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West Coast Hop Boots 2025 : Background
West Coast Hop Boots 2025 is a 6% Mountain IPA from West Coast Brewing based in Mochimune, Shizuoka. It’s part of their canned and draught lineup, and as the name suggests, is their 2025 effort for the Pink Boots scheme. The Pink Boots Society is a global organization that supports women and non-binary people in the brewing industry, and for this year’s hop blend, they chose Krush, Simcoe, Mosaic & Chinook, and West Coast Brewing went ahead and added some more Mosaic and Simcoe – for good measures. It was also a collaboration effort with people from Hansharo Beer, Watering Hole in Yoyogi, Tokyo, Isana Brewing, and AGCT.
At A Glance
- ABV : 6%
- Style : Mountain IPA
- Hops : Pink Boots Blend, Mosaic, and Simcoe
- Adjuncts : –
- IBU : –
Sale Information
- Availability : Limited
- On Sale : From March 2025
- Size : 500 ml
West Coast Hop Boots 2025 : Appearance, Aroma, and Taste
West Coast Hop Boots 2025 poured out a relatively clear, golden colour with a thin amount of white head on top that consisted of larger bubbles, though they popped very quickly to a thin layer on top.
The aroma coming off West Coast Hop Boots 2025 when chilled was muted, so let this warm up for a bit before drinking. There was a slight dankness to the beer, thought it was soon overtaken by a strong citrus aroma of grapefruit, lemon, and orange permeating through. As the beer warmed up, some stone fruit notes were also noted with a light dusting of honey sweetness being present.
The body began with a smooth, crisp bitterness that segued into the citrus profile as in the nose, with it all being well balanced out. It lacked the punch of an IPA – perhaps I had drunk too many of them recently – and seemed to resemble more of a pale ale. But that’s not meant as a complaint by any means. The honey sweetness came through more so as the beer warmed up, yet it retained its crispness and a pleasure to drink.
West Coast Hop Boots 2025 : The Bottom Line
The West Coast Hop Boots 2024 set high levels for this series so while West Coast Hop Boots 2025 doesn’t reach it, it’s still a decent beer to have.
West Coast Hop Boots 2025 : Where to Buy
It can be bought online at the following places:
