Congress Street IPA
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #42 - ABV:
- 7.2%
- Score:
- 99
Ranked #173 - Avg:
- 4.49 | pDev: 6.24%
- Reviews:
- 333
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 12, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2013
- Wants:
- 651
- Gots:
- 603
SCORE
99
World-Class
99
World-Class
Our flagship American IPA highlights the distinctively aromatic Australian Galaxy hop. The nose bursts with pine, citrus rind, melon and pineapple. Pronounced flavors of peach, clementine, and tropical fruits are accentuated with moderate bitterness and balanced by a light, biscuity malt character.
MALT: American 2-row Barley, White Wheat, C-15, Dextrine, Dextrose
HOPS: Galaxy, Columbus
MALT: American 2-row Barley, White Wheat, C-15, Dextrine, Dextrose
HOPS: Galaxy, Columbus
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Reviewed by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3.06/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -31.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appreciate a good NEIPA but this one was too bitter and oaty for me. I like the juice and this one did not bring it. Going to try some other Trilliums hazies with a different taste profile.
Apr 12, 2025
Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.92/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Copenhagen 28/10 2023. 47,3 cl can from Best of Beers web-shop. Off-white can with a pile of wooden boxes with Trillium's logo.
Pours opaque hazy golden yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles thin patchy layer of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is medium intensewith a sweet odor of ripe Stone fruity mingling with fresh zesty citrus fruit. Peach and pineapple. Grapefruit and lemon. Whiff of fermentation.
Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, soft, smooth and lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is fairly intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a stronger citric bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a light undertone of alcohol. Lingering. Finish is dry and smooth.
Smooth and well-balanced with zesty streak.
Feb 25, 2025Pours opaque hazy golden yellow with a mid-sized white head. Stable. Settles thin patchy layer of foam unable of covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is medium intensewith a sweet odor of ripe Stone fruity mingling with fresh zesty citrus fruit. Peach and pineapple. Grapefruit and lemon. Whiff of fermentation.
Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, soft, smooth and lightly tingling texture.
Flavor is fairly intense with a medium strong sweetness followed by a stronger citric bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter with a light undertone of alcohol. Lingering. Finish is dry and smooth.
Smooth and well-balanced with zesty streak.
Reviewed by beerdedking from Pennsylvania
4.23/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz pint glass draft pour. This a beautiful IPA that crosses lines and puts other NEIPAs to shame. It is in touch with its roots with a nice drying bitterness that follows the excellent juicy notes of pineapple and tangerine. Nose is fairly absent, the only knock. Some have pointed out there are piney hints which I don't get. Obviously I need to try this over and over again. Excellent
Feb 22, 2025
Rated by CruzinCooler from New Jersey
4.16/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pine and melon with slight bitterness
Jan 04, 2025
Reviewed by harrypowers from Massachusetts
4.37/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a milky orange with a 3F head and a lot of lacing.
Smells of lightly piney hops with slightly dank citrus and sweet fruit.
Tastes of lightly tart citrus, tangy wheat, pineapple and cantaloup with a mildly bitter finish.
Medium body with light carbonation. Brut mouthfeel.
This is tart and bitter brew on the balance with the sweet and juicy bits shining through.
Dec 27, 2024Smells of lightly piney hops with slightly dank citrus and sweet fruit.
Tastes of lightly tart citrus, tangy wheat, pineapple and cantaloup with a mildly bitter finish.
Medium body with light carbonation. Brut mouthfeel.
This is tart and bitter brew on the balance with the sweet and juicy bits shining through.
Reviewed by Porter1312 from Massachusetts
4.55/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a can into a Belgian Tulip glass. Congress street pours a wonderful sunshine yellow with a paper white head that dissapates slowly to leave behind a nice rocky lacing around the glass. Aroma is jiucy citrus forward with highlights of pineapple and clemintine with a nice sweet, evergreen backing. Taste on the pallete is BIG pineapple and clementine with undertones of peach, passion fruit and guava. As the taste progresses the juiciness fades into a Scottish shortbread malt, honey sweetness and moderatly pungent hop bitterness. I do with the flavor lasted a bit longer. Mouthfeel is medium-light and silky with a light tannic character that brings you to the next sip. Well done Trillium, this is not only a brewry flagship but a standard in New England IPAs. Cheers!
Dec 12, 2024
Reviewed by Ushouldbeworkinh from England
4.23/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Brew export #9 guess neipa, 6.5abv
Pours an orange hazy, closer to poaque colour, nice head and retention.
Smell is piney pineapple and orange, slight southern hemisphere hint.
Taste is the same.
Feel is smooth and zingy, pretty refreshing.
Dec 10, 2024Pours an orange hazy, closer to poaque colour, nice head and retention.
Smell is piney pineapple and orange, slight southern hemisphere hint.
Taste is the same.
Feel is smooth and zingy, pretty refreshing.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4.36/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Hazy pale blonde with a clingy ring of white foam; cantaloupe, fresh pineapple juice, orange hard candy and light dank on the nose; slight sugar cookie then tree fresh orange slices, mango, hints of herb, white peach pixie stick + passionfruit, and light pine bark to end; smooth, dry, low bitterness.
4 4.25 4.5 4 4.5
Columbus, Galaxy
Holy juice!
This has a 6/19 canning date, so I was ready for it to be on the fade (and maybe it is, though I can’t imagine it much brighter) but instead it is one of the jumpingest citrus-and-tropical bombs I can remember.
It instantly wins my personal award for Best Handling of Galaxy, Most Realistic Orange Flavor, and Most Fun in a NEIPA. The fruit pushes towards orange Jujubees or (as someone else said) creamsicle, but stops short of being sickly. More like the fresh squeezed character that Tree House is supposedly famous for than Tree House actually is (in my experience.)
There’s no burn, cloy, murk, pulp, sweat or vegetable - deftly sidesteps all the usual NEIPA errors.
If I have to find fault, it’s that there’s one blast of bouncy yum, rather than a nuanced taste experience - it doesn’t have the same depth as OH, and I don’t think it’s trying to. But when it’s this tasty + drinkable, who cares?
Can’t believe it took me this long to discover this.
Possibly the best NEIPA flagship.
Nov 04, 20244 4.25 4.5 4 4.5
Columbus, Galaxy
Holy juice!
This has a 6/19 canning date, so I was ready for it to be on the fade (and maybe it is, though I can’t imagine it much brighter) but instead it is one of the jumpingest citrus-and-tropical bombs I can remember.
It instantly wins my personal award for Best Handling of Galaxy, Most Realistic Orange Flavor, and Most Fun in a NEIPA. The fruit pushes towards orange Jujubees or (as someone else said) creamsicle, but stops short of being sickly. More like the fresh squeezed character that Tree House is supposedly famous for than Tree House actually is (in my experience.)
There’s no burn, cloy, murk, pulp, sweat or vegetable - deftly sidesteps all the usual NEIPA errors.
If I have to find fault, it’s that there’s one blast of bouncy yum, rather than a nuanced taste experience - it doesn’t have the same depth as OH, and I don’t think it’s trying to. But when it’s this tasty + drinkable, who cares?
Can’t believe it took me this long to discover this.
Possibly the best NEIPA flagship.
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