Maori Haka
Conclave Brewing

 

 

From a growler, pours a hazy light orange. A finger of white foam leaves decent lacing. Smell is fruity and tropical, with hints of white grape, stone fruit, orange, passionfruit and pine. Taste follows. Nice bitterness in the finish. Light-ish medium feel. Very good beer.

 

I'm glad this place is not far from me. I missed the first offering last year. It's everything I would expect from an ECIPA. Very cirtrusy yet a dry finish. It does stick with you. It's a sipping beer because there's alot of complexity to iron out on the old pallet. Overall, this is an outstanding statement from Conclave.

I had this on draught at a tavern. 16 oz. pour served in a tulip glass. It pours a cloudy tangerine-yellow color with a finger of soapy, bright white head and amazing lacing that lasted through the pour. It has a wonderful nose featuring honeydew melon, peach, tangerine, lemon, and pine. It's a perfect summer smell. The taste is amazing! It opens with a sweet melon like you would eat in August, along with tangerine and lemon, followed by a delightful caramel, and finishing a slight, hoppy bitterness. The tastes come on in waves. This ale is creamy, almost silky, pleasantly carbonated, and the 6.8% ABV gives it nice substance without being distracting. Overall, this is simply superb! It's one of the very best NEIPA's I've had in New Jersey.

 

 

 

Extremely hazy version of the New England IPA. Nice head retention. Scent is very fruity. Lots of apricot, touch of orange, and a bit tropical with guava and passion fruit.

Again, extremely fruity in the taste. The fruit gives it a sweeter impression that is enhanced by the lower bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation that creates a smoother impression.

It's a good take on the hazy New England style. Very fruit forward with low bitterness.

got a growler of this today, very excited to try this.

pours a hazy light gold color with a thick. just an amazing looking beer. when i say hazy, i mean pure gold cloud.

smell is clean and hoppy. fruity and juicy aroma.

the taste is amazing, hoppy and bitter yet juicy and creamy. super smooth, easy to drink and just pure class. one of the best beers i've ever had. some notes of lime and lemon, slight zest.

 

Pours an incredibly hazy, slightly turbidity, golden orange color with a big bright white head of tight bubbles. It leaves nice lacing as it is drank.

The aroma is deliciously juicy, with huge notes of mandarin, melon, mango, and passion fruit. There's also some gooseberry in there. Some thick bready malt and some honey notes as well.

The flavor is splendid, and exceeds the nose in its juiciness! Bright citrus notes of mandarin and grapefruit are joined by passion fruit, melon, and light amounts of mango, guava, and gooseberry. The bready malt and honey notes round this out, preventing it from being only about the hops.

Did Shaun Hill brew this beer?! Seriously, the mouthfeel is pillowy soft, with nice round edges, and a wonderfully dry finish! World class stuff here!

This beer puts an exclamation point on the statement that Conclave has been making some of the best IPAs out there, while remaining essentially unknown! I thought Gravitational Waves was incredible, and I think this tops it!