Connecticut Valley Brewing Trailblazer

Trailblazer

 

Connecticut Valley Brewing in South Windsor, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular
Score
7.14
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 60 Ticks: 24
Our signature New England style IPA, Trailblazer hits you with a bouquet of fresh citrus from the first crack of the can. A copious amount of Citra hops impart bold resinous orange characteristics with light tropical undertones and finishes with an onslaught of pithy grapefruit zest.
 

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

Hazy yellow/golden unfiltered with some yeast floaties, lemon, peach, mango, pineapple, a bit sharp onion hop bitterness, marmalade, orange --- Beer merged from original tick of Trailblazer NEIPA on 31 May 2019 at 20:27 - Score: 7. Original review text: Hazy yellow/golden unfiltered with some yeast floaties, lemon, peach, mango, pineapple, a bit sharp onion hop bitterness, marmalade, orange

Tried on 03 Jun 2019 at 14:32


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

At a tasting, smallish fizzy bubbly head, cloudy citrus orange color, aroma of orange and clementines with some minerals and flowers, shrubby fruity citrus flavor with a hint of soap and onion behind, soapy herbal bitterness. Nice and drinkable.

Tried on 24 Dec 2018 at 10:53


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can sample at a tasting at Oren's place. Cloudy yellow. Fruity hops, sweetish, bitter finish, some alcohol.

Tried from Can on 16 Dec 2018 at 17:57


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

473ml can. Hazy golden orange with a white head. Aroma of citrus and tropical fruits, orange, mango, resin. Taste is sweet, orange, mango, resinous, slightly dank, bitter citric finish. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.

Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2018 at 22:31


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can from Brewdog. Hazy, sweet and tropical fruity with some pine, mango, citrus and grass. Quite sweet and heavy. Okay.

Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2018 at 18:09


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg at Brewdog Canary Wharf, London. A hazy golden/orange coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, tropical fruit, peach, mango on the nose. Tastes hoppy, tropical fruit, peach, mango, hint of pine, juicy. This was very nice indeed, if the bar wasn't so rammed I'd have had a couple more.

Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2018 at 12:51


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at BD Aberdeen. It pours cloudy pale orange with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, rich tropical, fruit character, mango, papaya, mango, fruit smoothie, touch green and danky. The taste is dry, punchy, good level of bitterness, green, danky, piney, oily, slick, floury bread, bit of spice, alcohol kick and floury bread with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Punchy and flavourful. Nice fresh hop jizzle.

Tried on 13 Oct 2018 at 12:39


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz can from Tavour. Cloudy orange golden body, small soft head. Aroma is tropical fruit, peaches. Taste brings more of the fruity flavors, very soft and sweet. Juicy, sweet, mild bitterness.

Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2018 at 01:36


9

07/09/18. Starting to really like this brewery, great overly orange citrus juicyness. Unfiltered love, unfiltered life.

Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2018 at 16:38


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught @ Rattle'n'Hum. Extremely hazy dark yellow-orange with small foamy off-white head, citrus-pineapple aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter pineapple-mango-citrus taste, thin body, long finish. Quite smooth and easy to drink.

Tried on 21 Jun 2018 at 18:45