbonated, slightly dry finish, slight bitterness

drinkability - excellent all around IPA, good session beer for 7.2%

From the brewery:
Our flagship ale. Full of Pacific Northwest hops, English, German, and American malt. Versatile, drinkable, delicious. 2006 World Beer Cup Gold Medal.

Serving type: on-tap

05-23-2010 00:40:22 | More by djbreezy

hopsbreath

Oregon

4.03/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked up a growler of this just before pulling into Portland yesterday after my cross country move.

Poured into pints, my wife and I enjoyed the whole growler at home. The appearance was very nice. About a half finger of head say atop the orange-gold nectar that awaited my consumption. The liquid itself was cloudy but had no particulates floating around inside. Lacing was visible from top to bottom.

The smell was appropriate for the style albeit a touch muted. There is PNW citrusy hops dancing around as well as some green grass and honey malt. The classic floral hops really dominate here.

Taste was good stuff. Big floral hops, great hop citrus, and sweet malt backbone make this a solid thirst quencher. My wife polished off a 6-pack of Torpedo last week and commented that this is a lot less bitter. She's right. The heavy bitterness of some hop bombs doesn't show up here but I never miss it.

Mouthfeel and drinkability are good as far as IPA's go and really made this a treat to enjoy as my first beer, in my new home, in my new town. The growler I picked up from Walking Man will be getting refills in the future and will likely see this IPA in it again. Highly reccomended example of a PNW IPA.

Serving type: growler

05-16-2010 15:52:19 | More by hopsbreath

sprucetip

Alaska

4.05/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

From notes. Lightly hazy, golden/amber, moderately active, white head and decent lacing.

Grainy, some esters, citrus and floral hops, light malty sweetness. Good balance.

Alot like the nose but with some moderate bitterness as well. Influences are well balanced, and it was the best IPA of the day, on a Columbia gorge brewpub tour.

Viscous, rich, pleasant texture and clean finish.

Balanced, easy drinking, tasty IPA. Respectful of the Pacific Northwest style.

Serving type: on-tap

04-29-2010 02:44:07 | More by sprucetip