On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, easygoing beige golden hazed double dry-hopped NEIPA promotes mildly salted lemon zesting, tangy orange peel sweetness and tartly sour guava-gooseberry conflux above delicate wheated oats base. Tropical-bound New Zealand-derived Nelson Sauvin/ Motueka hop combo connects for juicy fruited moderation.
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EVIL TWIN NYC NOSE GOES IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, mellow frothily cream-headed NEIPA lets brisk grapefruit-peeled orange pith bittering and mild pineapple, tangerine and mango tanginess stay low key as resinous pine tones and herbal nips secure the clean mineral watered pale malt bottom.
TWIN ELEPHANT HERE THERE BE MONSTERS INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, spectral tropical fruited NEIPA blends Vic Secret-hopped grape tannins with floral-daubed Motueka/Rakau/Wakutu-hopped lime zesting and tart passionfruit-guava-pineapple zips. Lemony orange Pez-like tartness assumes control at the midst as mild tangerine, mango and peach illusions plus mild cat-pissed acidity saddle dank earthen bottom gently buffered by white wheated pilsner malting.
SEVEN TRIBESMEN HOP GAMBIT NE-STYLE IPA
‘Aggressively hopped’ NEIPA could use juicier tropical fruited frontage. Yet its tangy orange, mango and pineapple spicing and herbal lemon souring never fail to gently entice above cereal grained pilsner(?) malting.
LORD HOBO ALOHA FROM NEW ENGLAND COCONUT MILKSHAKE NEIPA
Semi-sharp citrus bittering gains tangy mango and pineapple salting for subdued coconut milking of loosely-defined murky golden milkshake IPA. Instead, label this as a bold tropical-fruited New England IPA as its creamy vanilla froth gets depleted by the same yogurt-soured guava, gooseberry and green grape tartness many New England IPA’s promote. A viscous medium body with piney hop oiling and floral hibiscus nuances hiding beneath its gluey tropical surface.
SAMUEL ADAMS WICKED HAZY
Straightforward hazy NEIPA retains smoothly easygoing flow as spicy floral-daubed orange, mango and pineapple tang plus tertiary papaya-passionfruit tropicalia pick up mild herbage over dry pale malts.
RUSTY RAIL FOG MONSTER NEIPA
Proper golden cleared ‘hazy’ NEIPA brings spritzy lemon zest, mildly bitter guava-gooseberry tartness and subtle pineapple-mango juicing to earthen wood toned pungency and dry pale malts in medium bodied setting.
TRIPLE CROSSING POCKET KNIFE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, streamlined yellow cleared IPA moderation brings mild floral-daubed orange rind and grapefruit pith bittering to herbal-nipped pine lacquering. Misty lemon zesting and wispy pineapple-peach-papaya tropicalia engage upfront citrus-spiced Mosaic hop bristle.
RIVER HORSE JORTS
On tap at Tavern 5, ambiguously sessionable West Coast-inspired IPA plies tart orange-oiled grapefruit musk to lacquered pine over dry pale malt gluing.
TWO ROADS AREA TWO MANGO WAUI HEMP IPA
On tap at Rebar – Lodi, dank Maui Waui hemp seed oiliness seeps into orange-juiced mango tang, picking up floral-daubed guava, papaya and lychee licks in semi-sharp citric hop setting.
SLOOP SUPER SOFT
Updated 2022 version of pillowy IPA (with no hops used in the boil) retains subdued tropical fruited nature but its dry orange-oiled vegetal whim clips its tangy grapefruit, mango, tangerine and peach presence. Dank wood tones stay mild.
MAINE LITTLE WHALEBOAT INDIA PALE ALE
‘Intricately designed’ moderation with soft citrus spritz prodding floral-spiced chamomile licks and resinous pining above creamily floured wheat bed. Lightly lingered lemon-dried orange rind and grapefruit pith bittering leads the way alongside unassuming mango, pineapple and papaya tanginess and wispy grape-stemmed phenols.