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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Root + Branch Brewing, USA

Root + Branch Ben Is Dead

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Brewery: Root + Branch Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double

Brewer Description: (from can) Extra multi-oat/wheat Double India Pale Ale brewed and dry hopped with Citra, Cashmere & Motueka hops.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.41
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 3rd May 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky pale yellow colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, grapefruit, orange rind, lemon zest, with light notes of tropical guava and mango.
Taste: Light sweet notes, grapefruit pith and rind, lime zest, melon, mango, pineapple, with a lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An easy drinking NEDIPA with great aromas and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Monkish Brewing Co., USA

Monkish Glimpse Into Time

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Brewery: Monkish Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 10%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Triple
Other Notes: DDH Triple India Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Double Dry Hopped (DDH) Triple IPA w/ Motueka, Citra and Strata.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.41
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 22nd March 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky yellow orange colour with a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Juicy, citrus zest and rind, mango, pineapple, and maybe some berry notes.
Taste: Sweet fruity notes with a light bitterness in the background. Citrus pith and peel, pineapple, mango, with a touch of berries and grass.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good enjoyable aroma and flavours despite being canned over three months ago. It seems to have held up pretty well.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Monkish Brewing Co., USA

Monkish We Dine

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Brewery: Monkish Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 6.8%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
Other Notes: DDH India Pale Ale

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) DDH IPA with Nelson Sauvin & Enigma.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.13
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky orange colour with a one finger white head that had decent retention while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange zest, citrus rind, a touch dank, pine, with some light tropical fruit, mango.
Taste: Lightly bitter, orange zest and rind, light tropical mango notes, grass, with a nice lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Smooth easy drinking with good aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Root + Branch Brewing, USA

Root + Branch Dead Men on Holiday

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Brewery: Root + Branch Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 8.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Double

Brewer Description: (from can) Multi-oat/wheat Double India Pale Ale brewed and dry hopped with Citra, Simcoe and Comet hops.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.28
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, with an illegible canned on date, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: It was a hazy milky yellow colour, with a one finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical and citrus juiciness, mango, papaya, orange zest and rind, with a light biscuit backend.
Taste: Lightly sweet, candied grapefruit, pineapple, papaya, grass, and a citrus zesty bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very smooth and drinks easy with good tropical and citrus fruity aromas and flavours.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, IPA - Sour, Japan, West Coast Brewing

West Coast The Collective: Peach Cobbler

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Brewery: West Coast Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 9%
Style: IPA – Sour

Brewer Description: (from can) Sour DIPA w/ malted wheat, milk sugar, peach purée, vanilla and cinnamon.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.52
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 5th June 2023. Poured into the only glass I had available at the hotel.
Appearance: A murky dark orange colour with a slight pinkish hue, and a one finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: It’s a bit light, but it’s sweet-ish, peach, pie crust, apple peel, and cinnamon.
Taste: Sweet and a touch sour, peach, apple, plum, with light cinnamon notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft to moderate carbonation.
Overall: Didn’t really quite come together as I hoped it would.