Brooklyn Brewery Special Effects IPA

Special Effects IPA

 

Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Non Alcoholic / Low Alcohol - Pale Ale / IPA Regular
Score
5.69
ABV: 0.4% IBU: - Ticks: 114
Brooklyn Special Effects IPA brings the bright hop aromas and crisp citrus flavors of our favorite IPAs to the non-alcoholic world, all with under 100 calories. We brewed it for drinkers everywhere who love all things hoppy and refreshing, but without the high ABV. Whenever and wherever the IPA mood strikes, Special Effects IPA is there to help you do more with your days and nights.
 

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5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Fairly amber coloured body, perfectly clear of course with a thinnish, one to perhaps two centimetre tall off-white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of cardboard, funky malts, a dash of grapefruit and some citrusey hops with a light dose of sugar and even a hint of bread or yeast - odd! Light-bodied; Sharp biscuity and very stale malt notes with a non-grain/gluten-free bite that hits like spelt or something funky with a light hit of corn and some subtle sweetness from caster sugar with little else aside from some a dash of the grapefruity and herbal hops and even a light bitterness noticeable. Aftertaste shows a decent balance of malt and hops for the funky malt notes that exist here, the hops show nicer and do even give off a bit of bitterness and depth, despite there being just about none from the malts. Overall, a decent no-alcohol beer that hits as a biscuity and very easy-drinking product with some light bitterness from the grassy and herbal hops - pretty nice, but not as good as the Lagunitas IPNA. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 05-April-2021 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 25-April-2021, near the end of my month without alcohol, sampled alongside some smoked meats that I just made and needed a partner, but sadly it wasn't a real beer, because we're still here in April.
Tried from Can on 26 Apr 2021 at 07:04

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle at home, from Waitrose online, 09/03/21. Clear rich copper with a good sized light egg shell white covering that retains well. Nose is grassy , light orange rind, pale malts, light aspartamic whiff. Taste comprises light citric zest, hint of pine, toasted grains, airy malts, straw, light orange peel. Light to medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close Decent enough AF affair ... would revisit.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2021 at 19:26

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Clear copper color with a medium white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Floral and piney hop aroma with malt in the background. Light-bodied with flavors of fruit, piney hop and malt. The finish is fruity and malty with a faint piney hop aftertaste. Average overall.
Tried on 18 Dec 2020 at 21:49

5.3/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
33cl bottle from Factory foods.
thin white head. Clear light amber pour. Light malty bitterness.
Tried from Bottle from Factory Foods on 30 Nov 2020 at 17:13

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Smell-weak hops, citrus. Foam-non alco feel, weak hops, citrus Head is large, dirty white color. Sticks. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, colorful label, kind of like it. Orange, brown color, medium-high carbonation. From - pint glass Taste - non-alco notes, hops. Not better than other non-alco beers, but not the worst one.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2020 at 12:00

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from ICA Maxi, Östersund. Lovely sweetie aroma. Caramel colour which was surprising given description of Hoppy lager. Easy going taste, sweet and some hop. Ofc bland ending but what do you expect. Pretty decent for alcho free.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2020 at 17:18

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
0,33l bottle from Prisma Olari. BBE 26.04.2021. Clear dark amber beer with medium white head. Aroma has nice pine and hops aroma with caramel malts. Flavor has caramel malts, some pine and small amount of hops. Some small plastic wibe on flavor and aftertaste is missing, which is typical for these no alcohol beers, but this is one of the best of those.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2020 at 08:09

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Can. Pours clear amber orange, small beige head, good lacing. Aroma is malty, wort, pine. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter, lingering worty caramel. Medium body. Why the fuck are all N/A beers so malty. Drinking wort sucks. Lagunitas hop water is better than this. That said, it's not bad for an N/A.
Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2020 at 23:32

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
35,cl bottle from Põlva Maksimarket. Straight from the bottle. Hoppy and fruity with malty and worty notes. Moderate sweet with low to medium flavour intensity and ditto bitterness. Thin as expected, but fairly refreshing and certainly not bad for a non-alcoholic beer.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 18:42

6/10
Bottle from Cora. Grainy floral beginning. Fruity parts, nice floral hoppy over a round and slightly grainy body. Easy to drink, nice floralness, fruity refreshing in the end with a subtle bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2020 at 20:31