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Carolina Brewery

Carolina Brewery
Paddle Daze Hazy IPA

Category: New England Style IPA

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 6.6%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional

Carolina Brewery
Paddle Daze Hazy IPA

Category: New England Style IPA

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 6.6%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of orange, candied Douglas Fir syrup, pineapple, and melon with a velvety, lively, spritzy, dryish medium body and an interesting, medium-length finish with notes of toasted orange, basil and lemon verbena, pineapple and pear syrup, and zirbenz. A NoCal afternoon in a glass that somehow manages to have tropical fruits beachside on the palate while you still have the Douglas Fir from earlier in the day in the Sierra Nevadas clinging to your retronasal.

Tasting Info

Beer Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: orange, candied Douglas Fir syrup, pineapple, and melon
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of toasted orange, basil and lemon verbena, pineapple and pear syrup, and zirbenz
Bitterness Bitterness: High
Enjoy Enjoy: on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Italian Beef, Tacos, Vintage Cheddar
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A NoCal afternoon in a glass that somehow manages to have tropical fruits beachside on the palate while you still have the Douglas Fir from earlier in the day in the Sierra Nevadas clinging to your retronasal.

The Producer

Carolina Brewery

The Producer
120 Lowes Dr, Suite 101
Pittsboro, NC 27312
USA
1 919-942-1800

New England Style IPA

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Serve in a Shaker Pint Glass
New England Style IPAs, often abbreviated to NEIPA, are juicy, hazy American Style IPAs with intensely fruity, floral, hoppy flavors. They differ from other American Style IPAs in their unfiltered haze that can be attributed to dry-hopping, the use of high-protein grains, certain yeasts, among other brew choices. NEIPAs are currently enjoying huge popularity and drinkers are buying cans of the cloudy, juicy style in droves.