The Cat's Meow
Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company

 

 

Pours a light cloudy yellow with 3/5" white head, sparse variation of bubble size, some big thrown in there. Poured into a 30 year old Newcastle pint glass next to Hangman Adam Page on the front porch by the grill, circa, Summer 2022.

The aroma has a hit of Citra orange, El Dorado mild unripe pineapple and green apple, and a little bit of mild weed strain to fulfill the Mosaic prophecy. Quantity in that order.

Taste is pleasant. Its not a mega hopped ipa, but its not "underhopped" either. Just don't go in looking for a heavy hitter amount of any hops. Mostly Citra, but the El Dorado gives it a light bitterness despite hazy ipa body. Also restrained in its proportion of flaked wheat and oats, but not problematic. This is a pretty conventional hazy ipa that straddles the pale ale/ipa kind of designation in terms of the amounts of hoppiness in this day and age lupulin threshold shift. Its got the go to hops that are almost ubiquitous at this point (and a good problem to have).

Its good not great stuff.

2022-11-12
Small tap pour at the American Craft Beer Experience in Tokyo. Entering review from notes.

Hazy amber-orange in color. A little less than a finger of head. Creamy. Smell is juicy, tropical.

Taste is similar to the aroma, a little bit of an orange Julius vibe with an orange rind bitterness in the finish.

Mouthfeel is somehow both creamy and dry. Overall, it's very nice.

 

Creamy in the best way.

 

Pours a hazy golden color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has citrus and tropical hints
The taste follows the nose with a citrus and tropical flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good NEIPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent crackery full bodied IPA. Delicious. I'll pick this up again

Super murky orange color and very nice head and retention.
No shortage of scents of fresh squeezed orange juice here.
Real upfront citrus, orange and grapefruit. Not sweet and good hop notes.
I would gladly drink more.

Good, but seems more like a west coast ipa to me.

Gorgeous hazy golden color with a white head, this beer features dank citrus notes including ripe oranges and grapefruit, and some berry notes as well.

The taste is led by the dank citrus flavors with ripe berries on the finish, really well balanced. Mouthfeel is soft per the style. A really delicious NEIPA from anothe Massachusetts brewery that’s new to me.

 

16 oz can, dated 4/13/21, into Pipeworks Willie. Thank you Evan!

Juice here, very blonde and creamy, with a finger of head that recedes to a creamy thin ring leaving a wall of lacing.

Clean pine and fresh water along with mango, peach, red grapefruit, starfruit, and juicy oranges make up this aroma.

Flavor is banana milkshake, peach yogurt, grapefruit, lemon zest, fresh pine water, and doughy malt. It finishes up on fresh wet pine and slight grass. Fantastic.

Feel is juicy and assertive; buzzing in its carbonation; semi-creamy; slight heat; and a final hit of hop resins and palate cling.

Overall, it's beers like these that turned me into an IPA fan. I love how balanced and flavorful this is. I don't care how many brewers are doing haze these days, this is where it started and where it remains. Fantastic brew artistry. Would have again.

Goes good with heavy petting.

 

L:. Pours a very hazy grapefruit juice yellow with a large white head that dissipates rather quickly, wit not a lot of lacing on the glass.

S:. Notes of kiwi, pineapple, lemon and grapefruit, notes of earthy hops, and a weedy dank hop.

T:. Sweet and sugary, notes of kiwi, melon, grapefruit rind and notes of lemon. Very little bitterness.

F:. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel.

O:. This is a pretty nice hazy IPA.

 

 

 

 

 

I really enjoyed just about every aspect of this beer from look to aroma to mouthfeel and finish, this is easily in my top 10 now. I know I can be prisoner of the moment sometimes but I really think this is one the best New England IPAs I've had in a while.

 

Smooth with great flavor. Piney but not bitter. Really enjoyable. Top 5 NEIPA

As a beer connoisseur this is just a hit. Love the taste to the palate love the hops the tangerine aroma is mind blowing. The ripe stones fruits, the hint of grapefruit to the back makes this beer really stand out and stands out bold. My wife says she thinks I’m going crazy now . I’m a professional, and personal chef. Also do chef consultant in my spare time runs my own business and now I’m a beer connoisseur. But IPA is just my favorite beer of all time.