Style: IPA (American Double)

ABV: 7.6 IBU: 75.0

91/100
Aroma: 10
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 18
Mouthfeel: 5

2nd Shift Brewing Co Art of Neurosis

What the brewers say

‘Midcoast’ IPA, a hop sandwich of Simcoe and Columbus hops.”

What our panel thought

“The nose is dank and earthy, but fairly muted. Light floral, resin, and pineapple. Medium malt, high firm bitterness. The flavor pivots to a dark, resinous pine paired with a little toasty malt and resin, pepper, light diesel, and orange or grapefruit citrus. Bitterness builds in the aftertaste.”

What our editors thought

“Big and uncompromising, with a nose of pineapple and cut grass. It’s boisterous and loud but simultaneously refined. One foot in the past, with a winking nod to the present.”

Review printed in: Bright & Juicy & Bitter & Soft IPA (August-September 2021) (View All Issues)


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2nd Shift Brewing Art of Neurosis

Dominant citrus up front—orange, lemon—with piney, grassy notes. Moderately sweet, lightly toasty malt; some green onion/garlic hop flavors, with peppery spice, orange-citrus, light grass—and moderately strong, bracing bitterness. Overall, fairly malty. Classic West Coast–style hop profile.

12 West Brewing Company Peach Frontside

“White peach, touch of diesel in the nose. A white wine–like peach flavor, like a sophisticated colada, as it warms. Velvety mouthfeel. A melange of floral, citrus, and herbal hops in the off-dry finish. A very present bitterness is slightly tempered by the soft fruity component. Complex and interesting.”

Arches Brewing Simply Sticky IPA

“Nose leans tropical, toward pineapple-banana daiquiri with danker edges. Lively medium body, nearly fluffy; has the sweetness to push that tropical-fruit flavor before a sticky and resinous bitterness seeps in. That unrelenting bitterness is challenging, making it feel disjointed.”

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