Cold Side
Sloop Brewing

On tap in a beer can-like pint glass.

Another glass of juice looking brew, kind of orange, hazed. Very fluffy white cap, 1f, holds up as a ring, lots of lacing.

Tropical fruit and tart berry aromas.

Light citrus flavor and a tropical blend. Blueberry and white grape juice. Lemon-lime.

Smooth medium body. Juiciness is modest, thankfully. Tingling bitterness.

Pretty good neipa. It’s a beer, not a glass of juice.

Ingenious Sloop decides to dry-hop only after fermentation. No hopping in the boil or whirlpool. The result is a light subtle fruity NEIPA. The pour is bright gold (oat-based?) with a substantial soap suds head. The nose is berries and tropical fruit which fairly explodes from the can. Flavors of berries, tropical fruits and grapes dance on your palate early. Upon some warming the brew loses any fruity complexity and becomes a bit one note. Still, lots to like here.

3rd review. Like the Hudson river brewer, it's a 4.
a) Juice, orange/yellow, murky, white cap, lots of puffy lace.
s) Orange-berry, creamsicle.
t) Follows aroma adds blueberry, white grape juice, lime.
f) Juicy and chalky, astringent, wine like. Spritely carbination.
o) Mosaic Cryo & Nelson Sauvin Hops.

 

 

 

First - as the BA who added this beer, let me provide the information that's on the can. . . .

"Dry Hopped Only w/Mosaic Cryo & Nelson Sauvin Hops"

OK, on to the review:

A: Poured from the can into a Tree House tulip. Body is hazy darkish golden with a small whitish head on top.

S: Strong nose of sweeter tropical fruit, bubblegum and white grape skins.

T: Not as strong in the flavor department as it is on the nose: definitely white grapes and white wine characteristics from the Nelson hops. Some tropical fruit - melon and limes come to mind, along with some peach.

M: There's a surprisingly active carbonation here that runs counter to the usual juicy feel you get from Sloop NEIPA offerings. Call it lighter than medium in heft, with an active but relatively fine carbonation. Modestly chalky on the aftertaste.

O: Good stuff. I'm not a huge fan of Nelson hops, so others may like this beer more than I do, depending on how you feel about Nelson Sauvin hops. It is a relatively easy drinker, however.