MGamber
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IMO, the best example of a NEIPA is Bissell Brothers' Swish. It's just beautful. Fruity, a little sweet to bring out the hops, low bitterness, very nice feel and pretty fizzy so you can smell it from across the room when you crack open a can. It does seem like everyone is adding a NEIPA to their portfolio but so many miss the mark. I haven't had the New Belgium NEIPA specifically but I have had plenty that were obviously about nothing more than the haze. Indistinct or confusing flavors, west coast style bitterness and over the top astringency are just a few problems I find with quite a few of them, mostly from breweries that simply want a NEIPA in their portfolio and don't really put in the effort. If you want to drink a really good example, try Swish or Substance from Bissell Brothers, Venture or Epiphany from Foundation, Flume or any of the Onsight series from Battery Steele, NSFW from Liquid Riot, Chaos Emeralds and Oh-J from Lone Pine. If you want to make Swish (it's only made between Oct and Apr and sells out in hours), search this site for "Gambler". It's a dead on clone.