Golden Hour
New Trail Brewing Company

 

Purchased as a single from the fridge for $3.50. Canned on 09/24/25, so this beer is almost five months old.

Look: Moderately hazy with an orangey golden color. Nearly two fingers of a rocky off-white head that eventually dissipated to a thin ring around the rim. Nice streams of tiny-bubbled carbonation rising up the glass are noticeable if you peer closely through the haze.

Smell: Nice aromas of bright, juicy citrus and tropical fruits. I get nice, fresh grapefruit and white grape aromas up front, along with some juicy pineapple. Some green notes also.

Taste: Interesting. This is a bit different from what I was expecting. I guess I was hoping for more complexity. The predominant flavors are orange zest and pith and a mild to moderate bitterness. The finish has a bit of chewable vitamin flavor. Alcohol is basically undetectable and certainly does not taste like 8.5% ABV.

Feel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation. The mouthfeel is a bit thin with a bit of a chalky finish, however it is very drinkable.

Overall: Probably the coolest thing about this beer is that it is a collaboration with Warwick Farm Brewing. I think that this is the first beer that I am tasting that they are involved with brewing. I look forward to trying some other stuff that they make. And I wonder how much of the ingredients used in this beer were grown on Warwick Farm?

 

Pours a translucent golden color with a moderate head. The aroma is fruity, most notably tropical fruit. The most predominant taste is apricot. Overall, I consider this an excellent beer!

 

 

 

 

This is an interesting NEDIPA collab. Average looks and residual lacing, no issues here. A minimal head stays put as it goes down the glass. Sweet fruit candy scents are prevalent and lead directly to the palate. This beer is a fruit bowl in hop form that maintains a sweeter edge with hints of resin and light bitterness as the experience goes forward. It is definitely on the thin side for an 8.5% ABV NEDIPA, but this isn't necessarily detracting. Very drinkable and disappears quickly. Overall a treat of a big hazy with a quirky nature at times, but worthy of a hazy lover's attention.

A collaboration between New Trail and Warwick Farms? Sign me up! Pours a fabulous hazy straw color. A tropical fruit cocktail of aroma. The juicy flavors are tempered by the hoppy bitterness. Lush mouthfeel. Overall, outstanding from two stellar PA breweries!

Canned on: 9-24-25

A - Hazy golden tan colored pour with thin lacing.

S - Heavy oat aroma with juicy tropical fruit over top.

T - The oat forward malt base isn't as prevalent on the palate as it was in the nose. Juicy tropical fruit, berry, and a little touch of floral with a nice lingering hop resin after the sip.

M - Soft medium body with gentle carbonation and a finish that teeters between dry and semi-dry.

O - Really solid and hope NT puts this one into the regular rotation.

Slight lopsided off whites colored froth with limited retention... Color is a pale hazed lemony yellow... Distinctive nose of grapefruit, blood oranges and lemon... Palate a more subtle and more nuanced... It includes a certain sweetness of jelly beans and bubble gum... Unique and interesting palate... Easy drinking medium bodied... Fluffy, delicate and smooth... Interesting and enjoyable but not sure I would partake regularly...

 

Pours a hazy, pale yellow/green with an off white head.

Smells of star fruit, mango, and papaya, with a candy biscuit malt.

Taste follows nose with a nice subtlety and complexity.