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Back Hill Beer Company in Rochester, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.49
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Double IPA with Nelson Sauvin and Rakau. Impressions of tropical stone fruit, peach gummies, & cotton candy grapes.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Undated can from CLW drunk 4/16/26. Thanks, Chris!
The aroma, while certainly perfectly acceptable, is a little timid. Not exactly explosive or super compelling. Some woodiness, earth, dusty mineral and biscuit. Maybe some pineapple rind.
Starts out rich and juicy, though. Fruity as all hell with melon, white wine and maybe a hint of petrol. Certainly lots of mineral. Malty and soft, but well-attenuated. Excellent stuff. Goes down incredibly easily.
The aroma, while certainly perfectly acceptable, is a little timid. Not exactly explosive or super compelling. Some woodiness, earth, dusty mineral and biscuit. Maybe some pineapple rind.
Starts out rich and juicy, though. Fruity as all hell with melon, white wine and maybe a hint of petrol. Certainly lots of mineral. Malty and soft, but well-attenuated. Excellent stuff. Goes down incredibly easily.
Tried
from Can
at
Back Hill Beer Company
on 16 Apr 2026
at 22:55
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Opaque light brown-dark yellow with tons of sparkle, ample head with good retention and soapy lacing. Aroma is strong grape over apricot, lighter citrus. Taste is strong passion fruit, citrus, lighter white grape. Smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Nice and juicy.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 01:03
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
16 oz. can. Aroma shows pungent passionfruit, white grape, and straw.
Wow, this Brewer is hitting on all cylinders right now. The amount of flavor and fruit that he gets from the Nelson and Rakau is amazing. White grape and peach up front with passionfruit throughout the sip. Nice bread like malt backbone with a smooth texture. The fruit here pops! Awesome!
Wow, this Brewer is hitting on all cylinders right now. The amount of flavor and fruit that he gets from the Nelson and Rakau is amazing. White grape and peach up front with passionfruit throughout the sip. Nice bread like malt backbone with a smooth texture. The fruit here pops! Awesome!
Tried
from Can
at
Back Hill Beer Company
on 15 Mar 2026
at 22:27