Not Just NEIPA
Black Gold Brewery
- From:
- Black Gold Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.83 | pDev: 3.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 25, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 25, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Hazy and juicy with classic aromas of mango, passionfruit, orange zest and pine. Big hop flavour without the bitterness. 30 IBU.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From the Huron Church Rd. LCBO in nearby Windsor. Canned October 22/25. My 3rd beer from the Petrolia, Ontario brewery, and 2nd for 2026. Remarkably highly recommended by Gracie the cat...
Apr 25, 2026
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the brewery; coded 0869 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a hazy pale golden-blonde colour, with two fingers of fluffy, soapy white head situated atop. Within three minutes, it has dissipated down to a wide, sudsy collar and filmy cap, with a decent swath of messy lace left clinging to the glass. Citrusy aroma of grapefruit and lemon peel, with subtler hints of apricot, bready/wheaty malts and floral hops.
Tastes similar to the nose, with the addition of a few more tropical hop notes: I'm getting hints of mango & melon amidst the grapefruit, apricot and bready wheat malt sweetness. Low bitterness, with citrus pith and faint tropical fruitiness fading into an aftertaste that trends off-dry. Medium in body, with low carbonation that gently tickles the surface of the tongue; feels smooth and a little slick, with average drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.63, a B grade. Black Gold's Not Just NEIPA is, unfortunately, just another NEIPA - it's still a decent effort, but I don't think it's anything special compared to what you can find at any LCBO these days. The hops just don't pop: it's not very juicy, and it's kind of forgettable if I'm being honest. I could drink this beer again without a fuss, and I'd definitely revisit if I knew for certain that the can was fresh.
Jun 02, 2023Pours a hazy pale golden-blonde colour, with two fingers of fluffy, soapy white head situated atop. Within three minutes, it has dissipated down to a wide, sudsy collar and filmy cap, with a decent swath of messy lace left clinging to the glass. Citrusy aroma of grapefruit and lemon peel, with subtler hints of apricot, bready/wheaty malts and floral hops.
Tastes similar to the nose, with the addition of a few more tropical hop notes: I'm getting hints of mango & melon amidst the grapefruit, apricot and bready wheat malt sweetness. Low bitterness, with citrus pith and faint tropical fruitiness fading into an aftertaste that trends off-dry. Medium in body, with low carbonation that gently tickles the surface of the tongue; feels smooth and a little slick, with average drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.63, a B grade. Black Gold's Not Just NEIPA is, unfortunately, just another NEIPA - it's still a decent effort, but I don't think it's anything special compared to what you can find at any LCBO these days. The hops just don't pop: it's not very juicy, and it's kind of forgettable if I'm being honest. I could drink this beer again without a fuss, and I'd definitely revisit if I knew for certain that the can was fresh.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
March 6 2026
Jul 25, 2021
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