Lost Forest
Farm by Beer Tree Brew Co.

EBF Last Saturday First IPA of the fest. Hazy peach color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Hazy murky tropical fruit and earth. Typical NE IPA

Into The Forest is pretty damned good, so not totally optimistic about how a TNEIPA version of it would turn out . OK, let's see how they did:

From a growler , from the brewery :
Orangey-gold , with moderate, quickly-dissipating, very fine, off-white head . Reduces to thin layer of surface-level swirly clouds, with 1/2" of light lacing. Color is that of apricot nectar+pineapple juice.

Smell is fresh apricot, light tangerine, mixed tropical fruit, a bit of "fresh" malt aroma, finishing with a bit of booze, as if fresh apricots had been marinating in vodka+brandy for a day or so. Overall, the aroma is medium-strength. Smelled a little as I poured, but had to bury my nose in the glass after that.

Taste is slightly unripe apricot, a slight touch of candied pineapple , a little fresh-pineapple-tang, finishing with light stone-fruit-pit/amaretto bitterness. No noticeable alcohol flavor, with a tiny, tiny bit of warming on the tongue, after swallow. If I wasn't analyzing for this review, I probably wouldn't notice.


Feel is VERY smooth, medium , with very, very fine creamy carbonation . The barest bit of carbonation tingle , on the tip of the tongue, joins the finishing bitterness. Lingering coating all over, after finish.

Overall, well done. Actually simpler taste profile than the double version. A bit smoother. Dangerously easy-drinking. I slightly prefer Into The Forest, but standing alone, this is a pleasure, and well-worth giving it a try. As to the original question : destination reached!