Primer
Arvon Brewing Co.

A - Pours a hazy gold with a large foamy white head. Light soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is orange, pineapple and cantaloupe.

T - The taste is orange, grapefruit and bitter resinous finish.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a big crisp finish.

O - Solid easy drinking NEIPA.

2+ week old can poured into a tulip glass.

Lighter coloring and haze than most of their NE IPAs, perhaps intentional given the “Vermont style” labeling? Nice initial bright white head that’s a little fizzy and fizzles out quite quickly. Minimal lacing.

I get a tropical fruit blast up front, then a wave of citrus juice, followed by a heavy but lovely white wine /green grape note. Very grassy, a familiar characteristic in Arvon beers, but not green. Some stone fruit, melon, and a little dankness late. As the beer warms the wine element really shines — mix of Prosecco and Pinot Grigio. Mild, balanced, and very well crafted.

I’m used to a lot of sweetness in Arvon hazies, often stemming from lactose, but this one is very dry. Again paying tribute to the Vermont (read: Alchemist) style? This beer isn’t at that level, but it’s quite good. Consistent with the nose, I get a lot of pithy citrus, light tropical fruits, dry Riesling, grassy greens (but not at all starchy or chalky — thank you!), a little pine resin, and a wonderful lasting bitterness at the end. Sometimes I’m in the mood for semi-sweet hazies, and sometimes I’m in the mood for bitterness and pith. This is a milder version of the latter that is incredibly drinkable, especially on a hot day. Really tight and we’ll done, and I appreciate an ABV that starts with “6.”

Plenty soft and silky but understandably thinner given the 6.5% ABV and focus on Vermont versus murkier NE IPA interpretations. But wonderfully (almost perfectly) coating, providing a lasting bitterness, pithiness, and pucker.

This thing got better and better as I drank it. Perhaps it just fit the mood (pre-dinner beer after a hot day in the sun at the lake) perfectly. Not going to blow a whale-hunting haze bro away, but I think it’s a really well crafted beer.

ONE PINT can
Served in a stemless wine glass

This beer pours a dirty yellow color and is turbid. It is topped with a couple inches of beige head that leaves nice lacing.

Dank aroma with citrus and pine notes.

Dank flavor with bitter grapefruit and pine. Bitter finish.

Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel

It is nice to have a bitter NE style IPA for a change. Just had a sweet one before this beer. This is nice.