Good As New
Abomination Brewing Company in North Haven, Connecticut, United States πΊπΈ
Brewed at/by: Dorchester Brewing Co.IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.11
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DDH NE IPA brewed with pale malt, flaked oats and wheat. Hopped aggressively with an irresponsible amount of Summer, Styrian Dragon, Vic Secret and Mosaic hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 6/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is an excellent NEDIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft feel and not overly aggressive. Awesome Summer, Styrian Dragon, Vic Secret and Mosaic profile. Super juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a great wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness, well attenuated for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected. No complaints.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2019
at 18:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can pours out a hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is melons tropical fruit hops and plenty sweet notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet fruit hops pineapple melons and a touch of chalk on the end.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2019
at 23:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16 oz can. Hazy pour. Nice fruity and pine hop notes. Some alcohol burns in there as well. Pretty tasty stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2019
at 18:35