NEIPA Reviews
A NEIPA (New England IPA) is a style brewed for more fruit aroma and flavor with less bitterness. Softer and fuller than West Coast or pale ale styles
Fat Orange Cat (CT) Pumpkin Patch Kittens NEIPA 7%
Brewed with pumpkin, spices & Vanilla
A neutral aroma. Soft body & medium carbonation will introduce the flavor aspects of the offering. No one contribution is overwhelming any other nor the NEIPA nature as much as a blend occurs promoting flavorful season of October in an unassuming manner.
Retaining the nature of an NEIPA the offering can appeal to those who don't buy into pumpkin ales or beers & worth a try by even the most skeptical of this style.
Mast Landing (ME) / Trillium (MA) Murdoch NEIPA 8.2%
2 hops (Citra & Peacharine)
Full fruit aroma. Holding the sip shows you the crafts flavor realm of Citra orange initially. Citra will also be the bittering agent in this offering which is layered. Peacharine gives the soft bodied craft a sweet weave in a lightly tart atmosphere. All the above end in a flavor / bittering balance that is just right. The offering is flavor enhanced as it warms but for full affect colder was preferred.
NEIPA / IPA / DIPA & Hazy camps.
District 96 (NY) All Nations NEIPA 6.5%
2 hops (Citra & Riwaka)
Earthy/Fruit aroma mixed.
An ultra soft body & minimal carbonation. With minimal bittering flavor kicks in from the start with orange & citrus tropical prominent & continuous. Bittering is light & stabilizes the offering. As you venture further & the sip is held you get the full experience of the true flavor aspects which come across deep & full. Each sip lets the blend come full circle creating a craft that paired these 2 hops perfectly.
HAZY, NEIPA & DIPA
Fat Orange Cat (CT) Crazy Cat Lady NEIPA DDH'd 8%
3 hops (Citra, Idaho 7 & Krush)
Tropical teasing aroma. A blend of orange, citrus & tropical flavors are immediate in a subtle tart base. All this becomes wrapped in a soft full body & light carbonation & is consistently rich from 1 sip to the next. A light bittered ending takes the craft to an appropriate close. Flavors dominate the craft using all the above aspects as balance.
An offering for DIPA, NEIPA & Hazy Camps
Vitamin Sea / South Shore Single Fin Mentality NEIPA 6.6%
4 hops (Simcoe, Citra, Comet & Chinook)Fruited & light grass notes waft through aroma. Soft body & light rind beginning will lead to a flavor forward craft even noting mild bittering & carbonation. Balance & blending allows flavors of orange & subtle tropical to become enhanced further in. Consistent bittering aspects remain mild but rooted & much needed helping create a well crafted NEIPA style.. Colder preferred but pick your temp.
Hazy, DIPA & NEIPA camps
Aurora (NY) Krush Fresh to Death NEIPA 6.8%
3 hops ( Citra, Mosaic & Krush) DDH'd
Total fruit aroma. Light carbonation in a light tart base. A soft body makes fruit notes prominent in the DDH'd world in which it resides. Each sip is a bouquet of hop flavors with Krush out front. Holding the sip enhances flavor notes. Mosaic balances the craft with earthy aspects. All this fades at each sip end & you begin again with each passing sip. Again the bouquet of flavor will appear.
A blended well done NEIPA for multiple camps.
Fat Orange Cat (CT) Claws 2 NEIPA 7%
2 hops ( Citra & Motueka)
Earthy & lightly layered fruit aroma. Medium carbonation & light woody bittering will pair with hop flavor of orange & citrus forward notes which will dominate the offering by sip 3. Continuous flavor notes though allow the return of bittering for balance with a nuance subtle spiced ending.
Light enough in body & all other contributions help blend them into a flavorful well paired hop craft. Colder preferred.
An NEIPA for multiple camps to enjoy.
Beer Tree (NY) Awaken the Forest NEIPA 6.3%
4 hops (Citra, Citra cryo, Nelson & Anchovy)
Earthy aroma with nuanced fruit notes. Bittering is resinous & weaves throughout. A flavor burst of tropical, orange, peach & grape arrives early & stays late with tropical a bit dominant but does allow others to the party. An earthy notes provides balance. All aspects are involved start to finish. A very light Nelson semi dry note to finish to each sip.
Balanced & blended.
DIPA & Hazy camps
Greater Good (MA) Pulp Daddy Hazy DNEIPA 8%
2 hops (Citra & Mosaic)
Fruited aroma entices you into a soft body & Medium carbonation. Bright flavors pop in medium bittering & shine further with the addition of lupulin bringing out orange, tangerine & peach in no particular order of appearance. Balance between flavor & bitter is immediate & just right. Lightly dry which doesn't detract from the offering which ends smoothly start to finish. Colder was preferred.
A craft for DIPA & NEIPA camps primarily
Burlington (VT) Uncanny Valley NEIPA 7%
SO MANY BEERS SO LITTLE TIME
2 hops (Citra & Mosaic)
Aroma contributions from both hops. Medium carbonation & bittering. Hops work their magic with orange & peach flavors in a creamy soft body Immediately. Mosaic injects an earthy layer towards each sip end. Each sip provides more flavor & gets better as you go. No one aspect overpowers any other from start to finish making this a very easy to enjoy craft.
Most camps will find this appealing.
Mast Landing (ME) On a Mountain in the Clouds NEIPA 6.5%
SO MANY BEERS SO LITTLE TIME
4 hops (Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe & Idaho 7)
Aroma is light & earthy w / fruit layers. Soft flavors of orange & citrus come forward & mix with a black tea note that remains a subtle actor throughout. Mosaic & Simcoe create a balance of earthy / pine. Black tea gives this offering an interesting difference. Softer & more flavor enhanced as this matures. "Spiced up" notes that finishes nicely.
Multiple contributions make this an intriguing NEIPA