Town Square Brewing Megawatt NEIPA American IPA at 6% ABV | 30 IBU (C$4.49 at Oak & Vine, 473 ml, packaged on 1-May-2018, acquired 21-Jun-2018, reviewed 22-Jun-2018)
Appearance: opaque pale gold with one fat finger of loose white head diminishing rapidly to a thin skim and spotty lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, tropical fruit, pale malt, melon. (8/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter, light tart. (8/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry moderate bitter finish. (4/5)
I guess this qualifies as a “juice-like” NEIPA, but the colour is slightly (really slightly – maybe 1 SRM) more “grapefruit juice” than “orange juice”. (Which is A-OK by me, I like grapefruit juice just fine.) I like how they did this one: I can’t find any brewer’s notes or a detailed ingredients list, but I’m guessing there are no adjuncts here, and the juice character is entirely hop-derived. The hops are perennial favourites of mine, Citra and El Dorado, and they’re coming through cleanly, with no off flavours. This is a new local (-ish) brewery to me, and I can’t find any details how long they’ve been around, but they clearly know what they’re doing. (16/20)
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