Medalist
Bakes Brewing Company in Belmar, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.88
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Our core IPA. Soft, fluffy mouthfeel, with notes of tropical fruit. Brewed and meticulously refined over 80 times in his garage prior to opening commercially, this is Jeff's pride and joy.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some pineapple/tropical hops notes and a semi-sweet finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some pineapple/tropical notes and a semi-sweet finish. Body is full for style with a creamy feel with good carbonation. Enjoyable NEIPA with nice drinkability and tropical notes.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jun 2026
at 19:03
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, orange-pineapple, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit, some dankness. Flavors are citrus and tropical fruit, with light underlying sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Mild hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2026
at 03:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can from brewery. Thanks to Nick R. Cloudy yellow gold pour. Large, rocky white head is enduring. Aromas of lemon, pine, grapefruit and tangerine. Flavor is all that plus added notes of pineapple, melon, tangerine and lime. Excellent balance and flavor. Another winner from Bakes!
Tried
from Can
at
Bakes Brewing Co
on 18 Dec 2025
at 05:14
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 oz cans from the brewery, 6/28/24 - 7/8/24. Hazy yellowish color, white head, strong / coating lace. Pine, melon, grapefruit, pineapple. Orange and lemon notes too. On the juicy side. A little sweet, with a decent amount of bitterness as well. I have had a few cans of this since I started this rating in my notes , and my score has gone up each time. It's a damn good beer. 8/4/9/4/18
**Photo from Lukr pour on 6/13/26
**Photo from Lukr pour on 6/13/26
Tried
from Can
at
Bakes Brewing Co
on 08 Jul 2024
at 21:29
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
16oz can. Dissipating offwhite-hazy/cloudy yellow/pale yellow. A-lemon/lemon zest, 2nd oat/lt malt. T-lemon/hint of papaya/slight spice, lt malt/oat. Smoove. May adjust after having multiple my next sitting.
Tried
from Can
on 20 May 2024
at 19:13