‘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.
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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.
GHOST HAWK STICK & MOVE ROGGENBIER
On tap at Plank Pizza, underwhelming German roggenbier (with unfulfilled rauchbier influence) does avoid soapiness of many Americanized models, but its toned down beechwood-smoked rye malting lacks serious meat-cured salami endurance despite the perky black peppered citrus insistence.
FORGOTTEN BOARDWALK FREQUENCY MODULATION
Peculiar ‘modern twist’ on hefeweizen provides dry-hopped Earl Grey tea-like Wai-iti & Idaho 7 hop combo to not quite traditional lemon-soured banana tartness as green grape tannins, white peachiness and plantain starching dabble with drifting herbal misting. An awkwardly nifty easygoer.
JUGHANDLE GATEWAY WHITE
Sitting gently on the tongue, dryer than usual witbier brings stylishly zestful lemony orange spritz, modest coriander-spiced banana sweetness and caramelized plantain wisps to musky fungi-like herbal yeast musting above sugared sourdough base.
