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Triple Crossing Brewing

Half at Churchkey. Hazy, cloudy pour, light film of head. Aroma features a blend of citrus with some dank hops. Taste follows with along, dank taking the drivers seat. Juicy, earthy, woody.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The whole lot of 1's and 0's pours a opaque and murky gold to orange. Uncommon to this style, I can't help but notice visible bubbles streaming up from beneath. A frothy white head lazily recedes, but has moderate lacing.

I swear I'm smelling freshly squeezed guava juice. I get a lot of sweet onion as well, which to me indicates some Centennial hop usage which, right or wrong, is something I enjoy in a good IPA. As it warms, hints of pineapple emerge along with a caramel like maltiness.

The flavor follows but is very muted. I don't mean that to sound bad because it is not, it's just not bursting with the flavors as the aroma was. A nice pine presence bites on the end.

A slightly less than creamy feel is cut through by some above moderate carbonation which sets the stage for a good heft of bitterness. It's a dry,lingering, and kind of earthy/dirty bitterness, again, something that I enjoy.

I'd like to have another go with this one. It's definitely interesting. I think the aroma was perhaps the best part of it, but overall I would say this is a pretty well made IPA for the style. Cheers and thanks Craig!

A nice dank hopped NEIPA. Flavors a little muted compared to some others I've had from the area's best but still awfully good IPA.

Can dated 9/21:
Pours a typical heavily hazed, nearing cloudy yellow gold. An archipelagos of surface bubbles with a sustaining thick collar, some temporary lacing.

Nose is uncut, ripe tropical fruit that is waiting on your counter. More bitter than fruity or sweet or tart, there's a hint of notes that might portend like guava and maybe some clementine orange.

Taste comes out more tart and with a little more malt sweetness. There's a tingling carbonation on a medium thick feel. Passion fruit, guava, a little grapefruit juice opens, with a pithy grapefruit bitterness countering it by mid-taste. The taste is a tad more juicy than the nose indicated, and actually has a nice balance of that aspect and bitterness.

A nice, enjoyable tropical more than citrus fruity, with a slightly bitter finish that keeps it from being a juice bomb.

 

 

AKA, The Grid

Appearance: Arrives a cloudy goldenstraw color with a perky head that leaves a few strands behind

Smell: Floral tones, with papaya, lychee and grapefruit

Taste: Tropical fruit forward, with the papaya and lychee leading; through the middle, the grapefruit pith builds into a moderate level of bitterness; hints of pine in the finish

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: A nice, juicy New England style IPA with more subtle flavors that those brewed by The Veil across town

 

I better get bonus points from Triple Crossing for having to input that dang code name. Solid, not my favorite work from them, but worth a try if you can