Boulder Beer Due East New England-Style IPA

Beer Name: Due East
Brewery: Boulder Beer Company (Boulder, CO)
ABV: 6.9%
How sold: 12 oz. cans; on draft
Where bought: Belmont Station (Portland, OR)
Price: $1.97 for 12 oz single can

Date Purchased: July 22, 2018
Date Drank: August 19, 2018
When brewed? Year-round beer.
IBU: 60

What's on the Can: "Hints of lemon, peach and pineapple cut through the subdued bitterness of this hazy New England-Style IPA."

What's on the Website: "Due East uses a blend of three fruity, juicy hops, with a double dry-hopped addition post-fermentation for big hop aroma and flavor without added bitterness. Hints of lemon, peach and pineapple cut through the subdued bitterness of this hazy New England-Style IPA." Read more here!

Hops: Simcoe, Mosaic, Ekuanot.

Where distributed: Boulder Beer distributes to select areas. Check whether they ship to your area!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Pours mostly clear golden into a pint glass. White head. Not what I usually expect when thinking of New England-style hazy IPAs. 4/5

Smell (25%): Lovely tropical, mainly pineapple, grapefruit, and other citrus. 4.5/5

Taste (40%): Soft tropical from start to finish. Pineapple and other citrus making me a happy panda. 4.5/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, some carbonation. Extremely juicy. 4.75/5

Overall (20%): An outstanding IPA. While I expected this one to be hazier, everything else delivered for me. Huge fan of the tropical here. Also loving the cheap price here (at least compared with other beers I usually get). 4.75/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.55/5