Nefarious Harbor
Evil Czech Brewery

Best beer in the Hoosier state

 

 

 

16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick creamy/foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Amazing appearance. Aromas of red grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, orange juice, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins/rinds through the glass. Mild increasing warmth of 7.2% through the glass. Overall this is a delicious NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish, great soft feel. Feels like Simcoe, Centennial, Columbus. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hops; with a great balancing wheat/oat/malt malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. Felt a bit old, but still delicious.

 

Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on April 9, 2018. Our version of a New England/East Coast IPA. Very hazy with aromas of citrus and pine. Smooth and balanced with a delicate bitterness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich golden color, nearly clear, light tan head. It is described on the beer menu as a NE-style IPA, but it looks like a good ol' Midwestern IPA.

Aromas are pine and citrus, and the taste follows those flavors.

Nice beer, if a bit "by the numbers" IPA. Their Static Chipmunk is significantly better, IMHO.

 

 

 

Not bad for a MW take on a NEIPA