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The New Frontier
Connecticut Valley Brewing
- From:
- Connecticut Valley Brewing
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 11.03%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 01, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 23, 2012
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 24
Our Triple California style IPA is big, bold, but surprisingly smooth (for an 11%). The Centennial kettle additions and generous Mosaic dry-hopping combine to impart a bright citrus aroma with a resinous stone fruit undertone finishing with pleasant floral notes.
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a tallboy can into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Slightly hazed golden copper pour with thick fluffy white head. Great retention/lacing.
S: Tropical fruit... citrus and pine. Honey and sweets.
T/F: Follows the nose. Sweet toasted malts and honey up front. Strong bitterness... big time hops. Stronger pine than expected.... citrus and tropical fruit. Grapefruit, melon, and earth. Medium bodied... super oily on the tongue. Warming and the ABV is only mostly hidden.
O: A big, boozy, flavor packed triple IPA. A nice mix of east/west coast flavors, and a slow sipper. Not one I'd want every day but a well done brew.
Feb 14, 2019L: Slightly hazed golden copper pour with thick fluffy white head. Great retention/lacing.
S: Tropical fruit... citrus and pine. Honey and sweets.
T/F: Follows the nose. Sweet toasted malts and honey up front. Strong bitterness... big time hops. Stronger pine than expected.... citrus and tropical fruit. Grapefruit, melon, and earth. Medium bodied... super oily on the tongue. Warming and the ABV is only mostly hidden.
O: A big, boozy, flavor packed triple IPA. A nice mix of east/west coast flavors, and a slow sipper. Not one I'd want every day but a well done brew.
Reviewed by meatyard from Florida
3.81/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I guess this fits the style but I guess I’m not too fond of the style. I think it does well for the style. If you like IIIPAs I think you’ll be OK with this beer.
Jan 11, 2019Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.79/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from 16oz tall can into a tulip. It's hard to read the stamp on the bottom of the can, but I think it was canned 5/1/18. I also think this might be the same beer as the "Double California Style IPA", since the cans are nearly identical, as is the ABV.
Appearance: nice orange hue with a moderage haze and a thin layer of frothy dark-ivory foam atop. Despite the low head, I like the look.
Smell: dank hops and a rather earthy, biscuity malt aroma. Not too bad, but doesn't blow me away.
Taste: rich, malty body, with an earthy, dank hop flavor and a big but very smooth bitterness. It's not bad at all, although I'd love a little more hop flavor to balance the malty body.
Mouthfeel: big body with a moderate carbonation and a very smooth creaminess. I dig it.
Overall: as heavy-duty as this beer is, it's a surprisingly easy quaff for an 11% beer. I don't know if that hops have faded that much in the two months since it was canned, but I feel like this beer could easily be a lot more hop-forward.
Jul 13, 2018Appearance: nice orange hue with a moderage haze and a thin layer of frothy dark-ivory foam atop. Despite the low head, I like the look.
Smell: dank hops and a rather earthy, biscuity malt aroma. Not too bad, but doesn't blow me away.
Taste: rich, malty body, with an earthy, dank hop flavor and a big but very smooth bitterness. It's not bad at all, although I'd love a little more hop flavor to balance the malty body.
Mouthfeel: big body with a moderate carbonation and a very smooth creaminess. I dig it.
Overall: as heavy-duty as this beer is, it's a surprisingly easy quaff for an 11% beer. I don't know if that hops have faded that much in the two months since it was canned, but I feel like this beer could easily be a lot more hop-forward.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.63/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Somewhat hazy, orange hued body; decent head for a high ABV beer. Some citrus notes to the smell; orange. Dull malt sweetness; boozy and bitter; citrus rind. Heavy body; dense and warm with a prickly feel on the palate.
A solid representation of a TIPA -- big, malty, boozy.
Jul 13, 2018A solid representation of a TIPA -- big, malty, boozy.
Reviewed by mike22ne from Massachusetts
3.93/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.93/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can, dated 12/8/17.
Look is a hazy orange gold, with a thick white head that persists and leaves a good coating down the glass.
Smell and taste are a mix of floral, tropical, piney hops. Definitely a bit herbal/dank characteristic.
Feel is lively, a strong bitterness with a clinging herbal pithy finish. A bit soft on the palate, with a hint of the alcohol.
The can says it's a California-style DIPA, which to me should mean big pine resin and citrus hops and crystal clear bitterness. This beer is good but it doesn't really match that profile. Makes me wonder when was the last time I had a crystal-clear IPA from any brewery in New England...
Jan 31, 2018Look is a hazy orange gold, with a thick white head that persists and leaves a good coating down the glass.
Smell and taste are a mix of floral, tropical, piney hops. Definitely a bit herbal/dank characteristic.
Feel is lively, a strong bitterness with a clinging herbal pithy finish. A bit soft on the palate, with a hint of the alcohol.
The can says it's a California-style DIPA, which to me should mean big pine resin and citrus hops and crystal clear bitterness. This beer is good but it doesn't really match that profile. Makes me wonder when was the last time I had a crystal-clear IPA from any brewery in New England...
The New Frontier from Connecticut Valley Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
107 ratings
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