It Was All A Dream
HeadFlyer Brewing

 

 

I got a crowler of this beer from the brewery whilst in St. Paul for my daughter's wiac gymnastics conference championship. It poured a hazy golden with white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had tropical fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bright sweet malt base with bold tropical citrus fruit presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.

A - A pale orange body, milky and opaque, with a short white head, and thin lined lacing.

S - Citrus out front, a bit of pine and grass, and a bit of dankness.

T - The orange open is bright and full, a bit of pith, and a soft, sour bite in the finish.

M - Moderate weight, a bit of stickiness, and just enough carbonation.

O - A solidly built NEIPA. Not spectacular but quite decent.

 

 

 

20191206
Brewery Taproom - 12oz

L: Hazy, murky pulpy amber gold under a 2" beige head with good retention.

S: grapefruit, citrus, some biscuit and pie crust, fruit and tangerine.

T: this is pulpy and juicy with grapefruit, citrus, caramel, and short bread

F: very creamy, full bodied to chewy.

O: not a repeater but nicely done.

Had on tap. Appropriately named because after having this beer it is forgettable, like a dream. Not that it is bad, just doesn't stick out as an neipa. Hazy orange juice looking pour with white foam. Smell and taste both feature juicy citrus and tropical fruit, all the usual ones at any rate, some grassy and earthy hops underneath the haze. Everything is good, standard for style. Feel could be creamier and fluffier.

 

 

Better looking than a lot of these hazy IPAs. But it is not as hazy or murky either. Nice aroma and flavor but nothing that will keep me coming back for more. To me this screams, "The style is so popular we have to brew one."

 

On tap. White head. Hazy burnt sunset gold.

Earthy and tropical. Green with pineapple and mango notes. Some bitterness and sticky flavors. Some citrus.

 

 

so everyone wants to make a new england style ipa these days. shocked to see another upstart brewery try one. not. this epidemic is spreading like wildfire, eventually quality will have to win the day, but man these are hot right now. the nose is awesome on this cloudy pale brew. its both tropical fruity and citrusy, with strong and pungent tangerine, pineapple, and lemon qualities, incredibly fresh, but then in the taste its not quite there, still weirdly malty for a moment, a little oily and sweet, and then intensely bitter at the end, but again, only for a second, like it keeps tending towards correcting its own mistakes the longer i drink on it, but its on the whole something a little copycat for me, too many guys trying the same thing, and with all the sediment and stuff in here, how many do i really want to drink? the answer is not any more than one. dont mean to sound too negative, this is better than a great deal of these, and is worth a try, smells amazing, but just doesnt stack up to the original and best beers in the style. i wonder how long this craze will carry on for. trendy does not always equate to good, and we are seeing that more and more in this style more than any other...