Nectaron Express
8 Wired Brewing Co.

Pours a hazy, orange coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and tropical/citrus/berry hops, with notes of passion fruit, grapefruit and white grape, as well as just a hint of dankness. Taste is a great balance of light biscuity malt and fruity, juicy, slightly spicy, dank and resinous hops, with tropical, citrus and berry notes of passionfruit, pineapple, grapefruit, lime peel, white grape and gooseberry, as well as just a hint of peppery weed and pine. Finishes with a light bitterness and some passion fruit, grapefruit, white grape and peppery weed lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium boidy and carbonation.

This makes for a great New England/Zealand IPA with those typical lime and white grape notes from the Motueka and Nelson Sauvin hops, as well as tropical, dank and slightly resinous accents as well. The NZ character really comes through very nicely here, although the Nectaron doesn't seem to stand on their own as much as the beer name might suggest. That's not really a big deal though and overall this makes for an enjoyable example of the style with a good, but not great mouthfeel as well.