Givenchy Reign
The North Brewery


- From:
- The North Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 10, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 08, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Citra + Eukanot
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mikeinportc from New York
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
No dating on the can, but social media posts would indicate a 3/31/20 or 4/1/20 canning date.
Hazy orange-gold, with moderate creamy whitehead, that leaves a little lacing.
Smell is peach/apricot, tangerine, a little pineapple, and a doughy/yeasty aroma. A little odd at first, then it hit me : smells like a peach pie before it goes in the oven, with a little bit of tangerine & pineapple mixed in. :) Some peach pit and lime zest from the open can, but not from the glass. Given that it is named after a perfume company, I expected a stronger, & more "wow" aroma, but minus that expectation, it's decent & noticeable.
Taste is lightly bitter tangerine rind, peach, and a little pie crust (malt -wheat?), with all of that less sweet than the aroma. Essentially peach/orange marmalade pie, but not as sweet. Not sure if that was the intent, but that's what we got. :)
Feel is initially slightly oily, then slightly watery, finishing with light , very fine, sharp carbonation.
Overall, enjoyable. I've had other beers from The North, and was hoping for a similar good-to-great experience, but admittedly have never tried their IPAs. This is not up to the level of their stouts & sours I've had, but is still in the mid-range of "good" , so worth a try . Guessing that if the doughy/yeasty aroma was less prominent, & the carbonation was a bit more , that I'd have it in the 4.50-overall range. Ymmv.
Apr 10, 2020Hazy orange-gold, with moderate creamy whitehead, that leaves a little lacing.
Smell is peach/apricot, tangerine, a little pineapple, and a doughy/yeasty aroma. A little odd at first, then it hit me : smells like a peach pie before it goes in the oven, with a little bit of tangerine & pineapple mixed in. :) Some peach pit and lime zest from the open can, but not from the glass. Given that it is named after a perfume company, I expected a stronger, & more "wow" aroma, but minus that expectation, it's decent & noticeable.
Taste is lightly bitter tangerine rind, peach, and a little pie crust (malt -wheat?), with all of that less sweet than the aroma. Essentially peach/orange marmalade pie, but not as sweet. Not sure if that was the intent, but that's what we got. :)
Feel is initially slightly oily, then slightly watery, finishing with light , very fine, sharp carbonation.
Overall, enjoyable. I've had other beers from The North, and was hoping for a similar good-to-great experience, but admittedly have never tried their IPAs. This is not up to the level of their stouts & sours I've had, but is still in the mid-range of "good" , so worth a try . Guessing that if the doughy/yeasty aroma was less prominent, & the carbonation was a bit more , that I'd have it in the 4.50-overall range. Ymmv.
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