On tap at Taphouse 15, understatedly effervescent NEIPA lacks fruity range of most stylish competition. Lemony orange and tangerine spritz stays spry but subtropic New Zealand hop influence fails to surface and wheated oat creaming falters. Mild citrus continuance picks up light herbage and minty pine needling.
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry-hopped pale ale utilizes IPA-related Mosaic-Nelson-Simcoe hop conflux to forward freshly squeezed orange juicing, salted pineapple tang white grapefruit bittering and mild peach sweetness above buttery oated wheat.
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry straw-yellowed light body stays too subtle as slightly soured champagne-sparkled green grape tannins seep into grassy hop stead at washed-out pilsner malt base. Suited to mellower sessionable thirsts.
On tap at Taphouse 15, ‘aggressively dry-hopped’ New England IPA collab with new Morris Plains brewery, Autodidact, puts lemony orange peeled peach and pineapple tang across light vegetal herbage and atop buttery pale malts. Lacks stylish oats-creamed sour yogurt dimension.
