Wandering Thoughts
Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company

Wandering ThoughtsWandering Thoughts
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From:
Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #822
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,634
Avg:
4.24 | pDev: 7.08%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
112
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 01, 2022
Added:
Oct 13, 2017
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  22
Formerly named Fifteen. Formerly known as Demo Tape Fifteen, this Double Dry Hopped Double India Pale Ale features Australian Ella and Vic Secret hops.

DDH New England IPA
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Rated: 3.98 by Wizzman from Massachusetts

Sep 01, 2022
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Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire

4.06/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
From a 16 oz can dated 04/22/21. Sampled Sept 2, 2021.

It looks like a typical NEIPA with it's hazy, milky yellow-orange appearance and cream colored head

Big aromas of tangerines, clementine, orange and citrus zest. A low profile breaded malt character.

Medium and smooth mouthfeel.

The taste starts sweet and then becomes alive with all those juicy flavors mentioned above. But also, unlike the aroma, there seems like a bitter, slightly peppery finish. After four months it held it's own.
Sep 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Mleblanc25 from Massachusetts

Aug 14, 2021
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Reviewed by harrypowers from Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy light orange with a small fluffy head that ends up as a lot of lacing.

Smells of piney resinous hops in the can. In the glass you also get tart citrus and pineapple .

Tastes slightly hop forward with tastes of tart grapefruit and sweet malt behind. Has a sweet/sour finish with a bit of boozy warmth.

Medium light body with light carbonation. Light smooth dry mouthfeel.

This NEIPA is mild mannered, nuanced and very drinkable.

2/24 Update - Still delicious
Jul 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Jul 10, 2021
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Reviewed by ddoyle23 from New Hampshire

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Presentation was great- great color and aroma with a nice fluffy head. For some reason not a big fan of Australian hops. Wish I had noticed the hop bill before I bought. Well done overall but the flavor missed the mark for me.
May 23, 2021
 
Rated: 4.27 by Happyyb from New Hampshire

Feb 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Dec 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.87 by dansushi from New York

Jun 27, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by AirBob from Massachusetts

Jun 01, 2020
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Reviewed by Jwale73 from Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz. can served in a Spieglau tulip. Pours a dull, milky orange with a tight, half-inch head the color of buttermilk. Nose expresses citrus, pith and a hint of pineapple. Taste follows nose with a light, medicinal bitterness that lingers at the finish. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with an assertive carbonation and a kiss of oiliness to the texture. Overall, solid and a little dank. Nice job.
May 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.04 by TheBeerMaster1 from New York

Apr 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by WDJersey from Colorado

Apr 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4.34 by fhoffs from Florida

Apr 07, 2020
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

4.15/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
If I drink enough of NEIPAs that are this good and enough others think and drink the same, then this may save the AIPA from hoppin' itself out of the market's #1 spot. However, enough brewers also have to learn the lessons of the NEIPA swift ascent: that it is a subtler and better approach to the American market's palate.
In brief, ale is supposed to taste like Wandering Thoughts: fruity with a touch of bitter. (To me, AIPAs too often have been bitter with a touch of fruit.)

Wandering Thoughts has Looks that are undistinguished... until the ale recedes and the lace appears. Its Smells are what I like: a basket of fruit. Tastes are balanced, but the bitter doesn't appear until mid-palate and, then, creates the balance. My mouth likes this, enough bubbles to cleanse the palate to continue eating a mild Indian simmer sauce.

As for my brewer review of Exhibit "A", I give them an A+... and only a tiny subtraction for their relative youth. In visiting their website and reading all their accolades and their well-articulated mission, I must say they are very advanced for their age. Is it their beer that makes them so wise for their youth? Probably, only partly. But their future is great and I wish them well with lots of OA Hugs. As for Wandering Thoughts, it truly seems to have inspired this review !
Apr 05, 2020
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Thick yellow haze for a body with a tight and fluffy white foam head, lacing as we do down the glass. Pine, dank grass, hops, grapefruit, papaya, lemon pith, and onion in the nose. Taste sees the hops stay strong, more onion and bitter than dank or grassy, great expression, add saltine cracker, peach candy and slight dried berry to everything from the nose. Feel is hop forward, slightly dank, thick hazy, and heavy. Good first beer
Apr 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.21 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Apr 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.18 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Apr 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.35 by NastyNorseman from New York

Mar 20, 2020
Wandering Thoughts from Exhibit 'A' Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 112 ratings