Hill Climb
New Trail Brewing Company
- From:
- New Trail Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.9%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 04, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Hill Climb is a Hazy Double IPA brewed with a mixture of Red Wheat and Oats. Hopped ascendingly with Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra, Chinook, & Azacca. Expect notes of fleshy citrus, fresh pink bubblegum, & balanced with rich earthy notes. Be safe as you make the climb.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.37/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Last night, I had begun getting into Lagers as part of The CANQuest (tm)'s eradication of the backlog. I had just finished one from New Trail in Bill Town (Williamsport, PA) & was ascending the staircase to my "photography studio" when I came upon a lone, non-Lager from New Trail & since I have already done a brewery horizontal with them, I figure just to knock this one out & return to my Lager program, already in progress.
From the CAN: "Hazy Double IPA India Pale Ale".
The Crack!ing open of the vent gave me a little spritz across the fingertips, revealing a brimful craft CAN & giving pause for CANsideration. They had already copped to it being "hazy" on the label, so why even attempt clarity? I decided to go with a steady, forceful C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass to speed the day's plow. It all seemed to work to perfection as I got two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, eggshell-white head with excellent retention. Color was a deeply-hazy/lightly-cloudy Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was both tropical and minty - think mango, papaya, pine & pineapple. Mmm. I think that I also caught a whiff of naughty little Simcoe the kitten doing her catty business in there. 8=O Mouthfeel was medium but very slick & creamy in the mouth & on the tongue. There were a LOT of fruit flavors to parse in this one - mango, pineapple, papaya, grapefruit, honeydew, blueberry as well as the aforementioned pine/eucalyptus cool mintiness. Phew. Man, this was my wet dream as a self-avowed, self-described hophead! The ABV makes it tough to indulge too much, but it really scratched an itch, calmed the monkey on my back & quieted my jones for the time being. Finish was dry, but not gaspingly so. Like I said, I could go for this on a routine basis. YMMV.
Mar 27, 2020From the CAN: "Hazy Double IPA India Pale Ale".
The Crack!ing open of the vent gave me a little spritz across the fingertips, revealing a brimful craft CAN & giving pause for CANsideration. They had already copped to it being "hazy" on the label, so why even attempt clarity? I decided to go with a steady, forceful C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass to speed the day's plow. It all seemed to work to perfection as I got two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, eggshell-white head with excellent retention. Color was a deeply-hazy/lightly-cloudy Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7). Nose was both tropical and minty - think mango, papaya, pine & pineapple. Mmm. I think that I also caught a whiff of naughty little Simcoe the kitten doing her catty business in there. 8=O Mouthfeel was medium but very slick & creamy in the mouth & on the tongue. There were a LOT of fruit flavors to parse in this one - mango, pineapple, papaya, grapefruit, honeydew, blueberry as well as the aforementioned pine/eucalyptus cool mintiness. Phew. Man, this was my wet dream as a self-avowed, self-described hophead! The ABV makes it tough to indulge too much, but it really scratched an itch, calmed the monkey on my back & quieted my jones for the time being. Finish was dry, but not gaspingly so. Like I said, I could go for this on a routine basis. YMMV.
Reviewed by justintcoons from Pennsylvania
4.47/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16 oz can poured into a weizen glass.
Beer review #2000
Appearance
Hazed-out cloudy, blonde. Short white head.
Nose
Honeydew, blueberry, dank, mango, and milk sugar.
Taste
Pineapple, blueberry, guava, and honeydew melon. Plenty dank and slightly earthy. Milky sweetness with a silky consistency. Pine sap and grapefruit zest lingers.
Mouthfeel
Medium bodied, silky, smooth, and juicy with hardly any bitterness.
Overall
New Trail rarely disappoints. Drink good beer.
Mar 12, 2020Beer review #2000
Appearance
Hazed-out cloudy, blonde. Short white head.
Nose
Honeydew, blueberry, dank, mango, and milk sugar.
Taste
Pineapple, blueberry, guava, and honeydew melon. Plenty dank and slightly earthy. Milky sweetness with a silky consistency. Pine sap and grapefruit zest lingers.
Mouthfeel
Medium bodied, silky, smooth, and juicy with hardly any bitterness.
Overall
New Trail rarely disappoints. Drink good beer.
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