The Shining
Foam Brewers
- From:
- Foam Brewers
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #824 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,447 - Avg:
- 4.26 | pDev: 6.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 32
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 16, 2026
- Added:
- Aug 15, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 20
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Juicy DIPA with notes of tropical pineapple and mango.
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Ratings by zotzot:
Rated by zotzot from Vermont
4.25/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 25, 2023
4.25/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Jul 25, 2023
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2024Smells 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!
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
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 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
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
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
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, 2023Pours 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.
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
4/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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, 2023A: 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.
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.5/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Can pour into tulip glass.
Really liked this one. Bold hazy yellow appearance with bountiful juicy lasting head. Tropical nose and flavors of mango, pineapple, star fruit. Creamy but crisp moderate mouthfeel. Very nice!
Nov 26, 2022Really liked this one. Bold hazy yellow appearance with bountiful juicy lasting head. Tropical nose and flavors of mango, pineapple, star fruit. Creamy but crisp moderate mouthfeel. Very nice!
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