Intertwined
New Glory Craft Brewery

Thoroughly hazed amber brew with plenty of foam in the snifter. Moderate acidity. Flavors of tangerine peel and orange. Quite "juicy" but all gummed up with the cloudy grains and an abundance of resiny hops.

Lots of malt but a dry finish. Fairly bitter aftertaste. Quite fizzy on the tongue. I'd call it a New England Brut. It's certainly not your friendly sweet DIPA. From the 16 oz can. Purchased at Mollie Stone Market in the City.

 

L: Pours straw yellow in color. I would argue that it looks more unfiltered than the murk level I am becoming used to in NEIPAs. About a finger of head and moderate amounts of lacing on the glass. Look-wise, it looks appealing.
S: Grapefruit dominant, with hints of apricot and peach. Malt backbone prevalent on the nose.
T: Citrus and stonefruit are the dominant flavors. Mango and papaya also present. There is a distinct bready/malty flavor as well that kind of rides underneath the rest of the flavor profile. The finish is semi-dry with lingering malt/citrus flavor.
F: Medium in terms of both body and weight. Carbonation is perfect- neither too low nor too high.
O: Very enjoyable offering from New Glory. I don't get to try their stuff often, but I am grateful to when I can. As said before, I am grateful to have tried. Cheers!

 

Lemony-tropicalness dominates this DIPA... this is similar to Dripping Wet from New Glory with a citrus, lemon finish and a great hoppy, fruity-sweet nose. It definitely has a lemon, citrus vibe to it and is a pleasure drinking!

 

 

Straight pour from a 16oz can to an oversized wineglass (Tired Hands stem). This was, according to an orange sticker on the 4-pack carrier, canned on December 22, 2017 (“12/22/17”), which would make this beer currently four days old. Oofa doofa, can’t wait.

Appearance (4.25): This pours out a good two and a half fingers of thick, fluffy foam that’s roughly the color of custard, capping a very hazy, glowing orange-tan body. Definitely northeastern in appearance, which is just fine by me. The head dies down slowly, leaving a rocky, pockmarked cap on top and wide, splotchy clumps of foam with tenacious, lacy legs tying them together, and a solid sheet on the backside of the glass extending a good inch below the original collar.

Smell (4.5): Immediately upon cracking open the can, you get intense, thick notes of clementine flesh and passionfruit juice, quickly followed by kumquat, gooseberry, a touch of fresh pine resin, and kush. Out of the glass, add everything listed above plus intense apricot and underripe peach tones. This is extremely aromatic, all hops on parade. Underneath is a nice base of brioche and lightly sweetened oatmeal, which work to flesh out the hops and lend weight to their presence.

Taste (3.5): A subtle caracara orange juice note jumps out first, just before it’s bowled over by intense, half-bitter half-sour citrus notes: the white pith of red grapefruit, a touch of lime zest, and macerated grape seeds. It’s balanced by an oddly spicy tone with rich, earthy undertones, before being chased out by a clear, tangy limeade and the vaporous feel of booze on the back end. The malt comes across as a bit muddled and murky, offering body, sure, but also drying out the base just as the hops move in to take center stage. As it opens up, the beer tosses out some pine and resin that weren’t there previously, offering some direction for the spicy, boozy notes that had been just kind of “also there” prior. Like, it starts to make some more sense—it definitely improves as it opens up.

Mouthfeel (4.5): Creamy, smooth, but dry, feeling on the full-side of medium-weight but drinking a bit lighter than that. The carbonation is smooth and uniform, spreading a subtle blanket of micro-prickly bubbles all over the palate before foaming up into a nice, medium-lush, somewhat dense effervescence. It drinks roughly its size, while retaining a surprisingly deft balance between smooth/creamy and dry. Excellent stuff, here.

Overall (4.0): I feel like the one thing that didn’t quite hit its target here is the flavor. The appearance is very good, the aroma and mouthfeel are outstanding, and the flavor is … 75% of the way there. It’s just missing the vibrant, fruit basket potential of hop notes suggested by the nose. They’re there, kind of, but they’re understated and covered up by spicy, bitter, and earthy hop flavors which aren’t particularly aided by the smooth, creamy body. Still, it’s a very good (D)IPA. It’s just not the top-shelf northeastern fruit cocktail that it could be. Give it a shot, if you’re interested, but maybe don’t sell your firstborn to trade for it.