Lofi Playground
Green Empire Brewing in Colchester, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.72
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Brewed with Sabro, El Dorado and Idaho 7 hops.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt yellow haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple to mango to papaya hop notes and a clean biscuity malt base
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet juicy tone to a bittersweet juicy note; finishes juicy through some pineapple and papaya notes
Texture: about medium bodied; slightly sessionable; some smoothness with low hop bitterness assertiveness; nice low carb level
Overall: pretty good NEDIPA - it hits all the categories appropriately
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt yellow haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple to mango to papaya hop notes and a clean biscuity malt base
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet juicy tone to a bittersweet juicy note; finishes juicy through some pineapple and papaya notes
Texture: about medium bodied; slightly sessionable; some smoothness with low hop bitterness assertiveness; nice low carb level
Overall: pretty good NEDIPA - it hits all the categories appropriately
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2026
at 16:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Canned 10/14/21, drunk 11/3/21. Hazy, drab brass-bronze with a small, white head that slowly fades to cover/ring. Smells very mild/understated of peach, papaya, mango, pine and lemon peel. Malts seem nicely attenuated and out of the way adding light dough/cracker and hints of honey. There's a touch of alcohol, but no hop twang. And again, super mild, understated in the mouth/flavor. Soft and dry with a pretty well-developed malt structure. Pine, lemon, papaya, pineapple. I think the black tea and earth/mineral of I7 really shows through here and the El Dorado contributes the pine and bitterness/edge while the Sabro just adds weird pineapple. Kind of hate two of these hops quite a bit (Sabro and El Dorado). Still, they've done well given that. Could definitely use a bit more levity/juice/softness but it's well-brewed and that's the important thing and thus I will try some more of their beers.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2021
at 00:20
6/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2021
at 21:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can (4/6/21) pour from Worldwide Wine & Spirits, Southington. It's a cloudy, murky dark yellow with no sparkle, finger-width off-white foamy head with fair retention and light lacing. Aroma is initial pineapple dominant over herb that transitions to dominant musky herb at the finish. Taste is mix of pineapple and herb with late spices, malt backbone. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation, no hint of alcohol, and dry, mildly bitter finish. Overall, well made but I think it's just a mistake to pair Sabro and Idaho 7. I like Basil and I like pineapple but I don't want to have them together.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2021
at 02:37