The Pure and Simple IPA Is Rarely Pure and Never Simple
Evil Twin Brewing in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Two Roads Brewing CompanyIPA - Session New England / Hazy Rotating Out of Production
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Score
6.72
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Double dry hopped session IPA
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Wine Rack, Sharrow, Sheffield. Hazed, orange gold. Thick, loose white foam. Nose has mineral. Fruity bath salts. Lightly pithy. Some green leaf. Taste is soapy sweet. Light, leafy bitterness. More soap on the palate. Foamy carbonation. Soap and salt to finish. Pretty poor.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2019
at 19:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Salud. Cloudy golden color white head. Floral aroma with light pine. Taste is bittersweet citrus straw subtle pine. Extra points for the name
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2019
at 13:48
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Somewhat cloudy. Pale. Almost BO sex nose. Has some perfume on the smell too. Watery weird taste. Spicy. IPA fer sher. But a little spicy thang in the background lurking. So many IPA, Devirgined. Can't keep track, so rude ass. Another odd IPA in the bucket.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2019
at 23:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; batch #001, no can dating, but was just released. Pours moderately hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, mint, wood, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, mint, wood, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, mint, wood, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, lightly sticky, slightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent session NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great soft feel. Feels like Mosaic, Simcoe, El Dorado. Very vibrant, juicy, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a nice wheat/oat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2019
at 12:32