NHVIPA - Nelson
Armada Brewing in New Haven, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Series|
Score
6.49
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tfontana (7277) reviewed NHVIPA - Nelson from Armada Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Steve. Deeply hazy dark yellow-light brown, tons of sparkle, thin head with fair retention and tons of soapy lacing. Aroma is initial vague grape, latter half bread. Taste is grape (more Concord than white) and strong bread. Smooth, creamy texture, lively carbonation, dry, bready finish, hint of alcohol heat. While loving grape-y (vs. herby) Nelson, not strong enough, especially in aroma, and it's malt dominant. Looks like this dropped mid-November so isn't because it's too old (wish I could blame that). Not a bad beer but if you're expecting an IPA--featuring Nelson--this is disappointing. Could be good if reworked.
CLW (16859) reviewed NHVIPA - Nelson from Armada Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
16 oz can in a trade with tfontana. Thank you, love that Nelson!! Aroma is is very malty with maybe a nuance of white grape. No idea the age of the can. This is a malt bomb. Flavor is an abundance of pale grain and astringent bitterness. I am assuming that this is old?? Really bad.