Research Series: Spider Bite
Frost Beer Works in Hinesburg, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.74
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: white grapes, limes, oranges, lemongrass then some clean malts that seem a little bit extra sweet
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bittersweet and ever so slight keen juiciness; finishes leaning into the oranges and white grapes and seems to allow a little pop of hop spice (odd, I have no clue where that came from? Weird but whatever)
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; some smoothness and a low-ish bitterness assertiveness, good low carb
Overall: I think I liked this NEIPA as the aromas really show what this beer is capable of. The finish may be a bit odd but somehow I wonder if Frost tried to do that? Hmmmm...not exactly sure.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pear and grapefruit nose. Hazy amber, thick head. White grape, pear, lemongrass. Grass finish. Medium body, easy carbonation. Hop forward, not at all bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Canned 1/12/24, drunk 3/7/24. Heavily hazy, rich bronze-maize. Large, well-retained, white head. Mineral and plastery yeast. Bit of lime, papaya, pixie stick. Rich, sweet white bread and honey-like malt. White grape, more sugar, clean. Sweet, sugary, lots of pixie stick. Not as much on the hop. It's older, to be fair, but was from the fridge. But the hops aren't even the issue, it's the borderline syrupy, sugary sweetness.