Trailblazer
Connecticut Valley Brewing in South Windsor, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.15
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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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473ml can. Hazy, dark golden to amber colour with small to average, frothy, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Piney and citrusy, hoppy aroma, hints of pineapple, some lemon, grapefruit, green apple. Taste is dry and slightly bitter, piney and citrusy hoppy, minimally sweet malty basis with a touch of peanut, hints of pineapple, green apple, some grapefruit. So-so.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2019
at 21:04
7.8/10
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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
6.9/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
9/10
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