Casual Drinks
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery

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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:
60
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.
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Ratings by gopens44:
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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
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, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.14 by travolta from California

Jul 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.11 by rangerred from Tennessee

May 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.98 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Apr 16, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 25, 2020
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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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 4.18 by grover37 from District of Columbia

Sep 30, 2018
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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
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, 2018
 
Rated: 4.39 by Cwarwick812 from Massachusetts

Oct 17, 2017
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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
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, 2017
 
Rated: 4.36 by gregmyster from Virginia

Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.33 by Jason_cs from Florida

Sep 21, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by IrishColonial from Texas

Sep 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.84 by billab914 from Virginia

Sep 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Sep 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by JBowenGeorgia from Georgia

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by JoeMarinello from Ohio

Sep 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by vfgccp from New York

Sep 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by PprBurke from Virginia

Sep 06, 2017
Casual Drinks from The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 60 ratings