Neon Beer Hug
Goose Island Beer Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States πΊπΈ
IPA Regular|
Score
6.45
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10,000 Volts of Flavor
A shockingly easy-drinking 7.0% ABV IPA with an electric bouquet of tropical & citrus flavors. Nugget, Sultana, Citra, Mosaic, and Eureka hops provide the spark that makes Neon Beer Hug shine!
A shockingly easy-drinking 7.0% ABV IPA with an electric bouquet of tropical & citrus flavors. Nugget, Sultana, Citra, Mosaic, and Eureka hops provide the spark that makes Neon Beer Hug shine!
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clean golden colour with a big creamy, warm-whitish head, good retention and nice, thick-creamy lacing. Fruity aromas with oranges, pineapples, mild citrus, oats and grassiness. The mouthfeel is wet with a light dryness coming at the end. Some bitterness builds in the taste, with the grassy-hop notes, citrus zest. Some honey does come out, and lingers on the tongue. A decent, stronger IPA that is not juicy, hazy, nor a hopbomb West Coast. So nothing special, but nothing offensive, and gets the party started on a beautiful Saturday night.
Tried
on 18 Sep 2023
at 01:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Kind of a crisp, flat IPA, all citrus pith and pine, with a minor grainy sweetness underneath. Eh.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2023
at 23:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the Westin Michigan Avenue. Pours clear gold with pristine white head. Grain and citrus aroma. Flavor leans in a bit more on the citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2023
at 23:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Single can from Binny's. Bright floral and hoppy note when I pop open the can. Golden beer color with a frothy head. Taste is similarly bright, bitterness builds on the tongue, but stays a tab flowery and fruity. Much like a lighter version of Goose island's original IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2023
at 04:45
6/10
A bit citrusy and not too hoppy. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2022
at 20:54
2.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 1
Texture 4
Overall 1
OK, another can of ubiquitous IPA from the goose, they used to be so respected in craft beer but now they are just another of ten thousand craft beer brewers, hehehheeeh. I'm going to say this is a clear pale brew from what others have seen. Me, just drinken this IPA right out of the can, there, you have it; no respect for another, suspected to be, plain old terribly on style IPA. Well, here goes (BTW, no pun intended for the goze style, heheh). Pop the can and there is not much IPA nose, but its there, you know, slight grapefruit olfactory? The initial taste is quite bitter, almost astringent phenolic bite. Rude, fer sher. At least there is some carbonation that distracts me from the IPA nasty nelliness. Quite strong in the bitter isle. Yes, it is an IPA and I know it. Finish? Well, at least its got some alky in there and I'm getting just a shade of euphoric feeling at the end of all this bitter bastard rude ass hop happy bullshit. In retrospect, I hear that hops have somewhat of a medicinal effect. I hope I've gleaned some from this example. Oh well.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2022
at 20:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz can. Poured a clear, almost crystal clear, golden color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was big citrus, big pine. Flavor was bitter citrus, lots of zest. Resin. With some pleasant bready malts and some fruity finish. Tasty, standard, classic West Coast-sh IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2022
at 03:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours clear gold and has a hoppy aroma with citrus and pine. The flavor is moderately bitter with citrus and resin as well as bready malt.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2022
at 05:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Mix 12-pack from Lidl. Can. Clear gold with an off-white head. Cracker, hint of citrus in the nose. Cracker, light citrus, a little earthy. Very forgetable.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2022
at 21:39
6/10
Clear gold pour. Thin foam. Citrus flavor with pith and zest. Palate is strong zest. All citrus.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2022
at 00:53