-
Stop lurking! Log in to search, post in our forums, review beers, see fewer ads, and more. — Todd, Founder of BeerAdvocate
Casual Drinks
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- From:
- The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 6.37%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2016
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
Casual Drinks is a brand new 8.5% DIPA with 50% Citra and 50% El Dorado hops(and a boat of load them!). We played around with the malt profile with this one and it came out wild. It's super bright, hazzzeee, almost neon yellow.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by gopens44:
Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia
4.42/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Hazy and murky as all hell in a pale bright golden yellow thing with a solid white foamy head. Very attractive to say the least. Nose is also bright with tangerine, dandelion and a little earthy shot towards the end. Taste favors dandelion up front with the next taste wave supplying grapefruit and the earthy. Body is pretty great too. Carbonated like a thin beer but solidly medium bodied.
Dec 31, 2016More User Ratings:
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -17.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 12/27/16; drank 1/7/17 @ the Yarchives.
Opaque dull orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge bright white head; strong, frothy lace.
Pineapple, cane sugar & faint soy sauce notes in the nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Grapefruit, cane sugar & dry white grape flavors up front; sticky caramel notes on the finish.
Too sweet & kinda dry; we're drifting towards American barleywine territory here. Drinkable but hardly exciting.
Feb 24, 2019Opaque dull orange appearance.
A rough pour yielded a huge bright white head; strong, frothy lace.
Pineapple, cane sugar & faint soy sauce notes in the nose.
Medium thick mouthfeel.
Grapefruit, cane sugar & dry white grape flavors up front; sticky caramel notes on the finish.
Too sweet & kinda dry; we're drifting towards American barleywine territory here. Drinkable but hardly exciting.
Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
4.6/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.6/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
From notes.
Pours a VERY turbid golden color. This is pure haze. The head is two fingers high and white in shade, leaving behind plenty of lace on the glass. Retention is great, too.
The nose is so vibrant and bold...but it also comes across like it's superbly balanced. Notes of mango, passion fruit, peach, apricot, and grapefruit all sharply pop. Malt lies in the background, offering some sugar cookie and bread (and it knows to stay in the background, too!) For an IPA, the level of nuance here is staggering.
This is a tropical juice bomb. It starts off with flavors of mango, melon, papaya, and pineapple - the hops really aren't shy. Some of the malt appears in the mid-palate: table sugar, vanilla, and general bread are noted, alongside a slight touch of stone fruits. A very mild hint of rindy bitterness finishes it off, along with some...cherry? Yeah, cherry. Yikes, this one is complex, and somehow perfectly balanced all at the same time. This isn't just a crowning achievement for the brewery, but for the style in general.
It has a medium body and a pillowy-soft texture. This doesn't seem like it's very bitter at all as it traverses the palate. Okay, it might be a bit sweet (and maybe even a bit undercarbonated?) but it's dry enough to go down way too easily for something this big.
Mark it down - this is my favorite IPA from The Veil. AND THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING.
4.6/5: This is how you make a New England-style IPA
Feb 10, 2018Pours a VERY turbid golden color. This is pure haze. The head is two fingers high and white in shade, leaving behind plenty of lace on the glass. Retention is great, too.
The nose is so vibrant and bold...but it also comes across like it's superbly balanced. Notes of mango, passion fruit, peach, apricot, and grapefruit all sharply pop. Malt lies in the background, offering some sugar cookie and bread (and it knows to stay in the background, too!) For an IPA, the level of nuance here is staggering.
This is a tropical juice bomb. It starts off with flavors of mango, melon, papaya, and pineapple - the hops really aren't shy. Some of the malt appears in the mid-palate: table sugar, vanilla, and general bread are noted, alongside a slight touch of stone fruits. A very mild hint of rindy bitterness finishes it off, along with some...cherry? Yeah, cherry. Yikes, this one is complex, and somehow perfectly balanced all at the same time. This isn't just a crowning achievement for the brewery, but for the style in general.
It has a medium body and a pillowy-soft texture. This doesn't seem like it's very bitter at all as it traverses the palate. Okay, it might be a bit sweet (and maybe even a bit undercarbonated?) but it's dry enough to go down way too easily for something this big.
Mark it down - this is my favorite IPA from The Veil. AND THAT IS SAYING SOMETHING.
4.6/5: This is how you make a New England-style IPA
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.34/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Pulpy, opaque orange brew, with a big, frothy off-white head. Epic retention and fantastic lacing.
Fruit and herbal nose, with the emphasis on juicy hops. Mandarin orange, lemon, mango, and resinous dank notes.
Flavor follows, leaning a little more toward sickly sweet dank hops than the nose, but retaining a massive amount of fruit juice. Orange mango marmalade sprinkled with wildflower honey, grass, and lemon juice.
Creamy and lively feel. Super easy to drink, coating the mouth with sticky hop oils before the alcohol starts to hotly evaporate on the tongue and palate.
Another wonderful NE-style DIPA, absolutely crushing the style. El Dorado hops aren't my favorite (but they might be yours!), but the execution is excellent regardless.
Sep 25, 2017Fruit and herbal nose, with the emphasis on juicy hops. Mandarin orange, lemon, mango, and resinous dank notes.
Flavor follows, leaning a little more toward sickly sweet dank hops than the nose, but retaining a massive amount of fruit juice. Orange mango marmalade sprinkled with wildflower honey, grass, and lemon juice.
Creamy and lively feel. Super easy to drink, coating the mouth with sticky hop oils before the alcohol starts to hotly evaporate on the tongue and palate.
Another wonderful NE-style DIPA, absolutely crushing the style. El Dorado hops aren't my favorite (but they might be yours!), but the execution is excellent regardless.
Casual Drinks from The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
60 ratings
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!