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The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- From:
- The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.46 | pDev: 6.95%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 01, 2022
- Added:
- May 01, 2017
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
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Reviewed by Gumbo_gravy from District of Columbia
4.61/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 16 oz can (canned 5/2/2017) into a Veil Brewing house glass.
Appear: gorgeous orange haze. pillowy pillow head abt 1.5 fingers worth didn't last forever.
Nose: Nose fucking explodes out the gate with tropical and citrus juices. pineapple overripe peach maybe a little passion fruit mango. nice praline sugar malt notes. biscuity some herbal or floral musky maybe.
Taste: So much hop flavor that is complex and evolves as the sip sits on the palate. There is alot of fruity notes but there's also alot of hoppy piney notes as well. has to be one of the more complex DIPAs I've ever had. This one is definitely not just a super juice bomb.
Mouth: solid medium to full. creamy and soft. only a slight hint of 9%.
Over: Really interesting and solid offering from two of my favorite breweries. I'm not gonna call it my favorite beer of all time but it's definitely way up there for me. Try to get your hands on one in the next few weeks
May 16, 2017Appear: gorgeous orange haze. pillowy pillow head abt 1.5 fingers worth didn't last forever.
Nose: Nose fucking explodes out the gate with tropical and citrus juices. pineapple overripe peach maybe a little passion fruit mango. nice praline sugar malt notes. biscuity some herbal or floral musky maybe.
Taste: So much hop flavor that is complex and evolves as the sip sits on the palate. There is alot of fruity notes but there's also alot of hoppy piney notes as well. has to be one of the more complex DIPAs I've ever had. This one is definitely not just a super juice bomb.
Mouth: solid medium to full. creamy and soft. only a slight hint of 9%.
Over: Really interesting and solid offering from two of my favorite breweries. I'm not gonna call it my favorite beer of all time but it's definitely way up there for me. Try to get your hands on one in the next few weeks
Reviewed by BEER88 from North Carolina
4.75/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
How the "F" is this 9%! Can dated 5/02/17 poured into a veil tulip! Look is murky golden with two inches of fluffy white head that fades, lacing that rings the glass when consumed! The smell is tropical fruits from far away, up close (nose in glass) is light caramel malt and strong tropical and citrus fruits! The taste is all hops in both citrus and tropical flavors with subtle malt notes! The feel is full and soft with light bitterness in the end that quickly fades. Overall, I really enjoyed it!
May 13, 2017
Reviewed by avas from New York
4.58/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Canned 5/2/17. Reviewed 5/6/17.
A: Deep gold with a bit of amber, a twinge of burnt orange. Murky, thicky, hazy. 100% opaque, one of those NE-style IPAs that has the apparent consistency of gravy. Think mango lassi, but without the vibrance in the hue.
S: Sweet navel orange explodes out of the glass, along with some tangerine, a little bit of pineapple, cantaloupe, something vaguely more tropical (think: guava, lychee). There's something very raw and a little chemical in there too, reminiscent of the chemical "diesel-esque" aroma I get from some Other Half beers. But overwhelmingly, the tropical and citrus fruits dominate. Not even much dank/earthy elements to speak of. Intensity is high--moderate for the ABV, but pretty strong overall.
T: Follows the nose, but with the intensity kicked up a notch. Explosively juicy. Opens with a punch of sweet citrus, basically like OJ with all the pulp. Follows with a few tropical jabs: guava, pineapple, lychee. Finishes with an uppercut of raw, grassy, bitter hops--like licking a raw hop pellet. Touch of menthol and a little alcohol on the finish, but, to be honest, it's a welcome dryness after the downright assault of sweet fruit flavors that dominate up front.
M: Jesus. Might be the thickest and heaviest NE-style IPA I've had. The carbonation is medium and perfectly dispersed, but something about the base of this beer just makes it feel heavy as it moves across the tongue. More than the Tree House beers (which imitate heft with incredibly carbonation and fullness), this one has the mouthfeel of a 10+% imperial stout. It's quite sweet up front, but the alcohol shows up just in time on the backend to dry out the taste before it becomes imbalanced.
O: Definitely the best Veil beer I've ever had. I'm not getting much in terms of similarities to the previous Veil (or Monkish) beers I've had, but this definitely reminds me of Other Half's DDH Mylar Bags (but an intensified version..). And I bet it will get better over the next few weeks too..
May 07, 2017A: Deep gold with a bit of amber, a twinge of burnt orange. Murky, thicky, hazy. 100% opaque, one of those NE-style IPAs that has the apparent consistency of gravy. Think mango lassi, but without the vibrance in the hue.
S: Sweet navel orange explodes out of the glass, along with some tangerine, a little bit of pineapple, cantaloupe, something vaguely more tropical (think: guava, lychee). There's something very raw and a little chemical in there too, reminiscent of the chemical "diesel-esque" aroma I get from some Other Half beers. But overwhelmingly, the tropical and citrus fruits dominate. Not even much dank/earthy elements to speak of. Intensity is high--moderate for the ABV, but pretty strong overall.
T: Follows the nose, but with the intensity kicked up a notch. Explosively juicy. Opens with a punch of sweet citrus, basically like OJ with all the pulp. Follows with a few tropical jabs: guava, pineapple, lychee. Finishes with an uppercut of raw, grassy, bitter hops--like licking a raw hop pellet. Touch of menthol and a little alcohol on the finish, but, to be honest, it's a welcome dryness after the downright assault of sweet fruit flavors that dominate up front.
M: Jesus. Might be the thickest and heaviest NE-style IPA I've had. The carbonation is medium and perfectly dispersed, but something about the base of this beer just makes it feel heavy as it moves across the tongue. More than the Tree House beers (which imitate heft with incredibly carbonation and fullness), this one has the mouthfeel of a 10+% imperial stout. It's quite sweet up front, but the alcohol shows up just in time on the backend to dry out the taste before it becomes imbalanced.
O: Definitely the best Veil beer I've ever had. I'm not getting much in terms of similarities to the previous Veil (or Monkish) beers I've had, but this definitely reminds me of Other Half's DDH Mylar Bags (but an intensified version..). And I bet it will get better over the next few weeks too..
Reviewed by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
4.27/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
It's absurdly murky looking, typical of a Veil beer. And it smells of dank, hoppy goodness, also typical of a Veil beer. Mango, tangerine, grapefruit, papaya, and guava dominate. It actually seems perfectly balanced in that the malts show up to counter the fruity hops without remotely overpowering the insane tropical bouquet. A gentle flourish of spicy, grassy hops open the flavor profile up, creating the impression of chewing on hop cones - only without the bitterness. Notes of table sugar and bread manage to smooth out any hint of an initial bite, leaving dank yet tropical flavors to linger on the palate. Speaking of palate, it's a tad heavy (hey, it's 9%), but wonderfully creamy and soft right before the swallow. It really dries out post-swallow, though. Drinkability is off the charts for something so big. Even with the similarity to other Veil DIPAs, it's incredibly tasty and decently balanced. It'll be interesting to see how the cans compare.
4.27/5: An awesome DIPA with no strings attached
May 02, 20174.27/5: An awesome DIPA with no strings attached
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