Bon Chef
Two Chefs Brewing

Best Hazy IPA I’ve had in the Netherlands. I feel it could sell in USA.

Eindhoven 1/10 2023. 33 cl bottle from Ah, Septemberplein, Eindhoven City Centre.Orange can with a hyperactive Squid cooking.

Pours opaque hazy pale yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles as 0,3 cm frothy layer of foam crawling up the sides of the glass. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a sweet fruity odor of stone fruit mingling with citrus fruit. Peach and mango. Tangerine and blood orange.

Light carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, almost flat texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a lighter bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet orange with a light tart streak. Lingers for a bit. Finish is semi-dry.

Very fruity and sweetish.

I'll say straight off I'm not a born fan of NEIPA, this was a gift, tho I'll endeavour to keep an open mind.
L- Pours possibly pale gold, it's so hazy it's difficult to judge. 4cm off-white rocky foam head that's holding unusually well.
S- The full fruit-basket experience here; citrus led it seems.
T- Fruity, zingy, now I get the rising dry facet of the hops. Mercifully the latter isn't at silly sledge-hammer levels as I've found in some other youthful brews of this genre (hello Beavertown Ring-basher or whichever). It has a small sweet facet that doesn't feel 100% natural; part-adjunct?
F- It tones down after a few sips. CO2 in the glass is still good, and not that clear in the mouth. Hence, once or twice I've had flashes of 'Oh, this reminds me a bit of orange squash'. That's coming back as it warms a bit (@ +5min on a hot day).
O- The taste is hipster/fruit, the dissolved CO2 is lacking, the taste of adjunct here isn't good. Not for me, not for the anticipated reasons (mega-OTT hopping), but, in brief, it all seems rather artificial; not good.
Bought as part of a 4-can pack from AMS Duty Free 330ml can BB: 2/11/24

p.s. Now reviewed/scored I'll have a look at the can for any clues. This won't change my scoring.
'Grassy notes, hint of passion fruit, ....totally smashable' [W'aevvaTH that might mean]. Contains barley, wheat, oats. - No suggestion of adjunct, or added CO2...