Catboy's New Friend
The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- From:
- The Veil Brewing Co. - Production Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 7.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 31, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Hazy IPA brewed mostly w/ the new-ish and exciting NZ hop varietal, Riwaka. Citra provides some flavor backbone, but Riwaka is the hop that really shines in this beer. Bursting out of the glass w/ exotic fruits and white grape.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.53/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 8/22/23 (1.5 months ago)
Appearance: Pours a mostly hazy (10% clarity) medium to bright orange-golden color with a strong white head. SRM of 8. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong and dank aromas of citrus rind, flour, with an all encompassing gasoline in perfumery aroma. Some dank herbal Pine and rind off the finish. (3.50)
Flavor: Strong flavors of lemon citrus rind, orange, again within all encompassing gasoline in perfumery aroma that evolves into a dink herbal and pine note mixed with citrus rind. (3.50)
Feel: Medium bodied, strong carbonation, astringent, Piney, and perfumey on the finish. (3.50)
Compared to The Veil New Mirage 10/2023: Pours slightly darker, stronger aromas. More rind, pine, herbs, and gasoline. Less balanced orange, pineapple coconut, mango, melon, berries. More astringent and bitter.
Overall: Catboy's New Friend was a bold impression of Riwaka. Citrus rind, herbal, and piney, yet with a strong and "catty" gasoline and perfumey flavor. So much so that I think it could be an off-flavor. Probably some phenols or esters that aren't supposed to be there.... or maybe it's just Riwaka and the named it Catboy for a reason. (Rating: 3.53)
Oct 02, 2023Appearance: Pours a mostly hazy (10% clarity) medium to bright orange-golden color with a strong white head. SRM of 8. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong and dank aromas of citrus rind, flour, with an all encompassing gasoline in perfumery aroma. Some dank herbal Pine and rind off the finish. (3.50)
Flavor: Strong flavors of lemon citrus rind, orange, again within all encompassing gasoline in perfumery aroma that evolves into a dink herbal and pine note mixed with citrus rind. (3.50)
Feel: Medium bodied, strong carbonation, astringent, Piney, and perfumey on the finish. (3.50)
Compared to The Veil New Mirage 10/2023: Pours slightly darker, stronger aromas. More rind, pine, herbs, and gasoline. Less balanced orange, pineapple coconut, mango, melon, berries. More astringent and bitter.
Overall: Catboy's New Friend was a bold impression of Riwaka. Citrus rind, herbal, and piney, yet with a strong and "catty" gasoline and perfumey flavor. So much so that I think it could be an off-flavor. Probably some phenols or esters that aren't supposed to be there.... or maybe it's just Riwaka and the named it Catboy for a reason. (Rating: 3.53)
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