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4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Japan, West Coast Brewing

West Coast The Sheriff

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Brewery: West Coast Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 7%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy
Other Notes: Hops – Citra & Wakatu

Brewer Description: (from website) Introducing our new juicy IPA (yes it has lactose) THE SHERIFF. With the recent re-emergence of The Black Book and the Darkness growing more powerful with every passing day, Hop Dudes turn to new Heroes. We had him wield cans instead of guns because, hops? Mochimune is on high alert for Nemesis sightings, and The Sheriff will stop at nothing to keep evil at bay. Our deputy dude takes a hint from The Prodigy and rides the lactose-added tropical fruit flavor wagon in circles, around the brewery presumably. A revamped hop regimen means a totally unique flavor profile – peach and orange zest and a touch of citrus peel bitterness round out our newest addition to the WCB hazy lineup.

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

Intro: A 500ml can, canned on 14th November 2023. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a just over one finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving some nice lacing.
Aroma: A touch muted, but there’s orange peel, citrus zest, and citrus rind.
Taste: Juicy, a touch sweet and bitter. Orange juice, citrus zest and rind, mango notes, and a light but lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The aroma was a bit muted, but other than that, the flavours were pretty good and drinkable.

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

Root + Branch Grammatical Fiction

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Brewery: Root + Branch Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy

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

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.17
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 10th May 2023, poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy milky pale yellow colour with a one finger white head that had good retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Sweetish, citrus zest and rind, strawberry, pineapple, mango, although a bit light.
Taste: Orange pith and rind, lime zest, pineapple, strawberry, and melon notes.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Aroma and flavours were good, but on the whole, a little light.

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.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Equilibrium Brewery, IPA - New England / Hazy, USA

Equilibrium Light at the End of the Tunnel

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Brewery: Equilibrium Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 6.8%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) Light At The End of The Tunnel uses Photon as its inspiration with some modifications and upgrades including an all Survivable hop blend for the whirlpool and a large dose of Lupomax Citra in addition to a supersized Photon hop bill. Aromas and flavors of soft pineapple, navel orange, stone fruit, EQ’s rainbow melon, and lime juice radiate with a touch of pine resin at the finish making this beer an easy drinking accompaniment to celebrate the fact that we hopefully have the finish line in site.

My rating: 3-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.56
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with an almost two finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange, melon, lime, with maybe notes of pineapple.
Taste: Bitter, orange rind, melon, lime, lemon zest, and a touch herbal, floral spicy.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: It’s drinkable, but generally the aroma and flavours just wasn’t exactly my thing, especially when compared to other Equilibrium NEIPAs that I’ve tried.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, Hong Kong, IPA - New England / Hazy

Carbon Brews Little Rich Lupulins v.11

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 6%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: 22 IBUs. Malts – Pilsner, Oats, Vienna and Carahell. Hops – YCH 301 Mosaic, YCH 301 Simcoe and YCH 301 Citra. Yeast – London Fog

Brewer Description: (from FB page) Our beloved little rich lupulins is returning with version 11!! For this version, we triple dry-hopped this IPA with experimental YCH 301 hops, the ground-breaking frozen fresh Cryo Hops® pioneered by Yakima Chief. To enhance fresh hop flavors and maximize aromatics from the concentrated lupulin, we undertook the first dry-hopping during active fermentation, then again on day 8, and lastly on day 10. The resulting beer pours a brilliant hazy straw, radiating that unmistakable dank, grassy and resinous characteristic of the fresh hops, with lavish notes of mango, dank citrus, and tropical fruits. The beer is juicy and smooth while retaining subtle bitterness.

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

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 26th June 2023. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: It was a hazy milky orange colour with a half finger white head that had decent retention, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, orange pith, grassy, dank, pineapple.
Taste: Lightly sweet, lightly bitter, grassy, dank, orange pith, tangerine, with light tropical notes of mango and pineapple.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not an overly fruit forward NEIPA with interesting grass and dank notes, but there is a good sweet and bitter balance, and it just drinks really well. One of the better versions of Little Rich Lupulins since the original.