Horizon Balance
Verdant Brewing Company

 

Canned in a big old tallboy crafty craft can and purchased from Timperley Village Bargain Booze
Pours a like lemon meringue pie with a hazy yellow body & big thick white head
Aroma is pinot grigio and grapefruit
Flavour is pineapple ice

Pours a hazy, bright orange coloration with a medium, frothy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and citrus/tropical hops, with notes of grapefruit and pineapple, as well as hints of floral and resinous accents. Taste is a good balance of light biscuity malt and fruity, floral, slightly herbal and resinous hops, with citrus and tropical notes of grapefruit, orange and pineapple, as well as hints of pine. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some grapefruit and floral, resinous accents lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium body and c arbonation.

Just like a Cloudwater brew I had recently, I think this is pretty good for a NEIPA brewed with Loral hops, but I still don't get why you would put them into this style. They are just an awful fit in my personal opinion, with those strong floral notes feeling really out of place. Luckily the Simcoe and Chinook, two of my favorite hops, provide some wonderful citrus and pine notes, as well as herbal/earthy accents and a good bitterness in the finish here. Overall, this makes for a nice NEIPA that's quite bitter and resinous for the style, which I'm all for, but a bit too floral for my personal taste.