Pointing North
New Trail Brewing Company
- From:
- New Trail Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.37 | pDev: 2.52%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2021
- Added:
- Nov 16, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Pointing North is a Hazy Double IPA, brewed in collaboration with our dear friends at Levante Brewing Co. Brewed with a mixture of Oat Malts and Franco Belge Wheat. Directionally hopped with Citra, Strata, Centennial, & Chinook. Expect huge citrus notes backed with light tropicals and pine. Orient yourself and enjoy the direction.
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Reviewed by Vetbidder from Pennsylvania
4.23/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Thick looking murky golden
With almost no head from pounder can, let’s give er a try. Potent pineapple and citrus up front with a bit of pine in there too on the nose. Tropical flavors with some sweetness followed by just a slight amount of bitterness, this IPA delivers. Only had one beer before this one and I can’t taste any heat on this 9 percenter. Good stuff.
Jan 03, 2021With almost no head from pounder can, let’s give er a try. Potent pineapple and citrus up front with a bit of pine in there too on the nose. Tropical flavors with some sweetness followed by just a slight amount of bitterness, this IPA delivers. Only had one beer before this one and I can’t taste any heat on this 9 percenter. Good stuff.
Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
4.47/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Undated can into pint glass. Pours an opaquely murky pale amber (SRM 5-ish) with a durable off-white head. Initial impression is slightly sweet pineapple, orange, mango, and a hint of pine. Mouthfeel is thick but not sticky. Finish is sweet, fading to a dry bitterness that invites the next sip. Collabs are, in my experience, kind of hit-or-miss, but in this instance New Trail and Levante have definitely produced a hit!
Nov 20, 2020
Rated by wallys555 from Pennsylvania
4.44/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Another winner from New Trail
Nov 19, 2020
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 16 oz can into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Hazed out golden pour. Big fluffy white head leaves great lacing
S: Citrus and fruit. Tangerine, mango, and peach.
T.F: Just like it smells. Big and fruity... tropical fruit juice with mango and citrus. Orange/tangerine, grapefruit rind, pineapple, and peach. A bit of pepper/pine, but mostly a juice bomb. Medium bodied and creamy mouthfeel. Smooth.... with more fruit juice to finish.
O: An outstanding collaboration brew between New Trail and Levante. Delicious beer.
Nov 16, 2020L: Hazed out golden pour. Big fluffy white head leaves great lacing
S: Citrus and fruit. Tangerine, mango, and peach.
T.F: Just like it smells. Big and fruity... tropical fruit juice with mango and citrus. Orange/tangerine, grapefruit rind, pineapple, and peach. A bit of pepper/pine, but mostly a juice bomb. Medium bodied and creamy mouthfeel. Smooth.... with more fruit juice to finish.
O: An outstanding collaboration brew between New Trail and Levante. Delicious beer.
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