I am all for the hazy IPAs ... living in VT I assumed I understood what super hazy beers looked like, until recently trying so many ales from Trillium. In general these juicy ipas are a big hit for me, but on quite a few occasions I have also felt that the beers were excessively yeasty ... and sometimes this is apparent in the glass and the bottle. If it were just for the appearance I wouldnt mind but at some point the yeast seems to take away from the clarity of the hops that Im looking to experience. dont get me wrong I love trillium and will continue to buy their beers, just wondering if other have experienced this.
I've noticed it in several of their brews -- and I usually just decant off it. Whatever it is - yeast, hops, malt particles -- it doesn't impart a yeasty flavor that I could ever detect.
Visually, it is a bit off putting but when you realize what it is...Just pour another on top of it, give it a gentle swirl and voila!
yeah its true, I havent noticed a yeasty flavor but I did think it muddies the flavor profile and creates a bit of a mealy feel.
It's probably not yeast. http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/northeast-haze-through-a-microscope.397142/
I dont think most hazy beers have too much yeast, but I have felt that way on occasion with trillium. im not talking about the haze on all trillium IPAs, or hazy ipas in general. but in specific cases I have had trillium beers that had an excessive amount of yeast in the bottom of the bottle, and I felt in these specific cases the flavor profile didnt live up to other trillium ales ive had.
There simply is no other brewer making beers as orange juicy as trill. If a little sludge in the bottle is what it takes to get that profile -- bring on the mustardy looking sludge I say....
yeah I wouldnt disagree with that... and in general I dont think hazy looks bad, hazy IPAs are the ones I enjoy most. having tried a handful of the best IPAs in new england I would agree that Trillium stands at the top... especially in terms of that juicy candied orange tropical paradise thing. im just saying that on a few occasions ive tried trillium IPAs that had an absurd amount of yeast and as a result I thought the hops seemed muted and the mouthfeel suffered. the other 85% of the time, the beer is really hazy and tastes great - as I expect from these guys.
Do you drink wine? My beverage of choice is red burgundy, which has more sediment/murk in aged bottles than any yeasty beer. It's good for you. Swirl and gulp.
haha I do enjoy wine on occasion. but its not the sediment that bothers me... I tend to prefer cloudy unfiltered IPAs, but I could care less about the appearance - im commenting on the imparted flavor and mouthfeel. There have been times drinking bottles of trillium where it was obvious that there was excessive yeast and it seemed like the favor profile was less bright as a result. maybe im being nitpicky but in NE we are spoiled and theres lots of examples of big juicy IPAs that are remarkably delicate and clean.
It's worth noting that the level of haze varies depending on the hop. To be specific, Galaxy seems to produce the most opaque beers from Trillium (see Congress Street), while those with Mosaic tend to let some light through (see Melcher). Also Tree House Green (heavy on the Galaxy) is one of their most opaque as well.
