Early Pick: Nelson
Two Flints Brewery in Windsor, Berkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Verdant Brewing CoIPA - West Coast Special
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Score
7.57
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Early Pick Nelson - 7% DDH West Coast IPA
A modern West Coast IPA highlighting Nelson from the very start of the harvest. Brewed with hops from the historic, sixth-generation family farm at Eggers Hops (Lot EH25-027J-NSN) we decided to create an extremely lean malt bill using Pilsner malt and a touch of wheat to really let the hops shine.
We’re tasting bright citrus, sauvignon blanc, feijoa with a hint of durian.
A modern West Coast IPA highlighting Nelson from the very start of the harvest. Brewed with hops from the historic, sixth-generation family farm at Eggers Hops (Lot EH25-027J-NSN) we decided to create an extremely lean malt bill using Pilsner malt and a touch of wheat to really let the hops shine.
We’re tasting bright citrus, sauvignon blanc, feijoa with a hint of durian.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, 14th December 2025. Pours clearish. It’s a decent beer, but the late pick was better for me
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2025
at 10:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 07/12/2025.
Almost clear golden orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is stone fruit, guava, grass, hop spice, lychee.
Taste comprises punchy tropicana, grass, white grape, pine resin, Nelson chimes, dank spike, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spliced with danko come grassy NZ soaked hop bitterness.
Solid.
Almost clear golden orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is stone fruit, guava, grass, hop spice, lychee.
Taste comprises punchy tropicana, grass, white grape, pine resin, Nelson chimes, dank spike, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spliced with danko come grassy NZ soaked hop bitterness.
Solid.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2025
at 16:03
8/10
Clear golden. plenty off citrus, and some pine, bitter to finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Two Flints Brewery Tap
on 20 Nov 2025
at 19:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Tight white head on an unclear pale golden coloured body.
Lime, zesty & herbal aroma.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a tingly cloying back.
Lime, lemon, earthy, white wine & green hop tastes with a bitter peppery finish.
Tastes fresh.
Lime, zesty & herbal aroma.
Medium bodied, soft over the tongue with a tingly cloying back.
Lime, lemon, earthy, white wine & green hop tastes with a bitter peppery finish.
Tastes fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Nov 2025
at 21:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
15th November 2025
Can. Near clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied pale malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Soft cooling pine, some savoury skunk and, a decent showing of ripe white wine and grape, near as good as it gets these days. This 2025 crop of NS, for me, the best in a decade plus but still not as good as the early naughties when it would have enough presence to make sure it was heard loud and clear in any beer it was put in. Anyway, enough of the past, this is a good Nelson brew.
Can. Near clear gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied pale malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Soft cooling pine, some savoury skunk and, a decent showing of ripe white wine and grape, near as good as it gets these days. This 2025 crop of NS, for me, the best in a decade plus but still not as good as the early naughties when it would have enough presence to make sure it was heard loud and clear in any beer it was put in. Anyway, enough of the past, this is a good Nelson brew.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2025
at 23:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear golden, big white head settling nicely. Aroma of dank herbs, gooseberry, piney resin, grapefruit. Taste of grapefruit, gooseberry, piney resin, dank, herbal, good bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 07 Nov 2025
at 22:02
9/10
Outstanding. Fresh, hoppy, bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Nov 2025
at 11:27
7/10
Resinous, grassy, citrus
Tried
from Can
on 18 Oct 2025
at 19:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can from The Craft Beer Cabin, Bromley. Nose is gooseberry, lime, white grape. Taste is lemongrass, lime, gooseberry, white grape, bitter herbs. Very sharp bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Craft Beer Cabin BR1
on 18 Oct 2025
at 11:16
8.6/10
Resinous, bitter and piney
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2025
at 16:50