What does “West Coast style beer” mean?
Hoppy beer - exceeding the style parameters?
The type of hop - Cascade, Centennial, etc?
Grapefruit / pine hop flavors / aroma?
What does this term mean?
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I would say the west coast philosophy is “hops, hops and more hops.”
When I think “west coast” I think of Anchor’s Steam Beer…
Here’s a thread I started some time ago that debates EC v. WC beer. I think it will help you.
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=1045.msg12577#msg12577
Hut dang,
that was a good thread, can’t believe I got in on it.
I miss the blatz, and hope all is well with that one.
West Coast style? Hops, light in color, hops, dry, hops, and hops, and hops.
BTW, now it seems…it is a truely a style and not a region. That is…the style can now be brewed on the east coast…with “imported” hops. ;D
And big flavor…nothing subtle. Big and hoppy, hoppy and big, hoppy and hoppy, big…you get the idea…
The club, not the rapier.
yeah, maybe… but hops can cut to the bone!
Did anyone mention hops? :
;D
All you westies just like using 4 letter words
in more ways than one 
h***, h***, h***, and just for good measure more h***
lots of hops, and a dry crisp finish (with hops), and maybe some more hops and from what I’ve seen < 10SRM, light to medium light body, but still packs a punch, did we say hoppy?
If West Coast style is so distinct, will the BJCP ever start a West Coast Style category?
Don’t forget a dash of Chinese mercury and a pinch of Japanese cesium.
Maybe someday.