Soaked
New Glory Craft Brewery

refreshing ipa with great citrus flavors great summer quencher

Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass

A: Pours hazy golden yellow with a frothy eggshell off white head that settles to a firm layer and laces very nicely.

S: Mix of citrus with tropical and stone fruit, grassy, a little pine, floral, a bit yeasty, biscuity slightly bready malt, and caramel sweetness.

T: Citrus, lemon, lime, orange, and a touch of grapefruit, tropical and stone fruit, mango, pineapple, peach, apricot, papaya, passion fruit, and a hint of melon, a little resinous pine, floral and grassy notes, bubble gum, a bit yeasty, biscuity malt, and caramel sweetness.

M : Medium body, moderate carbonation, somewhat soft on the palate.

O: Another solid one from NG. Wouldn't mind if it was a little brighter, but I'd happily down another pint.

 

 

 

Really solid beer. Classic juicy orange tropical look. Hazy but not dense. Big white head. Not a lot of retention. Nose is juicy bitter but not too powerful.
Taste is tropical juice with slight bitterness.
Really crushable beer. Would be great in the summer.

 

Brilliant citrusy smell on this hazy beer, packing plenty of grapefruit and hints of pineapple. Taste mimics the smell, save for a slightly crackery finish. Aftertaste isn't massive but what's there is holding onto just some amount of earthy bitterness. Body is light and crisp, very easy drinking.

 

Pours murky deep yellow with 1.5 fingers of head on a not very aggressive pour into a tulip. Great white frothy head that leaves some fantastic lacing on the glass. Head retention is fairly standard. Smell is very floral; seems like there's quite a bit of Mosaic in this. Taste follows the nose. This beer is very juicy. There is also a good amount of earthiness in the taste. If I had to guess, there is a decent amount of Simcoe in this as well. The feel is a spot-on NEIPA — medium carbonation, solid feel, no perceived booze (just a tad of alcohol is apparent as the beer reaches the room temperature) . This is a very solid NEIPA that also brings some of the old-school flavors into its mix.

L: Hazy but not cloudy light orange, nice head, decent spotty lacing.

S: Aroma is a nice mix of tropical fruits & peels with some citrus fruits, I'd like it to be more amplified but still it's very nice and enticing.

T: Taste is where it's at - nice, stronger flavor of the aroma. Delicious and honestly I'm impressed.

F: Medium, good carbonation, very slightly on the thinner side, some low bitterness.

O: Really tasty tropical fruity IPA, more of a hybrid West Coast IPA with lesser bitterness; I wouldn't exactly categorize this as a NEIPA even though it's hazy. Loved it and will get more when I see it.

 

 

 

Oh My! An excellent Juicy, hazy IPA with just the right balance between Citra and Mosaic hops (my favorites)! I am very impressed and so glad that this small brewery is close enough to me to visit from time to time. This is Dripping Wet's (DIPA) little brother and it represents very well. Light to medium bodied, one of the best noses in the game (right behind Dripping Wet), this will be a go-to for me whenever it is available! Thank you New Glory for both Soaked and Dripping Wet!!!

 

 

 

12/08/17 release date

Appearance - Pours slightly hazy and golden orange in color with a white, near finger width head. Fair retention before a thin, broken layer of suds coats the surface. Broken lines and small spotting make up the lace.

Smell - Ctirus and slightly bready with mild pineapple.

Taste - Follows the nose. Moderate citrus and breadiness. Hints of tropical character; mostly a muted pineapple character. Slight spice in the finish. Light orange and pineapple character in the aftertaste, particularly as it opens up.

Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with fair, bitey carbonation. Slick easy drinker with a slightly dry finish.

Overall - A good, but not exceptional IPA. Maybe I've just been spoiled today by all the great brews I've had, but this one just doesn't strike me as something particularly memorable. That said, it's nothing to put one's nose up at.