Luxurious Tiles
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.38 | pDev: 4.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 09, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 17, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Collaboration with Bissell Brothers Brewing Company
This one was a long time in the making. We first met Peter and Noah Bissell at a Vermont beer and music festival back in 2015 and we've since watched each other's paths continue down parallel trajectories. Despite remaining close both personally and in a literal sense, the hectic schedules that coincide with starting families and managing growing breweries in our respective cities has kept us from collaborating until now.
When we were finally able to carve out some time to work on a project together, we dove all in. Combining a favorite beer from each of our catalogs, we took the gently spicy rye malt and Mosaic hops in Bissell's Lux Pale Ale and paired them with raw local wildflower honey found in our Cutting Tiles series. The resulting Double IPA, Luxurious Tiles, is a wonderful expression of each base beer while simultaneously offering something singular and fresh. The collaboration didn't stop at the recipe development process. We conducted a full creative swap for Luxurious Tiles, enlisting Co-Owner Peter Bissell for label design and Marketing & Events Manager Lucy Henson for photography.
Pouring an opaque golden yellow with a fluffy white head, Luxurious Tiles boasts an extremely complex bouquet of aromas ranging from mango and honey to blueberry, pine, and white pepper. Full-bodied and pillowy on the palate, each sip leaves a hint of sweetness and a balanced bitter bite that leaves us wanting more.
This one was a long time in the making. We first met Peter and Noah Bissell at a Vermont beer and music festival back in 2015 and we've since watched each other's paths continue down parallel trajectories. Despite remaining close both personally and in a literal sense, the hectic schedules that coincide with starting families and managing growing breweries in our respective cities has kept us from collaborating until now.
When we were finally able to carve out some time to work on a project together, we dove all in. Combining a favorite beer from each of our catalogs, we took the gently spicy rye malt and Mosaic hops in Bissell's Lux Pale Ale and paired them with raw local wildflower honey found in our Cutting Tiles series. The resulting Double IPA, Luxurious Tiles, is a wonderful expression of each base beer while simultaneously offering something singular and fresh. The collaboration didn't stop at the recipe development process. We conducted a full creative swap for Luxurious Tiles, enlisting Co-Owner Peter Bissell for label design and Marketing & Events Manager Lucy Henson for photography.
Pouring an opaque golden yellow with a fluffy white head, Luxurious Tiles boasts an extremely complex bouquet of aromas ranging from mango and honey to blueberry, pine, and white pepper. Full-bodied and pillowy on the palate, each sip leaves a hint of sweetness and a balanced bitter bite that leaves us wanting more.
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Reviewed by eppie82 from Illinois
4.24/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From can. This had more of a honey yellow-hazy appearance (not completely bright yellow opaque appearance like most of their beers....could be result of the collaboration). This had great bright aromaticity. Citrusy front with a familiar Bissell drying back end coming in. Medium feel, but solid all the way.
Aug 09, 2020
Reviewed by Damian from Massachusetts
4.37/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Drank from a 1 pint can purchased at Trillium Brewing Company, Boston, MA
07/13/20
Served in a tulip
The beer poured a cloudy, pale canary yellow hue and was topped by a small, fizzy, off-white crown that quickly dissolved. A few tiny streaks of lacing stuck along the glass.
The aroma was really hoppy and fruit forward. Peach and apricot came through strongest. Citrus notes were also apparent. Juicy orange and tangerine specifically. There was a subtle dankness too that became more pronounced as the beer warmed.
Citrus dominated in the flavor profile. Big grapefruit presence. Good dose of tangerine too. Some pithy orange peel was noticeable as well. Touch of peach in the center. More grapefruit and grapefruit rind on the back end and in the finish. Some piney, resiny bitterness lingered after the swallow.
Excellent fluffy mouthfeel. Medium-light bodied for the style. The liquid contained a fine, zippy effervescence that turned creamy, slick and smooth on the palate.
I would love to be able to say that I can see the influence of Bissel’s Lux Pale Ale and Trillium’s Cutting Tiles in this beer, but that would be a stretch of the truth. That said, this beer perfectly balanced sweet, fruity hop notes and some dankness with a pleasant, pithy, resiny bitterness. I am really glad I had the opportunity to grab this on the second go-round.
Jul 27, 202007/13/20
Served in a tulip
The beer poured a cloudy, pale canary yellow hue and was topped by a small, fizzy, off-white crown that quickly dissolved. A few tiny streaks of lacing stuck along the glass.
The aroma was really hoppy and fruit forward. Peach and apricot came through strongest. Citrus notes were also apparent. Juicy orange and tangerine specifically. There was a subtle dankness too that became more pronounced as the beer warmed.
Citrus dominated in the flavor profile. Big grapefruit presence. Good dose of tangerine too. Some pithy orange peel was noticeable as well. Touch of peach in the center. More grapefruit and grapefruit rind on the back end and in the finish. Some piney, resiny bitterness lingered after the swallow.
Excellent fluffy mouthfeel. Medium-light bodied for the style. The liquid contained a fine, zippy effervescence that turned creamy, slick and smooth on the palate.
I would love to be able to say that I can see the influence of Bissel’s Lux Pale Ale and Trillium’s Cutting Tiles in this beer, but that would be a stretch of the truth. That said, this beer perfectly balanced sweet, fruity hop notes and some dankness with a pleasant, pithy, resiny bitterness. I am really glad I had the opportunity to grab this on the second go-round.
Reviewed by VTbrewfan from New Hampshire
4.65/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.65/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Canned 3 days ago, poured into a tulip glass. Light orange head with white head and decent lacing. I swear it has a green tint to it but I could be imagining it.
Huge scents of mango nectar, pineapple, guava, and dank hops on the nose. Another whiff of fresh squeezed tangerine later on.
I got super dank weed flavors up front, followed by some tropical fruits and earthy sweetness from the honey. Nice little bite of bitterness on the finish without being too distracting.
Not much effervescence but nice juicy mouthfeel from the ton of hops that are probably on here.
Cutting tiles is one of my fav Trillium brews and I also really like Bissell Bros, so this really takes the best of both worlds and puts them together. Really like the dank flavors of this one compared to Trillium’s regular DIPA offerings. Really ups the complexity a bit and adds some refreshing bitterness. Really glad I picked this collab up because I missed it last year.
Jul 16, 2020Huge scents of mango nectar, pineapple, guava, and dank hops on the nose. Another whiff of fresh squeezed tangerine later on.
I got super dank weed flavors up front, followed by some tropical fruits and earthy sweetness from the honey. Nice little bite of bitterness on the finish without being too distracting.
Not much effervescence but nice juicy mouthfeel from the ton of hops that are probably on here.
Cutting tiles is one of my fav Trillium brews and I also really like Bissell Bros, so this really takes the best of both worlds and puts them together. Really like the dank flavors of this one compared to Trillium’s regular DIPA offerings. Really ups the complexity a bit and adds some refreshing bitterness. Really glad I picked this collab up because I missed it last year.
Reviewed by TheIPAHunter from California
4.21/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16 ounce can deposited into a Trillium tumbler. The look is a cross between fire orange and rustic honey. Like Lolita Davidovich caught in a love triangle with Richard Gere and Sharon Stone, this looks like it's going to be a compellingly dangerous, yet enjoyable ride. Intense aromas of blueberry pie are accompanied by nuances of mango, papaya, pine needles, and honey. Taste follows with additional notes of lemon and lime, and there's a welcome symbiotic relationship between the bitter/sweet components. The inclusion of rye adds a really nice peppery finish on the back of the palate that's pronounced, yet not overdone. Mildly carbonated, soft & juicy up front, and slightly drying on the back end. Well executed.
Jul 16, 2020
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