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Equilibrium Brewery

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From:
Equilibrium Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #419
ABV:
8%
Score:
96
Ranked #1,169
Avg:
4.32 | pDev: 6.94%
Ratings:
599 | reviews: 162
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 28, 2026
Added:
Dec 01, 2016
Wants:
  26
Gots:
  74
mc² is Photon’s big brother. We literally took Photon’s hopping rate and squared it. This DIPA is our tribute to the amazing relationship that energy and mass are balanced, proportional to the speed of a photon squared. It pours a hazy tangerine color, releasing bright tropical notes of mango, pineapple, and apricot. mc² tastes like succulent mango juice loaded with chewy hop resins. It’s very drinkable for 8.0%; be careful, this one can sneak up on you.
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Ratings by BeerAndGasMasks:
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.95/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From the pint can, it pours a milky amber color with a large white head that slowly reduces and leaves lacing. The nose adores the citrusy scent, followed by the mouth getting a citrusy flavored brew that is easy to drink.
May 21, 2025
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Webpersona from New York

4.44/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is an excellent full body imperial IPA. Very delicious however not overly flavorful, but a nice balance. Tropical fruit flavors along with some yeasty bread, not very bitter. Date was May 14 of 2026 and I drank it on May 28 of 26
May 28, 2026
 
Rated: 4.88 by deusxvth from Massachusetts

May 26, 2026
 
Rated: 4.25 by Dethark from England

May 20, 2026
 
Rated: 4 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Apr 24, 2026
 
Rated: 4.81 by Capttrips from Maryland

Feb 14, 2026
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Rated by Khocolate from Tennessee

5/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
SPEECHLESS
Jan 24, 2026
 
Rated: 4.25 by bigred89 from Maryland

Jan 02, 2026
 
Rated: 4.35 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Dec 19, 2025
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Rated by CruzinCooler from New Jersey

3.91/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A nice bitter & pine DIPA. Coming in at 8%. Really like the beers from EB. Grapefruit peel highlights the initial taste.
Nov 27, 2025
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri

4.1/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The can is emblazoned with wild Einstein hair. Incredible tall and dense white head. The beer itself is a milky pale yellow color. Soft. The aroma has a lot of complexity...fruit (melon, citrus), floral, earthy, and an wild tea-like scent. The taste is more balanced than I expected...flavorful and engaging. Wonderful.
Nov 22, 2025
 
Rated: 4.5 by Egerton from Virgin Islands (British)

Oct 25, 2025
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Reviewed by whitro17 from Florida

4.48/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look: pale straw, hazy, thick merengue like head, heavy lacing
Smell: melon, pineapple, tangerine, resin
Taste: pineapple, mango, apricot, pine resin, tangerine
Feel: med body, moderate carbo, soft
Overall: 8% abv. Love the taste profile on this one. The pine resin just melds so well with the citrus flavors and resonates. Excellent brew! Highly recommended by me and Einstein. In his immortal words, be smart but don't be a smart ass. Drink this brew paired with YYZ by Rush and enjoy.
Oct 19, 2025
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.84/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
For a few summers there I was buying 2 cases of Equilibrium. Expensive, but fun, almost always reliable. This is like their double photon I'm told.

Pours in the hazy style, yellow, 1/2" white head. Decent retention. The aroma throws a substantial amount of tropical and stone fruit notes. Pineapple, guava, apricot, mango etc. . .

The taste bring that plus some pine like bitterness that is pretty subdued with the hazy body. The alcohol is very well subdued, this is one of those 8% dipas that drinks like a pale ale on a warm day. Quickly. Light green hop burn to it, damn these got here quickly I guess. Lively carbonation helps keep the levity and drinkability up, but might contribute to that hop greenness coming through.

I believe this to be one of the better Equilibrium hoppy beers, although they're all so similar, reminds me a lot of Revision that we have out here, six different hops, 100 slightly different ipas.
Oct 15, 2025
 
Rated: 4.35 by RMW66 from Australia

Oct 12, 2025
 
Rated: 4.26 by NodakEric from Minnesota

Oct 10, 2025
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Reviewed by Porter1312 from Massachusetts

4.32/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 16oz can into a Belgian tulip glass. Pours a pale lemon yellow color with a generous fluffy white head. Sticky lacing coats the glass. The aroma greats you immediately. A symphony of mango, pine, orange zest, and a bit of resin. Taste is mango forward, with a bit of vanilla, melon, and peach. The hop resin gives a somewhat dank note on the finish. Mouthfeel is medium for a DIPA and highly carbonated, hiding the otherwise elevated ABV. Cheers!
Sep 21, 2025
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +10%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Had on tap. Pours hazy, pale gold in color with one quarter inch head. Taste is mango, vanilla and water. Medium light body, moderate carbonation,slightly bitter. Excellent.
Aug 01, 2025
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.34/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
16oz can. Bottom date stamp is '04-24-25', about six weeks in the can.
Hazy for clarity, straw to pale gold for body color. Took three pours to empty the can into the glass because of the volume of white, pillowy head. The head subsides to a creamy cap and high ring. Leaves behind partial walls of lacing.
Aroma radiates from the glass, with smells of mango, pineapple, muskmelon, peach, a little resin, and a whiff of onion.
Taste is semi-sweet, with flavors of mango, papaya, green melon, pineapple, and peach. Has an underlying hop resin that permeates all the fruits, and adds a vegetal note. Also a hint of mint and onion. All flavors continue into the extended aftertaste.
More than medium mouthfeel. Soft and smooth mouthfeel. Higher ABV% is clearly evident as vapors and a warming element. Mild tongue numbing but bitterness level is relatively low. Excellent carbonation.
Very pretty in presentation and dramatic in expression. Buzz worthy.
Jun 08, 2025
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Rated by LenLikesIPAs

4.7/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Feels like a cross between Blue Moon and Sluice Juice. Dangerously smooth and incredibly drinkable. It feels like a cold drink on a hot summer day.
May 03, 2025