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Crucial Taunt
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- From:
- The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #249 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #864 - Avg:
- 4.35 | pDev: 7.13%
- Reviews:
- 71
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 14, 2024
- Added:
- Jan 03, 2016
- Wants:
- 72
- Gots:
- 56
Double IPA. Extremely hoppy, dank, low bitterness, juicy, and minimal malt presence. Name after Wayne from Wayne's World's girlfriend's band, Crucial Taunt.
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Ratings by sd123:
Rated by sd123 from Georgia
4.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 10, 2016
4.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
May 10, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jngls from Germany
4.29/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
3 months old. Can to wine glass.
L: Pours a full and hazy dark yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a bit of lacing. No floaters.
S: Candied orange and tangerine as well as ripe pineapple and pines. Sweet and fruity.
T: Candied citrus fruits and tropical notes can be tasted as well, but they are not as present as in the beer‘s smell. Quite piney, grassy and slightly herbal. Medium sweet body followed by a bitter finish.
F: Full and juicy, yet highly drinkable thanks to it‘s vibrant carbonation.
O: Even though I was expecting the beer to be sweeter and fruitier after smelling it first, I still liked its taste and especially its feel. Very good DIPA and deservedly one of The Veils best known brews.
Mar 18, 2023L: Pours a full and hazy dark yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a bit of lacing. No floaters.
S: Candied orange and tangerine as well as ripe pineapple and pines. Sweet and fruity.
T: Candied citrus fruits and tropical notes can be tasted as well, but they are not as present as in the beer‘s smell. Quite piney, grassy and slightly herbal. Medium sweet body followed by a bitter finish.
F: Full and juicy, yet highly drinkable thanks to it‘s vibrant carbonation.
O: Even though I was expecting the beer to be sweeter and fruitier after smelling it first, I still liked its taste and especially its feel. Very good DIPA and deservedly one of The Veils best known brews.
Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
3.74/5 rDev -14%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev -14%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned 6 weeks ago.
L -- Deep orange, almost amber, with lots of haze and a finger of sudsy white head produced with moderately aerated pour
S -- Malty and sweet, with notes of strawberry, orange, and guava. Creamy yeast profile
T -- Largely follows the nose. Bit more dankness and bitterness than expected. The 2-row/caramel malts are very present
F -- Soft. Thick for the ABV
75/100
Feb 14, 2023L -- Deep orange, almost amber, with lots of haze and a finger of sudsy white head produced with moderately aerated pour
S -- Malty and sweet, with notes of strawberry, orange, and guava. Creamy yeast profile
T -- Largely follows the nose. Bit more dankness and bitterness than expected. The 2-row/caramel malts are very present
F -- Soft. Thick for the ABV
75/100
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.12/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Belmont Station today, much to my surprise. Looks like PDX got a Veil Brewing drop. In any event...
The beer pours a hazy, murky golden amber color with good head and light lacing. On the nose, I'm impressed, as I'm picking considerable pine, dry citrus, light dank earth and tropical fruit. At least in the nose, this comes across as a pretty serious DIPA. On the palate the beer is not quite as impressive. There's plenty of flavor, which generally replicates the nose, but in attempting to eliminate any bitterness in the finish (in which the brewer succeed spectacularly), the brewer largely eliminated any finish whatsoever. Mouthfeel is fairly full, but with no bitterness or finish to speak of. Alcohol is very well integrated into the flavor profile, though there is some noticeable heat on the finish.
Nice IPA, but some bitterness on the finish would enhance this beer's drinkability and hide the alcoholic finish better.
Dec 18, 2022The beer pours a hazy, murky golden amber color with good head and light lacing. On the nose, I'm impressed, as I'm picking considerable pine, dry citrus, light dank earth and tropical fruit. At least in the nose, this comes across as a pretty serious DIPA. On the palate the beer is not quite as impressive. There's plenty of flavor, which generally replicates the nose, but in attempting to eliminate any bitterness in the finish (in which the brewer succeed spectacularly), the brewer largely eliminated any finish whatsoever. Mouthfeel is fairly full, but with no bitterness or finish to speak of. Alcohol is very well integrated into the flavor profile, though there is some noticeable heat on the finish.
Nice IPA, but some bitterness on the finish would enhance this beer's drinkability and hide the alcoholic finish better.
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can dated 8/29/22.
Pours hazy gold with a moderate head and retention. Pine and grapefruit in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft, tacky mouthfeel. Earthy pine with grapefruit and mild malt on the palate. Finishes a bit sweet and malty with a firm bitterness.
Oct 07, 2022Pours hazy gold with a moderate head and retention. Pine and grapefruit in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft, tacky mouthfeel. Earthy pine with grapefruit and mild malt on the palate. Finishes a bit sweet and malty with a firm bitterness.
Crucial Taunt from The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
365 ratings
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