Skylab Mutiny
Grey Matter Brewing Co.

Appearance: Poured with a thumb and a half of head that stuck around and produced some decent lacing. The body is hazy yellow, but upon closer inspection there is are more then a few floaties in the beer.

Smell: Citrus, predominantly orange, grapefruit and touches of passionfruit with a bready malt backend. A bit milder then other New England IPAs I've had in terms of potency.

Taste: Starts as you would expect, citrus hops with a malt backing, but then turns to a more common IPA earthy bitterness. It's not overwhelming on that bitter note, but kind of ruins what the beer was going for and the style is meant to be.

Mouthfeel: That bitterness lingers in the aftertaste and builds as you drink it, which drastically slows down the drinking of this offering. The carbonations and transitioning are good but nothing to write home about.

Drinkability: That bitterness hamstrings the beer, it turns from citrus drinker to pale ale sipper, despite a body that is on the lighter side of medium.

Final Thoughts: New England IPA has a ceiling for me, and while I appreciate this one coming across as different then most, it more so comes across as someone didn't fully commit to NEIPA's citrus bit and tried to have it both ways, or that just the wrong selection of hops were used.