Board Shorts
Trillium Brewing Company

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From:
Trillium Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.6%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.27 | pDev: 6.32%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
134
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 06, 2019
Added:
Nov 04, 2016
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  15
Grab your sunscreen and ride the waves with our latest project with Evil Twin! We took the base recipe of our first collaboration, Trillikini, and ramped it up with a higher gravity malt bill and a massive dry hop of Citra/Amarillo/Mosaic! Board Shorts IPA is loaded with hop-driven flavors of grapefruit pith and bright stonefruit. The soft mouthfeel is complimented by fluffy oats and a dry, rustic graininess. Clean and crisp with firm, balanced bitterness. No lifeguards on duty!

MALT: American 2-row Barley, Dextrine, Flaked Oats, C-15, Dextrose

HOPS: Columbus, Amarillo, Citra, Mosaic
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Ratings by hopley:
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Rated by hopley from Massachusetts

4.36/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Jan 18, 2017
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

4.18/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Traded for this a while ago, as I never had it nor the Trillikini before. Yes, this is old, as it was canned on 11/7/16 with "CAN WE GET A POOL DAD?" written below it, but this was an enjoyable beer that was dank, tasty, and easy to quaff because of it's alcoholic content. If you like stonefruit, this would be one of the first brews that you should reach for!

Not a bad pour to this as the liquid was a cloudy goldenrod with sufficient head to top it off. Not a lot of lacing was left behind with just a few soapy sections to be seen as I worked my way through this. Massive stone fruit presence to the nose as there was a lot of mango, papaya, and herbal tea in the nose. Tons of kiwi, dank pine, earthiness, Caramel Malt, and oats came through in the taste as this was quite dank, bitter, and full at the same time. Took a while to warm up to this but as it warmed up, it's stickiness and fullness shone through as this was a nice beer that kept me warm on this cold winter's night! A light carbonation and full body rounded this out the dry-hopped nature of this beer really shone through!

Not a lot of booze here as this felt stronger than it was in actuality. For something this bold on the palate, it was quite soft and a testament to how nicely this was crafted. Just a bit of water was needed to get this down but otherwise, this was a solid brew that held up well over time. Props to Trillium for coming up with something that crept up on me without me even realizing it!
Mar 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.14 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Jul 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by thampel09 from New Jersey

Jun 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jonesy1981 from Colorado

May 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.49 by edhizdeid from Washington

Apr 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by eagle109 from Massachusetts

Apr 01, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by AzIpaGuy from Arizona

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by aaronyoung01 from New Mexico

Feb 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by M_chav from New Mexico

Feb 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by malfunxion from New York

Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by outoffocus from Pennsylvania

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.66 by PHBoiler from Illinois

Feb 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.37 by 11-52_4hops from Virginia

Jan 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.45 by Ela from Massachusetts

Jan 25, 2017
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Reviewed by TheRossness from Connecticut

2.66/5  rDev -37.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
I had this one at the Trillium tap takeover at Torst in Brooklyn. This was by far the worst Trillium beer I've had. It tastes like how Semen smells. If you're into bukkake, you might like this beer. But I'm not and thought it was gross.
Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by 1levelabove247 from New Jersey

Jan 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.12 by billab914 from Virginia

Jan 20, 2017
Board Shorts from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 134 ratings