5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can pour into taster cup at Craft Brew Race Portland. Appearance is cloudy, light brown, thin ring of off-white head, no discernible sparkle. Aroma is subtle cracker and floral--not what I expect a NEIPA should smell like. Taste is a mild floral/fruitiness, biscuit/cracker malt, but dominated by bitterness that's not all that welcome. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste, more bitter than any sort of flavor. Overall, other than the look, seems misclassified as a NEIPA. It's not great as a standard IPA or even an APA. Pretty pedestrian.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Sep 2018
at 02:57