East Coast Transplant
New Image Brewing Company
- From:
- New Image Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,732 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #23,056 - Avg:
- 3.87 | pDev: 10.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 27
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 12, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 09, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
East Coast Transplant is a throwback to our roots and a celebration of our migration to Colorado. We abide by the saying "I'm not a native, but I got here as fast as I could", and we bring with us some brewing culture that we are excited to share.
East Coast Transplant is styled after some of the famous DIPAs of the northeast U.S., it's absurdly hoppy, hazy as hell and incredibly smooth to drink. Complex and pungent notes of peach dominate the nose, while juicy tropical fruit, full bodied mouthfeel and subtle sweetness round out the flavor. Get it fresh and enjoy slowly.
85 IBU
East Coast Transplant is styled after some of the famous DIPAs of the northeast U.S., it's absurdly hoppy, hazy as hell and incredibly smooth to drink. Complex and pungent notes of peach dominate the nose, while juicy tropical fruit, full bodied mouthfeel and subtle sweetness round out the flavor. Get it fresh and enjoy slowly.
85 IBU
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Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
3.94/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours a hazy lemon juice yellow with a small white head and thick lacing around the glass.
S: Tangerine, mandarin and notes of lemon make up a large portion of the nose. With some kiwi and guava, nose doesn't smell too sweet.
T: Sweet and juicy fruit, quite sugary, notes of orange and lemon. As most NE IPAs this is fairly sweet.
F: Smooth creamy body
O: Very enjoyable IPA.
Nov 24, 2024S: Tangerine, mandarin and notes of lemon make up a large portion of the nose. With some kiwi and guava, nose doesn't smell too sweet.
T: Sweet and juicy fruit, quite sugary, notes of orange and lemon. As most NE IPAs this is fairly sweet.
F: Smooth creamy body
O: Very enjoyable IPA.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4.08/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tap at New Image - Wheat Ridge. Poured a clear, golden orange color with a good-sized head of khaki-foam. It left sticky rings of lace. It smelled of grapefruit, orange and caramel. Great tropical fruit taste with toasted caramel and a piney bitterness.
Jul 02, 2024
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.5/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can from Tavour. Not much to add here as this style has become ubiquitous. Hazy pour with tropical and citrus notes. More tropical here, mango. Sweet, fruity with some tailing bitterness.
Mar 07, 2024
Rated by Bloodbuzz99 from Georgia
3.42/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Can from Canton St Feb 2022
Mar 07, 2022
Rated by panther69 from Nebraska
4.64/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.64/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Nicely done DIPA. Nicely hoppy with undertones of citrus and tropical fruits. NIce haze with a pleasant feel. No bite or lingering aftertaste.
Jan 13, 2022
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
3.79/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L- 70% opaque orange gold with nice 2F off white head and decent lace.
N-Produce Dept. yeast note.
T-Mango, apricot sweetness and light green hop bitterness
M-Smooth super fine carbonation and clean lightly slick finish
O- I like it. Less tang or orange than some, although the sweetness and a touch of butyric acid may impact it a bit. Alcohol is well hidden
Aug 24, 2021N-Produce Dept. yeast note.
T-Mango, apricot sweetness and light green hop bitterness
M-Smooth super fine carbonation and clean lightly slick finish
O- I like it. Less tang or orange than some, although the sweetness and a touch of butyric acid may impact it a bit. Alcohol is well hidden
Rated by Chemmlg
4.58/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.58/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Excellent NEDIPA.
Jul 09, 2021
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.06/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Very hazy amber color, one and a half finger white head, nice lacing, light carbonation.
S: Tropical fruits, hops.
T: Tropical fruits, hops, juicy.
F: Medium bodied, lots of flavor, smooth.
O: Good NEDIPA.
Nov 03, 2020S: Tropical fruits, hops.
T: Tropical fruits, hops, juicy.
F: Medium bodied, lots of flavor, smooth.
O: Good NEDIPA.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.91/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I was intrigued by the name on this one as I was an East Coast Transplant for many years in the Navy. I finally returned home, following my early retirement, when I looked around and noticed that all of my closest friends were fellow east coast transplants! Clearly, I was not as happy as I had hoped while being in California. 8=( I'm still not happy, despite being back in my native PA, looking to relocate to the upper Midwest, but for now, beer & The CANQuest (tm) keep me happy.
From the CAN: "Hoppy * Hazy * Smooth"; "East Coast Transplant Vermont Style DIPA"; "East Coast Transplant is a throwback to our roots and a celebration of our migration to Colorado. We abide by the saying 'I'm not a native, but I got here as fast as I could', and we bring with us some brewing culture that we are excited to share. Styled after some of the famous DIPAs of the northeast U.S., it's absurdly hoppy, hazy as hell and incredibly smooth to drink. Complex and pungent notes of peach dominate the nose, while juicy tropical fruit, full bodied mouthfeel and subtle sweetness round out the flavor. Get it fresh and enjoy slowly."; "Not For Leaf Peepers"; "Double India Pale Ale".
Having realized that any possibility of clarity was out the window, I Crack!ed open the vent & went with an immediate inverted Glug into the awaiting glass. This, in turn, resulted in the formation of two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, French Vanilla-colored head with decent retention, leaving behind some nice lacing. Color was a cloudy, turbid Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was definitely peachy with some pineapple thrown in for good measure. Mouthfeel was medium, a little on the light side for the style. The taste was very fruity, a real tropical fruit cocktail mélange of mango, papaya, guava, passionfruit & pineapple, plus the aforementioned peach as well as some orange/ CANgerine thrown in for good measure. I was finding it a bit too sweet for its style, suggesting the need for an "IPA - Imperial New England". Finish was semi-dry, bordering on semi-sweet & I was left feeling unfulfilled. 8=( YMMV.
Jul 31, 2020From the CAN: "Hoppy * Hazy * Smooth"; "East Coast Transplant Vermont Style DIPA"; "East Coast Transplant is a throwback to our roots and a celebration of our migration to Colorado. We abide by the saying 'I'm not a native, but I got here as fast as I could', and we bring with us some brewing culture that we are excited to share. Styled after some of the famous DIPAs of the northeast U.S., it's absurdly hoppy, hazy as hell and incredibly smooth to drink. Complex and pungent notes of peach dominate the nose, while juicy tropical fruit, full bodied mouthfeel and subtle sweetness round out the flavor. Get it fresh and enjoy slowly."; "Not For Leaf Peepers"; "Double India Pale Ale".
Having realized that any possibility of clarity was out the window, I Crack!ed open the vent & went with an immediate inverted Glug into the awaiting glass. This, in turn, resulted in the formation of two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, French Vanilla-colored head with decent retention, leaving behind some nice lacing. Color was a cloudy, turbid Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was definitely peachy with some pineapple thrown in for good measure. Mouthfeel was medium, a little on the light side for the style. The taste was very fruity, a real tropical fruit cocktail mélange of mango, papaya, guava, passionfruit & pineapple, plus the aforementioned peach as well as some orange/ CANgerine thrown in for good measure. I was finding it a bit too sweet for its style, suggesting the need for an "IPA - Imperial New England". Finish was semi-dry, bordering on semi-sweet & I was left feeling unfulfilled. 8=( YMMV.
Reviewed by Cylinsier from Pennsylvania
4.04/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16 oz can
Pours slightly hazy golden, pillowy eggshell head dissipates to suds.
Aroma is of citrus, pine, and bready malts.
Flavor is of bread malts, honey, light citrus, and piney hops.
Medium body, tingly carbonation on the tongue.
Pleasant, easy drinking old school IPA. Goes down smooth and has decent balance between the malts and hops. Would drink again.
May 08, 2020Pours slightly hazy golden, pillowy eggshell head dissipates to suds.
Aroma is of citrus, pine, and bready malts.
Flavor is of bread malts, honey, light citrus, and piney hops.
Medium body, tingly carbonation on the tongue.
Pleasant, easy drinking old school IPA. Goes down smooth and has decent balance between the malts and hops. Would drink again.
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