7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: pale soupy yellow cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: bitter orange rind, pine needles, and passion fruit hop notes play with a nice clean malt ball
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to tart to bittersweet quality; finishes with the orange rind and passion fruit
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, light smoothness but a touch of hop heat
Overall: wonderful aromas and flavors! Get that hop heat cleaned up and this beer could be a real gem!
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: pale soupy yellow cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: bitter orange rind, pine needles, and passion fruit hop notes play with a nice clean malt ball
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to tart to bittersweet quality; finishes with the orange rind and passion fruit
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, light smoothness but a touch of hop heat
Overall: wonderful aromas and flavors! Get that hop heat cleaned up and this beer could be a real gem!
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 02:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: amber to almost brown color with a sly transparency about it and less than a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: powerful qualities of caramel & toffee with a light earthy/tobacco-like undertone balance with some grassy to floral hops
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine earthy sweet to toffee sweet quality; finishes semi-dry with the earthy to caramel tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, good as a sipper; some smoothness but also enough dryness to slow things down here
Overall: to me, I say this is a pretty nice English strong ale I would be willing to come back to. Glad to see a Vermont brewer brew this style.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: amber to almost brown color with a sly transparency about it and less than a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: powerful qualities of caramel & toffee with a light earthy/tobacco-like undertone balance with some grassy to floral hops
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine earthy sweet to toffee sweet quality; finishes semi-dry with the earthy to caramel tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, good as a sipper; some smoothness but also enough dryness to slow things down here
Overall: to me, I say this is a pretty nice English strong ale I would be willing to come back to. Glad to see a Vermont brewer brew this style.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 02:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellowed orange cardboard haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: white grapes, citrus zest and mango sweet hop tones with a clean bready/biscuity malt
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bittersweet to zesty quality; finishes bittersweet and a touch of dryness through the citrus zest and mangoes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness but the zesty tones seem to clamp down on the tongue a little bit
Overall: lovely aromas and flavor, get that texture smoothed out a bit more and we'll have a real banger here!
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellowed orange cardboard haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: white grapes, citrus zest and mango sweet hop tones with a clean bready/biscuity malt
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a bittersweet to zesty quality; finishes bittersweet and a touch of dryness through the citrus zest and mangoes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness but the zesty tones seem to clamp down on the tongue a little bit
Overall: lovely aromas and flavor, get that texture smoothed out a bit more and we'll have a real banger here!
Tried
from Can
on 01 Mar 2026
at 02:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
A 16 oz can acquired from Half Time late last year bearing a stamp of what appears to be Oct 22, 2025. The label on the can indicates 8.0% abv, just saying. A globe glass ready, I make the pour. I see a hazy orange-gold liquid finished by a decent top of absolutely white foam. A sniff gives me plenty of tropical, some citrus along with that, grain and hops. And the drink backs up the nose. Orange peel, a bit of guava, some pineapple sweetness, hops, pine, paper and a small bitterness at the end. I have to say that I am enjoying this brew more than I anticipated. The style, NE or WC? I say it tilts towards being a hazy IPA but there's west coast to offset that. Interesting beer, pleasant surprise.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 12 Feb 2026
at 02:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: copper to orange cloudiness but subtle transparency closer to the edges of the glass. Finger's worth of white foamy head slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango with some piney hops, earthy hops too, subtle citrusy zest, light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to blend bittersweetly with the clean malts, subtle aftertaste of pine & mango
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper, some crisp clean hop smoothness rolls along my tongue, finishes citrusy and mango-sweet
Overall: nicely done NEDIPA worthy of returning to.
Appearance: copper to orange cloudiness but subtle transparency closer to the edges of the glass. Finger's worth of white foamy head slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango with some piney hops, earthy hops too, subtle citrusy zest, light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to blend bittersweetly with the clean malts, subtle aftertaste of pine & mango
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper, some crisp clean hop smoothness rolls along my tongue, finishes citrusy and mango-sweet
Overall: nicely done NEDIPA worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 00:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: murky amber color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some sly lace
Aroma: tropical fruity hops, clean caramel/toffee malt base
Flavor: blends the prior mentioned aromas nicely together more sweet than bittersweet but eventually becomes bittersweet with more sips; mild aftertaste of tropical hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness along the tongue; finishes sweet, semi-crisp and quaint
Overall: nice enough DIPA but not a true NEDIPA by any sense of that style.
Appearance: murky amber color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some sly lace
Aroma: tropical fruity hops, clean caramel/toffee malt base
Flavor: blends the prior mentioned aromas nicely together more sweet than bittersweet but eventually becomes bittersweet with more sips; mild aftertaste of tropical hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness along the tongue; finishes sweet, semi-crisp and quaint
Overall: nice enough DIPA but not a true NEDIPA by any sense of that style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 23:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave messy lace
Aroma: citrusy and tropical fruity hoppiness, clean malts
Flavor: bittersweet juicy hops, clean malts; mild aftertaste of juicy hops
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; somewhat smooth but could possibly be a touch smoother; finishes semi-dry and tropical fruity
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA coming close to being a NEDIPA.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave messy lace
Aroma: citrusy and tropical fruity hoppiness, clean malts
Flavor: bittersweet juicy hops, clean malts; mild aftertaste of juicy hops
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; somewhat smooth but could possibly be a touch smoother; finishes semi-dry and tropical fruity
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA coming close to being a NEDIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2026
at 00:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
a: super hazy straw yellow body | nice velvety white head
a: dank | fresh pineapples | grass
f: rich oats | perfumey | soft sugars
t: creamy | drying | orange juice
o: thick malts | pure new-school | very citrusey throughout
16 ounce can | The Food Emporium (grocery): New York (49th @ 8th Ave), New York | 17-January-2026 | US$5,99 | no can date | sampled: 18-January-2026, while walking the streets of New York with my family of five
a: dank | fresh pineapples | grass
f: rich oats | perfumey | soft sugars
t: creamy | drying | orange juice
o: thick malts | pure new-school | very citrusey throughout
16 ounce can | The Food Emporium (grocery): New York (49th @ 8th Ave), New York | 17-January-2026 | US$5,99 | no can date | sampled: 18-January-2026, while walking the streets of New York with my family of five
Tried
from Can
from
Food Emporium @ THE MARKETPLACE
on 18 Jan 2026
at 19:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Another beer acquired from the decent people at Half Time Beverages, this time a one pint can. I have a tulip glass from Buffalo Bayou catching this one. The appearance is a solid black body with a persistent skim of of khaki tan foam. I lift for a sniff. Lots of grain, some chocolate, malt and earth. The taste is tasty with a properly full sensation. Blackened toast, tobacco, malt, dark chocolate, some molasses, black licorice and just enough blackberry to register. Better than anticipated.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2025
at 23:07
7.5/10
Big, bold hops, nice juice, and a bit of a bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2025
at 02:22