Name: These Go to Eleven (NZ Brewed)
Brewers: Behemoth Brewing Company (New Zealand), Heart of Darkness Brewery Saigon (Vietnam)
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
ABV: 6.6%
Review Year: 2020
Behemoth Brewing Company (known as Chur Brewing Company in Australia) from New Zealand teamed up with Heart of Darkness Saigon for These Go to Eleven, a hazy IPA at 6.6% ABV.
STYLE GUIDELINES
This beer is being evaluated as a Specialty IPA: New England IPA (21B) in the context of the provisional guidelines of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) for the said beer style. The most current version of the guidelines can be found on the BJCP website.
“Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale,” “Juicy or Hazy IPA,” and “Juicy or Hazy Double IPA” are beer styles from the 2020Brewers Association (BA) Beer Style Guidelines. These styles are noted to represent what enthusiasts and brewers refer to as New England IPAs or Hazy IPAs.
Recommended Reading: ‘Juicy or Hazy’ Ales Debut in BA Beer Style Guide, Representing New England IPAs (CraftBeer.com, 2018)
TASTING NOTES
Hazy pale gold; foamy white head with good retention. Primarily orange marmalade and ripe mango aromas with a faint floral character. Medium-bodied with style-appropriate carbonation level. The flavor profile mirrors the aroma but this time with some oat-like character; soft bready malt character. Moderate bitterness and very low-to-no sweetness. Lingering piney bitterness brings this beer to a close.
THE VERDICT
Very good. The New Zealand variant of the collaboration beer is a flavorful, hop-forward, and “dry” hazy IPA that brings together primarily citrus and stonefruit aromas and flavors. The next versions could have more intense aromas.
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