On tap at Beef Trust, sharply fruited NEIPA (based on brewers’ Jam Series) adds berry-juiced lime zest to sweet n’ sour Citra/Mosaic/Motueka-hopped tropicalia. Limey floral-spiced lemon meringue, pineapple, grapefruit and guava tartness consumes cotton-candied crystal malting contrasting dry wood tones.
Limey passionfruit souring nudges orange-bruised apricot tang above dank piney-hopped grassy astringency for medium-full-bodied tropical fruit juicer. Overripe navel orange and tangerine zesting dart thru apricot-passionfruit adjuncts with clean vodka briskness in tidy manner.
Efficient NEIPA brightens lime-salted yogurt souring with brisk lemony yellow grapefruit zesting and juicy pineapple tartness above creamy vanilla sweetness. Ambrosia-like lemon meringue, orange marmalade, salted mango, tangy tangerine, passionfruit and clementine illusions on display at hard-candied center of citric-hopped beauty.
Sunny yellow grapefruit zesting gains sweet orange-peeled tangelo, clementine and pomelo juicing to contrast salted sour yogurt-milked green grape tannins above delicate wheat-flaked base for lightly hazed yellow-glazed NEIPA. Bittersweet orange marmalade tang maintains fruit punch as mild herbal whims and dank pine notions recede.
On tap at Growler & Gill, ‘pillowy’ moderation brings sunshiny grapefruit bittering to sharp citrus hop briskness, dank pine resin and grassy astringency above oats-sugared pale malts. Mildly spiced tangerine, orange, pineapple and mango tang gains slight vodka nip at juicy tropical finish.
On tap at Taphouse 15, well-balanced NEIPA relegates Citra-Mosaic-hopped tropical fruiting with pastry dough-like oats sugaring, mild grassy astringency and tea-like respite. Juicy pineapple, mango, yellow grapefruit and navel orange tang gains salty carbolic pep.
On tap at Draught Industries, ‘juicy’ New England-styled IPA ties lactic yogurt-soured Nelson Sauvin-hopped guava-passionfruit-gooseberry tropicalia to tangy (Citra-Mosaic-hopped) lemon-grapefruit-pineapple zesting for spiffy waxed crayon-like mouthfeel. Sweetly soured tropical fruited intensity gains tart rhubarb fennel chutney charm above gentle wheat-oats spine.
On tap at Growler & Gill, semi-sharp lemony grapefruit, pineapple and orange juicing picks up herbal piney hop whim above delicate spice-sugared oats base for uncomplicatedly appealing NEIPA.
On tap at Growler & Gill, rounded moderate-medium body plies evenly spread grapefruit, navel orange, pineapple, peach and mango tanginess to soiled earthen herbage and mildly resinous pine hop bittering. Clean vodka twang promotes fruity front end.
On tap at Draught Industries, boldly complex (10.5% ABV) Imperial IPA resonates with moderately embittered lemony orange-peeled grapefruit pith zesting bursting forth ahead of candied pineapple tartness, peachy nectar perk and mild mango-guava-tangerine conflux. Despite boozy alcohol percentage, tropical fruit juicing, dank piney hop oiling and delicate floral sweetness maintain impeccable balance above honey-spiced crystal malts.
On tap at Beef Trust, diverting double dry-hopped NEIPA closer to a muskily wet-grained English IPA than its ‘hazy’/’juicy’ tag would indicate, leaving dank earthen wood tones upon desiccated lemony grapefruit tartness, musty vegetal herbage, dark floral misting, mild pineapple-guava souring and raw oats neutrality.
Taking its ‘trashcan’ moniker from the Astros baseball cheating scam, sessionably brisk IPA brings bitter yellow grapefruit and orange rind zesting to the fore as sour yogurt milking gains strength alongside boozy gin ethers above sugary pale malts in frisky crayon-waxed carbolic manner.
