Counter Weight Brewing Company Headway

Headway

 

Counter Weight Brewing Company in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - New England / Hazy Regular
Score
7.21
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 18
Headway IPA is brewed with four varieties of American hops. Headway blends these hop varieties in the kettle and in the dry hopping stages to allow these varietals to be bright and expressive.
 

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Rather grassy and bright for a 6.5%. Little oniony jawn. Ace. Thanks Moon Dog!

Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2025 at 20:20


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Taster flight. Light yellow haze. Still shows a thin ring of white foam. Has more of the hoppy catbox smell. And a bit of lemon as well. Hops in the taste are slightly mellowed vs. the Craft Roots I had in the flight before. Comes out with a bit of cream ale character.

Tried from Draft at Stone Path Malt on 13 Jul 2025 at 05:00


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pint can at home. Pours a hazy yellow orange with a thick white head. Nose is tropical fruit, citrus, grapefruit, sweet malts. Flavour is juicy citrus and grapefruit with some pine and tropical fruits.

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2024 at 00:00


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours hazy light gold into a tulip. White head with medium retention recedes leaving spidery sheets. Pineapple and mango aromas. Thick with sweet mango, papaya and passion fruit front to back. Medium length hot pineapple and tangerine pith finish.

Tried on 15 Jul 2024 at 22:37


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

s: grapefruits, honeysuckle, wheat a: haze, thick rich off-white head t: rich and balanced wheat, strong citrus, bitter hops p: floral and grassy, alcohol astringency o: balanced and filling, citrusey, grassy 16oz draught - Spotted Horse Pub in Seymour, Connecticut - 25-November-2022 - US$5

Tried on 10 Feb 2024 at 06:44


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at Yarde Tavern. Hazy yellow pour, thin silky white head. Aroma is sharp, biting citrus zest. Lemon, grapefruit. Taste mellows the zest a bit, more juicy, lactose possibly, sweetness. Still bitter enough to remain on the palate.

Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2024 at 23:53


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap @ New Haven Hotel. Small head with short duration. Color is hazy golden. Aroma and taste are tropical fruits, hops, malt and has a nice fruity finish.

Tried from Draft on 26 Jul 2023 at 00:17


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Little Pub-Fairfield. Hazy bright lemon yellow with large foamy off-white head, citrus peel aroma, low carbonation, mildly bitter citrus mango taste, smooth body, long citrusy finish. Very mellow and easy to deink.

Tried on 22 Sep 2022 at 18:02


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Draught at Rudy's New Haven, 5/19/22. Heavily hazy orange juice with no head. Luscious tropical fruits and big citrus juice with cracker and honey malts. Clean, no booze/twang with even some dank spice. Soft and malty with great attenuation and juicy hops. Dank and spicy notes, good dryness from the malt and light honey and cracker. Another NE that doesn't go all-in on it's new Englandness. There's good bitterness and much less malt sweetness and fruity yeast than typical. But it's soft and very drinkable unlike it's west coast compatriots.

Tried on 19 May 2022 at 22:14


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can thanks to Don. Pours a cloudy orange with frothy sticky white head. The aroma is strong grapefruit and melon. Slick body, grapefruit, pine, sticky resin finish, very good.

Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2021 at 00:04