Locust Reign
New England Brewing Co.

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From:
New England Brewing Co.
 
Connecticut, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #60
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
99
Ranked #282
Avg:
4.47 | pDev: 7.16%
Reviews:
53
Ratings:
380
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 01, 2023
Added:
Jul 09, 2014
Wants:
  167
Gots:
  92
This is a monster of a Double. Big, hearty, and it's got girth. Huge tropical fruit taste and aroma converge in this beer with an abundance of Galaxy hops in the blend. Easy smooth drinking for an 8.2% beer. And no flying bugs.

IBU's: 82
OG: 17.2
Hops: Columbus, Galaxy, Mosaic
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Ratings by -Rick:
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Reviewed by -Rick from Massachusetts

4.66/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
My first IIPA from NEBCO, and it did not disappoint. Pours a orange gold color, a bit cloudy with a nice white head. Lots of tropic fruit in the nose, oranges, pineapple. Taste follows the nose, loaded with tropic fruit but has a slight bitter taste in the finish. A great beer!
Jan 03, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.4 by ctbeerman1 from Connecticut

Sep 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.09 by DaveCash from New York

Jan 07, 2022
 
Rated: 4.04 by crobinso from Colorado

Dec 05, 2021
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Rated by jbolger from Connecticut

4.38/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
11/20/21 Canned 11/15. Wasn’t expecting it to be this good. Perfect dry bracing bitterness. Dank Galaxy. A sleeper. Buy more. A fav.
Nov 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.6 by TedStrosser from Pennsylvania

Jun 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.12 by Dicers from California

Jan 31, 2021
 
Rated: 4.34 by smi69 from New York

Aug 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.44 by Joesapp from Connecticut

Jul 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.34 by M4CDO from Massachusetts

Dec 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.81 by Greeny87 from Pennsylvania

Apr 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.3 by ragnar3 from Iowa

Mar 22, 2019
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Rated by JohnWesolowski from Connecticut

4.66/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Just the right amount of flavor. Not too light, not too heavy.
Mar 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.55 by jeffmck09 from Connecticut

Feb 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.31 by Zach423 from Massachusetts

Jan 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by WhackoMillah93 from Massachusetts

Jan 04, 2019
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Rated by timdrake from New Jersey

4.58/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Outstanding brew, My favorite from New England Brewing.
Dec 05, 2018
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Reviewed by AElfwine_Nerevar from Connecticut

4.78/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
L: Pours a pale to deep gold color with a medium haze. A gentle pour yields three fingers of pillowy, white head with good retention. As the beer goes down it leaves a mass of ringed and webbed lacing on the glass.

S: Tropical and citrus aromas abound. I get mango, passion fruit, papaya, grapefruit, orange, herbal dankness, notes of pine, and a light (almost imperceptible next to the hops) grainy malt character.

T: Not as tropical as the nose would suggest. I get grapefruit, bitter grapefruit pith, caramel malt character, bitter pine resin, dank herbal notes, and oranges, As the beer warms I begin to perceive a light over-ripe to rotten tropical fruit character (mango and papaya) and a very light grainy malt character. This one has a good bracing bitterness mixing with just a bit of juiciness, but the bitterness wins out.

F: This has a medium-full body with medium to medium-high carbonation. The mouthfeel is creamy and smooth with an assertive dryness on the finish that brings you back for another drink.

O: This one is a winner. Probably one of my favorites DIPAs from Nebco up there with Supersupernaut, Gandhibot, and Double Fuzzy.
Nov 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by smcel371 from New York

Sep 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by soundaurora from Pennsylvania

Sep 29, 2018
Locust Reign from New England Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 380 ratings