Goon Squad
Brew Hub (Great Southern Beverages) in Lakeland, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.27
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Fairly hazy golden coloured body with a pretty nice one to two centimetre tall off-white head that stays afloat nicely. Aroma of grapefruit, oranges, light hay and grass along with a pretty big hit of yeast, alcohol and caster sugar towards the end. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong rich grassy and resinous hops show first with a pretty good amount of alpha acid bitterness, but the grapefruity, lemony and especially orange citrus notes show through towards the end with a lot of hay and flowers as well, but the malt holds up all above this with a deep and pungent kick that allows the alcohol and sugars to finish this off quite strongly. Aftertaste shows a pretty good balance of malt and hops with a lot of strength noticeable, especially with a yeast and sugar kick and a good dose of bitterness here, but the overall bitterness and pungency is good here, but quite strong. Overall, a nice beer, a bit strong in alcohol and sugars, but the hops and bitterness are enjoyable and the malt more than holds up to the pungency here. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Publix in Orlando, Florida on 31-December-2022 for the New Year Celebration for US$11,99/six pack, sampled while celebrating New Year 2023 with my wife and three kids and friends in Florida!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
sampled at Tampa Bay Beer Festival - high powered imperial NEIPA - massive flavor
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Fruity nose, a lot of candy fruit, plenty of citrus hopping too, mostly grapefruit. A little vague tropical element. Pinkish orange cloudy, somewhat papaya color. Flavor is highly resiny, sticky pine resin feeling in the mouth. Leans semi-sweet but the peppery resins tend to dominate the overall flavor profile. Finish is lightly bitter, hot alcohol, a fair bit abrasive.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz. can, 9.8% ABV, Canned On: 05/18/2022
AROMA: Moderately sweet with delicious scents of lemon, pine, and grapefruit. The scents are easily detectable without being too "loud" or too "soft". Which is not something that I experience very often.
APPEARANCE: Pours a hazy burnt-orange with a tall, tight, white head that dissipates slowly with good lacing. What can I say, this looks great in a clear, Pilsner glass.
TASTE: I'm first hit with a smooth, somewhat syrupy, sweetness. While it is not overly sweet, it is certainly sweeter than the aroma would suggest. My nose said to expect a little bit of "bite", but I didn't really get any at all. The predominant flavor is orange, followed by subtle flavors of honeydew, and a bit of pine and orange peel on the backend.
MOUTHFEEL: Full-bodied with a thick, smooth texture. Carbonation is average.
OVERALL: This beer goes down super easy ... almost too easy, given it's high ABV! While I prefer beers with a bit more "bite" to them, I actually like this one. I think the only thing that I find a bit off-putting is that the sweetness doesn't taste like it came to the beer naturally, And by that, I mean, it doesn't taste like the sweetness you would get from using fruit (e.g. oranges). It tastes more like sweetness you would get from adding simple syrup. Which makes it seem a little out of place, to me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample during the I'm Swamped With Gator More FL Beers Than I Pan-Handle 2! event on 02/20/2022.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz can at Rock & Brews, Orlando. Big, juicy orange fruit imperial here. Slick body, somewhat rich finish. A touch boozy, but bordering double digits, I suppose it's allowed to be. Moderately smooth, juicy finish. Solid brew.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16oz can shared by Hawthorne Rob, thanks. Retaining thin offwhite with trailing lace, cloudy/murky gold. Citrus/some dank, grain with some wheat or oat. T- follows.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap as part of a flight at Brew Hub, St. Louis. It's a hazy orange-yellow with no sparkle, thin cap of off-white head fading to a ring with spotty lacing. Aroma is strong orange Starburst, pineapple. Taste follows aroma along with melon. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, juice bomb! Really nice aroma and flavor with good strength.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Draft at Craft and Kitchen Lakeland. Nice yellow orange pour. Nose is tropical fruits. Tastes of tangerine, grassy, resin, orange juice. Zippy