Monthly Archives: September 2017

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half Double Dry Hopped Broccoli

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 7.9%
Style: New England Hazy / Double IPA
Other Notes: Cream of broccoli. Double Dry Hopped Imperial Pale Ale. Hops – Cascade, Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic and Simcoe. Other – Mosaic Lupulin Powder, Oats and Wheat

Brewer Description: (from website) Imperial IPA w/ Cascade, Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic, Simcoe + Mosaic Lupulin Powder, oats + wheat.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 3rd August 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a one finger white head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Juicy mango and apricot with lots of citrus rind, orange and mandarin. There are also hints of cantaloupe, papaya, grass and pine.
Taste: Juicy mandarin, orange, peach and apricot with hints of pineapple, cantaloupe, starfruit and grass. A good balance of lightly bitter and lightly sweet.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and a dry finish.
Overall: Very drinkable as it was really nicely balanced bitter and sweetness with lots of nice juicy flavours and aromas.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Other Half Brewing, USA

Other Half Double Dry Hopped Mylar Bags

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Brewery: Other Half Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA
Other Notes: Bags on bags. Double Dry Hopped Imperial India Pale Ale. Hops – Amarillo, Citra, El Dorado, Galaxy and Mosaic. Other – Citra and Mosaic Lupulin Powder

Brewer Description: (from website) Double dry hopped imperial IPA w/ Amarillo, Citra, El Dorado, Galaxy + Mosaic, oats, wheat w/ Citra and Mosaic Lupulin Powder.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.31
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 2nd August 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy bright golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrus orange, grapefruit and melon with hints of pineapple and mango.
Taste: Bitter citrus rind, orange, grapefruit and underripe mango with a touch of candied pineapple and peachy sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Lots of citrus and tropical fruits with a good balance of sweet and bitter.

4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Trillium Brewing Company, USA

Trillium Cutting Tiles Mosaic

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Brewery: Trillium Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Double IPA with raw wildflower honey. Malts – Pilsner, White Wheat, Flaked Wheat, Dextrine and C-15. Hops – Mosaic

Brewer Description: (from website) Cutting Tiles is an exploratory series of Double IPA’s featuring a range of aromatic single hop varietals brewed with raw wildflower honey. This version is dosed with 100% Mosaic in all kettle, whirlpool and two massive dry hop additions. The local wildflower honey keeps the body light and drinkable but provides a floral, earthy backbone. Juicy, candied peach and nectarine up front backed up with a nuanced white wine character on the nose that continues straight through in the flavor profile. Pillowy soft mouthfeel, with a restrained bitterness on the finish. Initially, Mosaic Cutting Tiles was called Artaic. We enjoyed the beer so much that we wanted to experiment with different signature hops (i.e. Galaxy, Citra) with the base beer. We felt the name “Artaic” would lead to confusion as it sounds so similar to “Mosaic”, so we renamed the beer to Cutting Tiles as a nod to the original name (honoring an innovative business in Fort Point that uses robotics to create dynamic tile mosaics). The same recipe for Artaic is what we use now for Mosaic Cutting Tiles.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.09
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 1 pint can, with strangely no visible canned on date (looks like it got cut off the side of the can). Can was also quite severely deformed on the top (my fault), which made it extremely hard to open, although I somehow managed it in the end. Doesn’t appear to have affected the beer with no leaks. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a half finger white head that dissipated quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Orange, mango and pineapple with a hint of grass, caramel malt and booze.
Taste: Grapefruit and citrus rind light bitterness, with some pineapple, honey and malt sweetness.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was nice, but sweeter and maltier than expected, and just didn’t feel as balanced as the Galaxy version.

4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Trillium Brewing Company, USA

Trillium Cutting Tiles Galaxy

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Brewery: Trillium Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Double IPA with raw wildflower honey

Brewer Description: Not yet posted on website.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.32
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 26th July 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark yellow orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Orange, mango, peach and pineapple with hints of honey.
Taste: Pretty much follows the aroma with mango, peach, pineapple, orange rind, grapefruit and light floral notes. Good balance of light sweetness and light bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with moderate lively carbonation.
Overall: An excellent DIPA with a good balance of sweet and bitter and nice tropical and citrus fruit, aroma and taste.

5 - Excellent (must buy), American IPA, Beer Reviews, New England Brewing Co., USA

New England Fuzzy Baby Ducks

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Brewery: New England Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 6.2%
Style: American IPA
Other Notes: 60 IBUs. Hops – Citra

Brewer Description: (from can) Our third single hop beer brewed with 100% citra hops. Big citrus aromas with a delicate dry malt presence, juicy resinous orangey hop flavor makes this beer a treat for lovers of hoppy beer.

My rating: 5
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.71
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.5

Intro: A 12 fl oz can with no canned on or best before date on it. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a nice two finger white head that had decent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange, mandarin, citrus rind, ripe mango, pineapple and grapefruit.
Taste: Very nice juicy tropical and citrus fruits. Orange rind, mango, pineapple and pine with some nice sweet malt to balance. Bitterness is mild and restrained.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Wow, just wow. This was just an amazing brew by NEBCo. A really really good IPA that is just up there with the best of them. I would love to drink this everyday. A must buy beer in my book.