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A citrusy light drinking but nice ABV level IPA

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a huge three plus finger head, slightly off-white, not a lot of dimpling but it evaporates at a steady clip, thin streaks, basically not a lot of lacing. Hazy liquid, slightly more translucent than opaque, washed out yellow color, steady beads of super tiny bubbles. The nose has a strong bready to grainy quality, then peppery, no nonsense white grapefruit citrus zips through, a fetching florality broadens the basic apricot, peach, pear, hints at tropical fruit yet does not deliver. Medium-bodied, welcome lack of heaviness albeit can’t call it fresh either. Almost more lemon than white grapefruit, sweet and sour citrus. The floral element brings perfume to the mouth entry before the bitter leafiness and pepperiness takes hold. Here you do get pineapple and kiwi accents among the apricot, peach, nectarine fruit. Salted pretzel, toasted bagel more than raw graininess. Carbonation is moderate, not absent. It’s a quality offering, nothing grandly unique but perhaps better for it. Easy to quaff, no glaring flaws.

 

Poured from a can. Very tasty, to my palette.

As others have said - not a typical NEIPA. It’s not super hazy by current standards, nor is it overly hoppy. But it does have some hoppiness, and some haziness, and some bitterness, some fruitiness too, all very well balanced.

What I like about this is that it doesn’t feel like a “novelty” beer. It’s a great standard IPA.

 

 

 

I wouldn’t call this a NEIPA. The aroma is predominantly grainy, rather than the expected hops created juiciness. The taste follows the aroma- decent hop bitterness, but more grains than hops in taste.