Equilibrium Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Middletown,
New York,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Equilibrium Taproom and Grille
Established in 2016
Contact
Description
Equilibrium Brewery distributes craft beer developed by M.I.T.-trained-scientific principles with focus on balancing drinkability and massive flavor.
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: pale murky yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, lemon and piney hop tones, mixed tropical fruity hops in the middle with a light malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet style; finishes more with a mixed tropical fruity hop tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, some low carb, low hop bitterness
Overall: nice NEPA worth coming back to.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: pale murky yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, lemon and piney hop tones, mixed tropical fruity hops in the middle with a light malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet style; finishes more with a mixed tropical fruity hop tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, some low carb, low hop bitterness
Overall: nice NEPA worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2026
at 19:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared at home. Hazy light yellow with thick white head. Zesty, pineapple, oats, dank juicy hops, guava. Medium sweet and bitter. Very creamy body. Nice!
Tried
from Can
from
J.P. Alsem
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasted dark malts, black coffee, mix of milk chocolate and dark chocolate and a little bit of sweet grains
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet and a touch of bitter quality; finishes leaning into the roasty and sweet tones
Texture: light to medium bodied - hmmm...maybe a touch closer to the light side; good smoothness along the tongue as the roastiness doesn't affect much of the movement of the flow along the tongue
Overall: I know it's a porter but still, maybe just beef this one up just a wee bit to make it a little bit. I believe I could still return to this, and I don't want to call this watery but eh....hmmmm...kinda left scratching my beard a little bit on the body of this beer.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasted dark malts, black coffee, mix of milk chocolate and dark chocolate and a little bit of sweet grains
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to sweet and a touch of bitter quality; finishes leaning into the roasty and sweet tones
Texture: light to medium bodied - hmmm...maybe a touch closer to the light side; good smoothness along the tongue as the roastiness doesn't affect much of the movement of the flow along the tongue
Overall: I know it's a porter but still, maybe just beef this one up just a wee bit to make it a little bit. I believe I could still return to this, and I don't want to call this watery but eh....hmmmm...kinda left scratching my beard a little bit on the body of this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 20:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark orange to murky brown color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: white grapes, pineapples, passion fruit, light candied oranges; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to subtle hop zest vibe then onto a fine bittersweet quality: finishes leaning into the white grapes, passion fruit and a little bit of those candied oranges
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; nice smoothness along the tongue; nice low carb, subtle hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEPA I would return to.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark orange to murky brown color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: white grapes, pineapples, passion fruit, light candied oranges; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to subtle hop zest vibe then onto a fine bittersweet quality: finishes leaning into the white grapes, passion fruit and a little bit of those candied oranges
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; nice smoothness along the tongue; nice low carb, subtle hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEPA I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 20:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: murky dark orange to almost brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: guava, oranges, papaya, light mango, subtle passion fruit and a little bit of citrusy hops up front; light clean malts
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fair bittersweet to sweet quality adding in a slight candy-ish sugary hint; finishes mostly with the passion fruit and oranges
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness and a little bit of dryness; nice low carb; some hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: murky dark orange to almost brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: guava, oranges, papaya, light mango, subtle passion fruit and a little bit of citrusy hops up front; light clean malts
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fair bittersweet to sweet quality adding in a slight candy-ish sugary hint; finishes mostly with the passion fruit and oranges
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness and a little bit of dryness; nice low carb; some hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could return to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 19:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky orange to brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy notes, mango, pine and some pineapple; nice clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes slightly dry through the mango, pine and pineapple notes
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; smooth along the tongue with a little bit of dryness and a touch of hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA I would return to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky orange to brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy notes, mango, pine and some pineapple; nice clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes slightly dry through the mango, pine and pineapple notes
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; smooth along the tongue with a little bit of dryness and a touch of hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 19:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: murky yellow to brown color with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, oranges, peach/apricot, pine and a little bit of honeydew; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes semi-dry with the pine, pineapple and peachy forward tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some dryness; nice low carb; low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could come back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: murky yellow to brown color with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, oranges, peach/apricot, pine and a little bit of honeydew; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes semi-dry with the pine, pineapple and peachy forward tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some dryness; nice low carb; low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 19:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dirty orange to brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy, light passion fruit, mangoes and gooseberry-like hop tones; clean malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet and underscored by a light tart tone; finishes semi-dry with mostly miexed citrusy to mango hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; light smoothness; nice low carb; low hop bitterness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dirty orange to brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy, light passion fruit, mangoes and gooseberry-like hop tones; clean malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet and underscored by a light tart tone; finishes semi-dry with mostly miexed citrusy to mango hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; light smoothness; nice low carb; low hop bitterness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I could return to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 19:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange to brown color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orange peel bitterness up front with grapefruit, lemon and peachy hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet sort of quality; finishes with the orange peel, grapefruity and peachy tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; good smoothness, nice low carb and nice low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA I could return to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange to brown color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orange peel bitterness up front with grapefruit, lemon and peachy hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet sort of quality; finishes with the orange peel, grapefruity and peachy tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; good smoothness, nice low carb and nice low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA I could return to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 18:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark burnt orange to almost brown color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerine to apricot/peachy, lemon and a touch of pineapple-ish hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bittersweet sort of quality: finishes mostly with the tangerine and apricot/peachy hop tones, slightly dry
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue; nice low carb, low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEPA for the most part.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark burnt orange to almost brown color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerine to apricot/peachy, lemon and a touch of pineapple-ish hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bittersweet sort of quality: finishes mostly with the tangerine and apricot/peachy hop tones, slightly dry
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue; nice low carb, low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEPA for the most part.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 18:48