The Shining
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Vermont, United States
Style:
Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #824
ABV:
8%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,447
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 6.81%
Ratings:
138 | reviews: 32
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 16, 2026
Added:
Aug 15, 2017
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  20
Juicy DIPA with notes of tropical pineapple and mango.
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Ratings by Wasatch:
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

4.4/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Thanks goes out to larryi86 for this brew.

16 oz. Can
Canned On: 06/21/18

Poured into a Tree House glass a pretty nice cloudy pale yellow/white color, pretty nice carbonation, with a nice thick/creamy/quick one-finger white head, which leaves some nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, pineapple, papaya), nice diesel like. The taste is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, mango, pineapple, papaya), kinda tart, pretty nice diesel like, Medium body, ABV is hidden very well, with a nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, a very tasty brew. Glad to have gotten a chance to try it. Orange Julius! Addictive! Milkshake!. Thanks Larry!
Jul 22, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.15 by Spaten454 from Texas

May 16, 2026
 
Rated: 4.24 by smithj4 from New York

Jan 15, 2026
 
Rated: 4.18 by Taenim from Maine

Nov 19, 2025
 
Rated: 4.33 by Jaccident from Massachusetts

Oct 21, 2025
 
Rated: 4.5 by doctorgary from New York

Sep 24, 2025
 
Rated: 3.78 by StoutSnob40 from California

Nov 10, 2024
 
Rated: 3 by gbiello from Massachusetts

May 19, 2024
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Reviewed by harrypowers from Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy yellow with a 3F head and moderate lacing.

Smells of slightly dank grassy, piney hops with citrus.

Tastes of slightly tart grapefruit, honeydew melon, orange and pineapple with a lightly bitter finish.

Medium light body with light carbonation. Smooth, dry mouthfeel.

This brew nicely balances its bitter/tart and juicy elements.

Delicious!
Mar 16, 2024
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Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Picked up a four pack of cans at Bradford's in Plymouth for about seventeen dollars. My eighteenth brew from these guys. Canned on date of 2/20/24. Did not care for.
Mar 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by craigbelly from Iowa

Oct 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by zotzot from Vermont

Jul 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.43 by TheBelgianAler524 from Massachusetts

May 20, 2023
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Rated by NewtotheBrew from New Hampshire

3.67/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bright, crispy, almost kolsch ipa lemon tasting...
Apr 29, 2023
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Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can dated 2/9/23.

Pours cloudy gold with an inch-plus head of white. Moderate retention and lacing. Melon, pineapple skin, unripe peach in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Ripe tropicals on the palate with minimal malt or bitterness. Honeydew, tangerine, pineapple. Finishes juicy and fairly.
Mar 18, 2023
 
Rated: 4.04 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Mar 05, 2023
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

4/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned on 02/09/23. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Hazy lemonade yellow with 1-finger white foamy head with average retention and a solid ring of lacing.

S: Green fruit (lime, honeydew), herbal-lemongrass, sweaty dank with low esters.

T: Sweet profile overall with more pineapple, honeydew melon, and the same lemongrass herbal note as in the aroma in the finish. Low esters and low-medium bitterness.

M: High carbonation for the style with medium body and crisper finish than most NEIPAs.

O: Good NEIPA but nothing special. Good pick for those that like the sweeter version of this style.
Feb 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

Feb 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.2 by loganburgh from Michigan

Jan 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.43 by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

Jan 08, 2023