Name: Hazy Platypus
Brewer: Redpoint Brewing Co. (Taiwan)
Style: Specialty IPA: New England IPA
ABV: 6%
Review Year: 2019
Redpoint Brewing Co. was founded by Doug Pierce and Spencer Jemelka, two American brewers living in Taiwan with the mission to push high quality, fresh, American-style craft beer in the country and in Asia. Hazy Platypus is the duo’s take on a New England IPA brewed with Simcoe, Citra, and Amarillo hops
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.
TASTING NOTES
Hazy Platypus pours a cloudy, bright yellow-orange beer with an aroma profile akin to a peach mango pie. The palate tells a much more intricate story. To begin, this beer has a light-to-medium body and is characterized by dank, resin-line, and grassy hop presence. Despite the hop-forward profile, no hop-burn is detected. These flavors are then balanced out by light malty notes, lemon peel, medicinal bitterness, and a bready backbone. Meanwhile, the finish of Hazy Platypus lingers, with notes of lemon peel and a familiar medicinal bitterness.
THE VERDICT
In conclusion, Hazy Platypus is a refreshing New England IPA that caters to drinkers looking for a sessionable dank-profiled beer. Plus points for the cool beer label.
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We have revised this review to use the BJCP style guidelines for a New England IPA.