Body By Victoria
Commonwealth Brewing Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.15
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5.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky orange color with a thin foamy white head which dissipated mildly to leave super light messy lace
Aroma: pineapple chunks and really sweet; light grassy hops; subtle citrus hop tones and a stiff doughy malt
Flavor: moderately sweet, and seems to have a hard time becoming bittersweet but eventually does then that seems to fade as it never fully seems to get to where it needs to be; mild aftertaste of doughy malts and pineapples
Texture: medium bodied; between being sessionable and being a sipper; semi-smooth along my tongue; finishes semi-crisp
Overall: hmmmmm, it's alright but I've had many better NEDIPA's. I'd want again if the recipe was tweaked.
Appearance: murky orange color with a thin foamy white head which dissipated mildly to leave super light messy lace
Aroma: pineapple chunks and really sweet; light grassy hops; subtle citrus hop tones and a stiff doughy malt
Flavor: moderately sweet, and seems to have a hard time becoming bittersweet but eventually does then that seems to fade as it never fully seems to get to where it needs to be; mild aftertaste of doughy malts and pineapples
Texture: medium bodied; between being sessionable and being a sipper; semi-smooth along my tongue; finishes semi-crisp
Overall: hmmmmm, it's alright but I've had many better NEDIPA's. I'd want again if the recipe was tweaked.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2026
at 17:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Opening Bash. Pours hazy bright yellow. Pineapple, honey, mandarin, tropical, sweet finish. Good body. Excellent.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2020
at 01:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I get the candied pineapple vibe, just not sure I love it. Still above average stuff though. Green onion. Pours murky yellow with good head. Hop tang finish. Tap at Dominion.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2019
at 00:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can, date obscured, but freshly arrived in stores, drunk 6/8/18.
Soupy dark bronze with a white head fading quickly to a ring.
Lime-coconut-like notes are the first thing to note, in the nose, and seem a bit odd, but perhaps it's just the ester mixing in. Rich honey and dough-like malts behind it more than balances. Pine and grapefruit are quite strong on the end. A bit of alcohol/resin sneaks in there.
In the mouth, it's decidedly bitter, resinous and piney with tons of grapefruit and hard orange rind. Wow, what the hell happened here?? Vic Secret has always come off soft, juicy and full of melon and tangerine. There's little/none of that here, but they've certainly got the bitter, resinous, hard pine covered. Malty enough texture and tight carbonation, with appropriate attenuation, but just brutally bitter, resinous and hard, white grapefruit and pine doing nothing of interest or enjoyment for the palate.
Soupy dark bronze with a white head fading quickly to a ring.
Lime-coconut-like notes are the first thing to note, in the nose, and seem a bit odd, but perhaps it's just the ester mixing in. Rich honey and dough-like malts behind it more than balances. Pine and grapefruit are quite strong on the end. A bit of alcohol/resin sneaks in there.
In the mouth, it's decidedly bitter, resinous and piney with tons of grapefruit and hard orange rind. Wow, what the hell happened here?? Vic Secret has always come off soft, juicy and full of melon and tangerine. There's little/none of that here, but they've certainly got the bitter, resinous, hard pine covered. Malty enough texture and tight carbonation, with appropriate attenuation, but just brutally bitter, resinous and hard, white grapefruit and pine doing nothing of interest or enjoyment for the palate.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2018
at 19:01
8.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pounder: Overripe pineapple, guava, and mango nose. Opaque viscous orange pour, like OJ, thin head. Orange and grapefruit, pineapple on the edges. Full body, easy carbonation. Ok, how much fruit was added to this? This was juicy as hell.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2018
at 02:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can purchased at Dominion Wine & Beer. Poured a very hazy orange color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was citrus, floral notes, with some light pine character. Flavor was similar, smooth, juicy orange juice citrus, light bitterness. Kind of sweet, but not in a sickly kind of way.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2018
at 04:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can pours a murky gold with some lacing, soapy white head. Nose is good, guava, mango, some vanilla, orange creamcicle, some honey, some sweetened oats. Flavor is better, orange, grapefruit, guava, mango, pineapple, vanillin, honey, oat milk. Finishes full bodied, bitter, creamy. Love Vic Secret.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2018
at 00:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
$4.65 pint can, Wine Warehouse. Pours murky orange - looks like juice, with a small white head. Aroma is cat piss, citrus juice, green pepper. Flavor is sweet pineapple, orange rind, grapefruit rind, bitter pine, floral hops, sugar. Interesting - I'm not sure I love it.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2018
at 22:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can poured into a willi becher. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral notes, stone fruit, tropical fruit. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, pine, slightly green hops. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2018
at 04:48