NEIPA "Juice Bombs" in the PNW

Seems like we've had a couple threads like this, but I couldn't find them on a quick phone search. Basically, get thee to Grape Lotion

 

Fremont - Belmont Station 20
Ex-Novo - ISO: NEIPA
Claim 52: Juice Station Flash
great notion - pretty much all their IPAs

 

Are you in the Portland area or elsewhere in Oregon? Because many of these beers are not distributed far, narrowing down your location may help us suggest stuff you're most likely to see.

 

Then Great Notion is probably your best option. Them and Claim 52 are the two producing this style most consistently. Other breweries are producing one-offs that you may stumble upon, but these two have NEIPAs as part of their regular lineup. Happy hunting!

 

Block 15 gets into the mix every so often. Intergalactic Hop shop. The new dab lab doomglass is hazy, too.

 

I am done with this fad already.

 

Well, with the fact that Red Hook is releasing one, that's gotta be sign that the end is near. Right?

 

You've got an excellent point. Once somebody's parents try to adopt something to be be hip, that's usually the death knell of a trend for the kids.

 

Except in business, when someone realizes there's a dollar to be made selling something popular to the next waves after the early adapters.

 

Great Notion and Modern Times just did a collaboration beer that released a couple days ago call Effective Dreams. Cans are being distributed around to the popular bottle shops all over town. Beer is so juicy and hazy, tastes like an Orange Creamsicle.

 

Agreed, it won't be the end of them overall. But it may mean the early adopters (BA forums) will stop being fascinated and move on to something else.

 

the Something Wicked from Breakside is a juice bomb. pretty delicious. Culmination has a Pink Floyd inspired hazy beer called Momentary lapse of reason. The Obscured by Clouds they offered last month was outstanding.

 

Here is one of our older threads: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-style-ipas.322913/

 

Not quite done, but more of a been there, cool to add a 4 pack a month into the mix and move on.

 

After noodling on it a bit, here's my theory: the popularity of this style will track like the CDA. It's holding the beer geek nation's attention for now, but will become a "Remember those?" for most while maintaining popularity in the core regional market. A regional specialty having a temporary national heyday.

I think there are enough fans who want (and will pay the premium for) a source of fresh turbidity to support Great Notion and others around the country who made a name for themselves on these beers. But outside of the NE, I think most breweries and drinkers will move on to the next thing (Santa Fe-style Cream Ales? Allegheny Smoke Beers?).

 

I don't, I believe the style is here to stay. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a fad either.

 

yeah. after having a bunch of them over the past year I can stay that my palette has grown weary of the chalk-juice. Ill go back for one every once in a while, but im pretty done for the most part.