Crazy Times
FrauGruber Brewing

Pours a hazy, dark orange coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and tropical, citrus hops, with notes of passion fruit, mango, lychee and grapefruit. Taste is a great balance of light biscuity malt and fruity, juicy, slightly resinous, herbal and dank hops, with tropical and citrus notes of passion fruit, mango, lychee, grapefruit and orange, as well as hints of herbal weed and pine, Finishes with a light/medium bitterness and some passion fruit, lychee, grapefruit and weed lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This makes for a pretty nice NEIPA in which all of the different hop varieties stand out rather vibrant and well-defined. There's the passion fruit and dankness from Strata, grapefruit and hints of pine resin from Simcoe, while I pick up a distinct lychee note that I would assign to the HBC 586, as well as some light herbal accents. This has certainly got that balance of fruity, juicy and slightly dank and resinous notes going on that I appreciate in a NEIPA, although in leans more heavily toward to juicy side of thing. Still this makes for a rather enjoyable example of the style, with a good mouthfeel as well and not a hint of booziness to it.