Clever Girl
Triple Crossing Brewing

 

Look: It pours hazy yellow with a yellow-white head. Head retention is excellent.

Smell: It has a citrus aroma with some pineapple. There are some peach notes.

Taste: There are strong peach flavors with some apricot. There are light citrus notes with light pineapple. It also has some melon notes that blend in quite well.

Feel: It has a medium full body with an aftertaste that is on the sweet side.

Overall, it has a lot of fruit flavors that are quite notable and yet complete a complex flavor profile.

 

 

Good NEIPA!! Poured from a 16 oz. can into a pint glass, this beer features a hazy gold color that is much brighter than the usual NEIPA dull yellow. The white head is large and foamy with good retention and lots of lacing. Aroma and taste include grapefruit and some tropical fruit with a good level of bitterness for a NEIPA. Mouthfeel is rich and crisp somewhatjuicy and smooth but balanced by the bitterness. Very enjoyable!!!

16 Oz can from Kroger in Short Pump, VA The Ale poured a hazy-murky light amber or yellow with a white foamy head and ample lacing. The aroma of tropical fruit, pale malts is easily detected. The flavors were more complex with mangos, pineapple, and citrus. Interesting hints of pine resin in the aftertaste. The ale has a medium body and average carbonation.

 

Bright, blurred gold body. Large, porous white head left spotty lacing. Distinct aroma with melon, tropical fruit and citrus. Hops stay prominent in the flavor without a heavy reliance on bitterness. Well carbonated, medium bodied mouthfeel. Represents the style very well.

 

16oz can. Poured out a cloudy, golden orange color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy lacing. It smelled of orange, grapefruit, peach and caramel. Sweet tropical fruit taste with toasted caramel and a sharp, piney bitterness.

On draught, a hazy dingy yellow pour with a creamy head and abundant lacing. The lighty toasted malt completes with tropical fruit aroma & flavor. Mango, pineapple, orange and grapefruit.
A bit of mint and allium flavors are detectable with the pine hops bitterness on the back end.
An interesting and enjoyable IPA.

 

The label on my can states "6% ALC BY VOL" which is different from what is listed here.
I don't see a date on the can or label.

Appearance: The body is a medium-dark shade of gold and it is very hazy. Light is still visible through the body but only dark, fuzzy shadows can be seen through it. The head is oversized, fluffy, slightly off-white, and creamy in texture. The head has excellent head retention and lacing.

Aroma: It has an aroma of mango and pineapple. There is a light bit of garlic and onion as well which is normal. It smells good.

Taste: It has a strong hop bine oil flavor up front which is nice. Towards the middle it picks up a bit of hemp character mixed with some mint and a light vegetal note. The back of the palate is a strong pine and mint with a bit of freezer burn taste. It is a weird combination of flavors but some of them are good from time to time. The flavors aren't very cohesive and they seem to be at odds with each other but on the positive side of things the flavor is strong.

Mouthfeel: It is lighter in body with a strong hop bitterness. It is not your standard New England IPA feel; it is much more punchy and aggressive in the presentation. The label on the can only states "INDIA PALE ALE" so treating it as a standard IPA it has very good bitterness.

Overall: It's an odd and somewhat interesting beer that seemed to grow on me the more I consumed it. With each sip the pine flavors seemed to stand out more. I wouldn't recommend drinking this with food or a palate cleanser because the way it layers on the palate improves the experience. It was an interesting beer and I enjoyed it well enough. I probably wouldn't buy it often but I could pick it up again. It's worth trying at least a single can or pour.

I’ve been burned out on NEIPAs lately but this was stellar. Bright beautiful orange appearance and waves of tropical hop flavor. Wife was a big fan too. Excellent effort.