IwanttoBU
Trillium Brewing Company

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From:
Trillium Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
97
Avg:
4.4 | pDev: 5.91%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
166
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 26, 2023
Added:
Nov 08, 2016
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  17
This past August, we were fortunate to be a part of the inaugural Forever Summer Festival, hosted by The Veil at their brewery in Richmond, Virginia, where JC met owner/Head brewer, Matt Tarpey. Matt’s approach to brewing breaks from conventionalism by pushing boundaries and methodologies. IwanttoBU blends Trillium’s techniques and house character, with The Veil’s unique brewing style to create an incredibly flavorful and aromatic hop forward beer with no kettle hop additions.

IwanttoBU is a 0 IBU beer with no hop additions in the kettle. A large whirlpool addition of El Dorado, Simcoe, Citra and Citra Lupulin Powder, plus a massive dry hop (4 lbs per barrel) of Citra and Simcoe. The nose is filled with notes of pine needles, citrus zest and plum. Flavors of lemongrass and citrus emerge on the palate, complimented by a dank, piney character. The beer finishes with a mild bitterness and malty backbone.

MALT: British Pale Malt, White Wheat, Dextrin, C-15, Dextrose

HOPS: Citra, Citra Lupulin Powder, Simcoe, El Dorado
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Ratings by mterrence5:
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Rated by mterrence5 from Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25
very weird beer that is has an awesomely citrus flavor profile but with zero carbonation and zero IBU's. its basically orange juice.
Jan 09, 2017
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

4.46/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
16oz can dated 3/17/23.

Pours cloudy gold with an inch-plus head of white. Moderate retention and lacing. Pungent aromatics with peach, mango, tangerine zest, candied grapefruit. Medium bodied with a soft but slickish mouthfeel. A zesty punch of hops on the palate with minimal malt and a balancing bitterness. Unripe peach, mango, orange. Finishes juicy but fairly dry.
Apr 26, 2023
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

4.01/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Obtained this a while ago, as the date on the bottom of the can read 11/8/16 with "I VOTED FOR KOOOS" written below it. Yes, this beer was quite old but there was very little sediment in the liquid when I poured it out and I found this highly enjoyable and quite easy to drink. With plenty of fruit flavor, a lack of overt bitterness, and a recessed alcoholic presence, this was a likeable beer that became easier to drink as it warmed up!

Not a bad pour to this as the liquid was a somewhat dank and waxy apricot hue with some light seeping through around the edges. Enough head topped this off but that was probably more due to the age of this beer than anything else, as the lacing was quite thin and sparse throughout my session. Not a strong nose to this though there was enough stone fruit, lychee, wheat, and plum to (barely) pull me in. The taste was there this stood out as the dank fruit rind, strong pineapple feel, sticky peach, and tropical mouthfeel came through and held me until the end. The juice was here but if you wanted something bitter, this would not be your cup of tea! A dry malt presence and balanced mouthfeel made this stand out, even if it wasn't that impressive up-front...

Plenty of booze here but you wouldn't know it until you finished it off and felt a bit of warming take hold. While not a "juice bomb", the 0 IBU made this stand out from Trillium and Veil's other offerings, as well as American Imperial IPA's in general. If you want a juice bomb that has little carbonation and plenty of juicy notes to dwell on, you've found your match here. I enjoyed this and was impressed by how well it held up, and took a hold on me...
Apr 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.4 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.43 by hopley from Massachusetts

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.37 by Phineasco from Massachusetts

Aug 04, 2017
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Rated by Mindsculptor from Texas

4.25/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This beer is worth trying just to experience the intended mindscrew. That it's also an excellent example of a NEIPA is an awesome bonus.
Jul 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by thampel09 from New Jersey

Jun 21, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by Jonesy1981 from Colorado

May 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.46 by edhizdeid from Washington

Apr 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by mock_in from Illinois

Mar 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by A-Sox from Rhode Island

Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by Mpontiakos from Virginia

Mar 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by Kurzman from Rhode Island

Mar 12, 2017
 
Rated: 4.26 by M_chav from New Mexico

Mar 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.18 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Mar 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Phurley2 from Massachusetts

Feb 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.75 by malfunxion from New York

Feb 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by outoffocus from Pennsylvania

Feb 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.52 by PHBoiler from Illinois

Feb 06, 2017
IwanttoBU from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 166 ratings