The Pure And Simple IPA Is Rarely Pure And Never Simple
Evil Twin Brewing

 

Batch 101-whatever that means.

Pours cloudy orange color with a huge white foamy head that doesn’t quit.

Smells of apricot and peach skins. Light funkiness resembling a Saison.

Taste follows the nose. This drinks like a Brett Saison and very little like an IPA.

Mouthfeel is light-medium with Belgium like carbonation.

Not bad but weird. Not what I expected in a “session” IPA.

 

 

 

Pours an apricot gold with a massive white head that refuses to fade. Great lacing. Aroma is muted citrus and tropical fruits. Flavor is sour and unpleasant. Feel is light and well carbonated. Overall disappointing. Was hoping for a nice session ale. Couldn't finish it due to the sourness.

 

 

 

 

 

A thanks to the reigning champion of canned beer, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a dark golden color ith a 1 inch head. Smell is of peaches, some oranges. Taste is oranges, a bit of grapefruit, mild bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, although I don't think it should be classified as a New England IPA.

 

 

 

 

Pours a hazed gold with 3 fingers of rocky ivory colored head ( vigirous pour ) . Good head retention & lacing

S: A little orange peel, a little grassyness once warm

T: Follows the nose, a touch of grainyness as well up front. A little grassy hops and dryness mixes in as this warms, the citrus takes a back seat, but still on the edges. Finishes dry, grassy, with a little lime

MF: Light bodied, restrained carbonation, a tad watery

I expected more out of this, just meh to dissapointing for this style

 

an assertively dry hopped session type ipa here, real low on the bitterness and big on the new school fruitiness. yet another long winded name on a trendy ipa type from evil twin, i wish they were cheaper but i have liked the beers just about every time. this one has a matte sort of washed out shade to it but a very active white head and a ton of carbonation. there is some haze, but its lighter looking than a lot of these have been so far. lots to like in terms of aroma and flavor, even though it all seems just a little tired to me. big melon notes from the hops, canned fruit cocktail as well, pineapple rings, orange tic tacs, and even a light salinity thats hard to figure out. the grain base is light but has a dry wheaty cereal complexion that supports the hops well, it feels light and airy, but not watery, its fluffy and with some protein, a nice texture for this for sure. heavy melon in the flavor, especially in the finish, and some generic citrus along with canned pineapple for me, better and better as it warms, like the temperature makes it fresher and more vibrant on the palate. carbonation is exceptionally high, but it adds a refreshing element to the beer. it could finish a touch drier, but i like the length of this as a session beer, no as fast and minimal as many of them. cool beer, i guess if they keep making them ill keep trying them...

No idea when this was canned.
L: Pours Lightly clouded, light orange. Tiny head, with little lacing.
S: Light on the aroma side.. mellow tropical and citrus. Pine hints late.
T: Muted flavors of pine, orange, maybe a tinge of melon. Hard to recognize the flavors.
F: Light-medium. Overly carbonated. Mild bitterness, but lasting.
O: Not a bad beer, but there wasn't a lot of flavors going on. With batch #001 on the bottom, I'm not sure about the age. Even for a session brew, it's just not what I have come to expect from ET.