Fuzzy Baby Ducks
New England Brewing Co.

64oz growler into Duvel tulip. Filled this afternoon; beer was released yesterday.

Appearance: Free pour yields a 2 inch fluffy white head that dissipates slowly leaving thick webs of lacing. Pours an opaque light orange that seems to glow yellow. I love this look in an IPA; when I see a picture online of an opaque, nectary IPA like this, I want it to be in a glass in front of me, immediately.

Smell: Citra in all its glory. The aroma of this beer promises an answer as to why beer geeks lust after Citra hop-forward beer. Powerful citrus (somewhere between lime and orange), highlighted by numerous tropical fruit notes with some weed/onion underneath. Biscuit backdrop from the malt provides less balance than mild counterpoint to the huge hop aroma; more of a bonus than anything else.

Pushing a 5.0. Stays powerful and good throughout.

Taste: Straightforward and delicious: citrusy, fruity hops up front quickly deepening with some pungent weed/onion influence, leading to a hit of healthy bitterness that's complemented by a slight toasty malt element. Gets really succulent and resinous, then finishes dry, with a hop aftertaste that changes as it lasts (melon, mysterious tropical fruits, the smell of greenhouses).

With time, the hop flavors open up even further. Citrus remains strong, and the mild weed/onion (more weed) undertone is a constant as well, but a wide range of unexpected and good fruity hop flavors emerge as the beer warms. This beer gives a full display of the potential of Citra hops.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Slightly juicy, but more succulent. Perfect bitterness (above average without being overdone; keeps things crisp). Moderate carbonation. Perfectly dry (solid dryness, but not bone dry).

Overall: This is just a perfect IPA. I'm tempted to make it my first all 5 beer (the aroma could be slightly more complex and pungent, and the look could have a bit better lacing).

If I could forgo drinking every other beer and just have a pint (or two, or more) of this each day for the rest of this record-breakingly hot summer, I would. It is excellent, and exactly what I want to drink in hot weather.

Note, while this review may sound like drunken exuberance, I have only had 1 glass... however, it will be a serious exercise in willpower not to kill the whole growler tonight.

Fuzzy is a great tasting IPA. It's available in local CT stores but seems to taste even better when you visit the NEBCO brewery.

 

Inviting citrus aroma. 100% citra hops make for a tasty, semi sweet and pretty bitter orange flavor with a malty backbone. Impressive feel that's juicy, crisp, and well carbonated

 

 

Pours an amber color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has pleasant citrus and hop hints
Taste has a generous citrus and hop flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good Hazy IPA

 

Poured from the can into a branded NEBCO tulip glass. Canned Dec 18th 2025.

Frothy cream forming head easily making three fingers with real thick retention and ice cream whipped up like top. Bold solid opaque orange with a glow, not so much hazy but solid which is kind of nice. Doesn't come off looking like sludge.

Very unique aroma. Touches juiced hop orange with a real unique malt bent that is like a dry graham cracker mixing some sweetness. Very distinct biscuit with light touches of zest and orange peel.

Palate doesn't disappoint. Dry mid palate with light citrus oil and more bitter zest. Real nicely placed biscuit and graham cracker sweetness with cutting bitterness from hop character. With warmth more juice orange flows with a real nice bitter hop kick that mixes pine, citrus oil and melds a sweet graham cracker sandwich.

Very unique tasting IPA and could see why it is popular. Excellent beer.

 

12 oz can. Pours cloudy goney gold with a big white persistent head. Big tropical fruit smells of mango and papaya. Nice astringent tastes and a dry carbonated mothfeel. Dry finish with a nice bite.

 

08/27/25. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Hazy light amber with towering 2-3 finger off-white frothy head with good retention and copious lacing down the glass.


S: Aroma with orange oil and pineapple with resin and lighter pineapple and red grapefruit. Herbal honeysuckle floral notes too.

T: Flavor is a lot more aggressive than the aroma with more pointed oily orange, tangerine, and grapefruit citrus blended with some softer peach stone fruit and an even moderate bitterness accented with pine and resiney notes. Malt is lightly sweet and bready. Bitterness is light-medium and a good counterpoint to the sweet fruity notes.

M: Light body with elevated carbonation and tacky dry finish.

I: New England Brewing Co. Fuzzy Baby Ducks start soft but bring some oily bite - great IPA with a very unique flavor and feel. Great IPA.

Picked up two six packs of cans at the Big Y in Bradford, Connecticut for about twelve dollars each. My third brew reviewed from these guys. Canned on date of 7/31/25. This is outstanding, @ a great price point. Please come back to MA!

 

12oz can. Stamp on lower lip is 'LOW'.
Cloudy, dark gold colored body. Two fingers of white head with the pour, and this slowly sinks back to a partial cap and ring. Left behind are meandering strings of lacing.
Aroma of citrus orange and lemon, with cat piss overtones. A little onion but more dank.
Taste is dense with hops, with flavors of orange, lemon, peach, pine, and dank resin. Bitterness level is high. Underlying caramel malts. Aftertaste is lingering but the flavors coalesce quickly to a core citrus resin.
More than medium mouthfeel. Initially juicy and sticky, but ultimately goes dry at the end. For all of its punch there is very little hop burn, but there is a definite tongue numbing that spreads to the back of the throat. Excellent carbonation.
A sweet elixir with a bitterness that blends well with the citrus and stone fruit flavors. The buzz builds with each sip.

 

 

 

It's a soft IPA with an enjoyable flavor a little sharper than most New England IPAs. The hoppy bitterness gives way to what feels like would be a sticky mouthfeel but ends clean. I would definitely try this again.