Category Archives: IPA – New England / Hazy

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Soma Beer, Spain

Soma Combo IPA

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Brewery: Soma Beer
Country: Spain
ABV: 6%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA

Brewer Description: Could not find much information as an official description.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.2
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 330ml can, lot 069, canned on 2nd October 2018 and with a best before date of 2nd January 2019. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark orange colour with a slightly less than two finger white head that had decent retention while leaving some decent lacing.
Aroma: Mango, papaya, melon, orange, citrus rind, pear and a hint of pine.
Taste: Lightly sweet, juicy, mango, apricot, pineapple, followed by light bitterness, grapefruit rind and citrus zest.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A great tasting NEIPA that is both juicy and easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Kings Brewing Company, USA

Kings Mosaic Juice

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Brewery: Kings Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 7.4%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Collaboration with Beer Zombies

Brewer Description: Not much I could find for an official description.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.22
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 16 fl. oz. can, with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy murky dark orange colour with a two finger white head that dissipated fairly quickly and left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Passionfruit, mango and orange zest with light citrus rind.
Taste: Juicy with a hint of bitterness. Tropical fruitiness with touches of citrus. Unripe mango, passionfruit, pineapple, grapefruit, citrus rind and zest.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: An enjoyable NEIPA with a good amount of fruit and juiciness.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Bearded Iris Brewing Co., Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, USA

Bearded Iris Chasing Rainbows Six

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Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 5.8%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Denali . Styrian Wolf . Citra

Brewer Description: (from website) With this week’s release, we’re thinking of all our east coast friends facing down Florence. A wide-arcing display of citra + denali + styrian wolf that glistens with notes of strawberry creamsaver, heavy pulp orange juice, crushed pineapple & lime soda, alongside a sprinkling of blue, indigo, and violet to round it off.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.8
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 16 fl. oz. can, with no canned on or best before date. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A murky dark yellow colour with an almost two finger white head that had decent retention, but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Pineapple and orange juice with a hint of pear and lime.
Taste: Fruity, light bitterness, similar to the aroma with orange juice, mandarin zest and pith, milky fruit, pineapple and a touch of lime.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Quite nice, its fruity but not really as juicy as expected, maybe because of the milky fruitiness that comes through in the taste.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Bearded Iris Brewing Co., Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, USA

Bearded Iris Voltage

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Brewery: Bearded Iris Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: Nelson . Motueka . Taiheke

Brewer Description: (from website) It’s electric! Bask in the snap and crackle of nelson sauvin + taiheke + motueka + citra, branching out into notes of crushed ripe mulberry, zingy kiwi, dried mango & lime zest.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.71
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 16 fl. oz. can, canned on 5th September 2018, ‘If you catch a wolf, you need a wolf’. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A murky dark orange colour with an almost two finger white head that had good retention but left only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Mango, pineapple, apricot, grapefruit rind, citrus zest, and a hint of papaya.
Taste: Moderate sweetness and juicy, orange juice, grapefruit rind, lime zest with notes of kiwi, peach and mango.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A nice IPA with good tropical aromas. Taste leans citrusy, but not bad at all.

2 - Maybe (likely wouldn't buy, might drink), Beer Reviews, Gweilo Brewery x Far Yeast Brewing, Hong Kong, IPA - New England / Hazy

Gweilo x Kagua Yuzu Hazy IPA

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Brewery: Gweilo Brewery x Far Yeast Brewing
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 6%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: 60 IBUs. Collaboration

Brewer Description: (from can) Brewed with our friends at Kagua to mark our launch in Japan, this is our first ever collaboration brew and it is a very special one. With a Denali, Amarillo and Citra base, we’ve also pumped this baby full of yuzu smuggled into Hong Kong by our friends at Kagua. The result is a tropical, juicy explosion of pineapple and yuzu.

My rating: 2
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.3

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 24th August 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden straw yellow colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Fruity, yuzu, lots of citrus peel and rind, lightly floral.
Taste: Bitter, lightly sweet, tons of yuzu, lots of citrus rind, peel and zest, grass, light floral and light biscuit.
Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma was great, full of yuzu. In fact, taste was full of yuzu too but this time, overly so. The amount of yuzu seems to have created a bitter like harshness on the palate, almost like you have a mouthful of citrus rind.