Pine Cone
New Trail Brewing Company

Pors a NT cloudy, aroma is orange, pine, slight oats, taste is nice citrusy, thick resin, and some alcohol aftertaste, did not get alot of oats, but still solid.

 

 

 

 

 

Canned on: ?????

A - Medium to dark orange gold color with thick, dense, creamy white lacing.

S - Citrus, guava, passion fruit, and herbal.

T - Herbal and citrus followed with spicy pine for a balanced finish.

M - Big cushy soft body with some chewiness.

O - Solid middle of the road.

A thanks to the creator of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a hazy golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of grapefruit, pine. Taste is the same as the aroma, moderate bitterness. Feels medium/full bodied in the mouth and overall is a pretty good beer, but from the name I was expecting a pine bomb.

Pine Cone from New Trails. Purchased 11/13/20 for $4 (Including tax) for 16 oz can ($ 0.25/oz) from Franklin Beer, Franklin, PA. In reefer at store and stored at home at 42 degrees. Reviewed 12/24/20.
Can has neither ABV nor any date. Served at 47.3 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 53.4 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Straw (SRM 3) hazy.
Body – Straw (SRM 3) murky and opaque. When held to direct light, it lightens up a bit but is still opaque.
Head – Large (Maximum 4.5 cm, aggressive center pour), ivory, medium density, short duration, leaving a jagged 0.7 to 1.8 cm crown and a rocky cap of varying thickness. Many broken pieces of lacing remain on the glass as the head retracts. Second pour produces 0.5 cm head.
Lacing – None.
Aroma – 4.5 – Initial burst of wonderfully aromatic pine, no malt, no yeast. The piney-ness falls off rapidly to leave a very weak citrus fruitiness.
Flavor – 4.25 – Begins slightly bitter and resiny. No malt, no yeast. No alcohol (8.8 % ABV, according to BA, NOT marked on container) taste or aroma. No gastric warming occurs. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 3.75 – Medium, approaching creamy, lively carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 3.75, after deducting 0.25 point for undated can and 0.25 point for secret ABV. Telling me “Drink Fresh!” is insulting after being too lazy/cheap to date the can. Otherwise, a pleasing imperial IPA, but weak as a NEIPA.

Went with a nice frozen pint and got a decent off white head. The smell was something I truly admired with the pine needle, earthly aromas. My first taste I got that hint of pine cone flavor which was expected, with a nice tropical taste as well. On my second taste that pine needle flavor was still there but got that floral mouth feel. Overall one of my favorites from the New Trail team.

 

 

Just shy of two fingers worth of lush froth comprised of big chunky bubbles... Decent retention... Color is an exceedingly pale lemony yellow with significant white undertones... Nose is more mild than expected but highlighted by pine and spruce... Palate is highlighted by the strong oat base with a mild but effective hop bite of a floral nature... On the fuller side of medium bodied... Sleek and a bit chewy... An interesting brew and another excellent job by the fine folks at Nee Trail...

 

 

 

Very hazy in appearance. Nose is citrus and pine, taste is pine and grapefruit pith. Body is good, but not great. I'm new to the area from CT. New Trail seems to be one of the better breweries that distributes to State College.

Poured from a 16 oz can into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Hazed out dull golden pour with 2 fingers of fluffy white head. Great lacing.

S: Dank and citrusy. Pine and hops.

T.F: Semi-sweet up front. Light grains and citrus juice. Grapefruit rind and mild pine... less than expected given the name, but more than typical for a New Trail brew. Nonspecific tropical fruit. Modest bitterness. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel.

O: Another pleasing Imperial NEIPA from New Trail. Less pine than I was hoping for given the name, and not much of a divergence from their typical. Doesn't mean it isn't good though.

Undated* can into pint glass. Pours a murky yellow-orange with a fairly brief off-white head. Initial impression is less juicy and more pine-y than your typical New Trail NEIPA. Mouthfeel is fairly thick and borders on sticky. Alcohol is well hidden. Finish has a bit of resin bite, tempered by a touch of caramel. Overall, another excellent offering from New Trail.
* I think I've figured out why they refuse to date-stamp their cans: if they come out with a new release every week (and it's pretty close), they don't NEED to date their cans! Still, I wish they would. And why they refuse to show the ABV on most releases (this one included) is beyond me. True, the can does say it's a DIPA, but that could mean double digits.