Pictures of NEIPA's

[kevink]

Interesting effect. What affect does the charcoal have on you while drinking or is there too little to notice? I know it's used medically for various things.

The brewer is actually very into medicinal ingredients. Honestly, though, I can't tell there's charcoal in it, but I have never had this exact beer without charcoal in it, so who knows what effect it has.

 

[Braufessor]

How do you guys like this one? It has activated charcoal in it and is a fine example of the style. It just looks crazy.

Obviously can't comment on the quality in regard to flavor, etc..... but, I find it visually off-putting to say the least. I am sure there are others who probably find it intriguing or simply a non issue as long as the taste is fine. But, my personal opinion - I like my beers to look like they taste..... I can't stand coffee in beers like a cream ale or kolsch for example. But, I love coffee in porters or stouts. I don't want a "blonde stout". It is true that we "taste" things with our vision and it affects our perception. Personally, I just find these visual/taste contradictions unappealing. But, as always, to each their own.

 

[TheHopfather]

I'll play, the beer is very dependent upon the lighting. Here are a couple of pics of the same beer with natural light hitting it but taken from opposite sides. No photoshop on these photos.

 

[Braufessor]

Found an old one I did that is a good comparison of the exact same beer looking quite different in different light..... similar to @TheHopfather above. This is the exact same beer, a minute or two apart. Fluorescent light is yellow/gold. The one that is more orange is outdoors, not much light, cloudy, less light in front of glass and therefore it was back lit more than front lit. Under "normal" lighting it is definitely more toward the yellow/gold though.

 

[Craigmn]

I'll play, the beer is very dependent upon the lighting. Here are a couple of pics of the same beer with natural light hitting it but taken from opposite sides. No photoshop on these photos.

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Having the light behind it like that without changing settings has a big effect too. The whole picture is dark af

 

[TheHopfather]

Haha, fair enough. The photos were taken on my phone, it really doesn't like a dark foreground and a bright background. But you do get the general idea from the photos, bright on one side and dark on the other.

 

[ba-brewer]

Found an old one I did that is a good comparison of the exact same beer looking quite different in different light..... similar to @TheHopfather above. This is the exact same beer, a minute or two apart. Fluorescent light is yellow/gold. The one that is more orange is outdoors, not much light, cloudy, less light in front of glass and therefore it was back lit more than front lit. Under "normal" lighting it is definitely more toward the yellow/gold though.View attachment 603066 View attachment 603065

It was pictures of some of your beers that got me to give the style a try, up until then it seem like people were posting pics of trub not beer.

 

[Craigmn]

Haha, fair enough. The photos were taken on my phone, it really doesn't like a dark foreground and a bright background. But you do get the general idea from the photos, bright on one side and dark on the other.

I figured, I wasn’t criticizing you or your photography skills. Just pointing it out

I think the glowing beers are just properly lit, when a good photograph of a beer is taken it looks a lot better

 

[breweer]

My NEIPA

 

[Jag75]

Man that looks good breweer

 

[Jag75]

Ok here's my first NEIPA

 

[bobeer]

It's a great picture and I'm sure the beer is good but, and don't take this the wrong way, it just looks terrible. NEIPAs are the most unappetizing looking beer there is, they make me think of something I'd drink with breakfast, not a nice refreshing beer.

It is a great picture! And I agree about the aesthetics. I've always thought they look like the part of the beer we usually leave as the trub when packaging and dump down the drain. Haha. The ole "one man's trash is another man's treasure" saying applies here I think.

 

[TheHopfather]

It is a great picture! And I agree about the aesthetics. I've always thought they look like the part of the beer we usually leave as the trub when packaging and dump down the drain. Haha. The ole "one man's trash is another man's treasure" saying applies here I think.

Agreed. I don't get how worked up some people get about the appearance of a NEIPA. I care more about how a beer tastes than how it looks, some people certainly do not agree with that sentiment. I wonder what those folks think about a hefeweizen? Are those somehow okay?

 

[kevink]

NEIPAs have changed what I think about a beer's appearance. I now think that clear beers look gross and hazy ones look delicious. The people who think that they look gross probably havn't had any really good ones.

 

[bobeer]

Agreed. I don't get how worked up some people get about the appearance of a NEIPA. I care more about how a beer tastes than how it looks, some people certainly do not agree with that sentiment. I wonder what those folks think about a hefeweizen? Are those somehow okay?

OH man I've been attacked in beer groups (not homebrew groups) on facebook for dissing anything about NEIPAs. That style definitely has some passionate followers. I guess I'd feel the need to defend my passion too if I spent $20+ on 4 pack. The price point is a little better if you just brew it yourself.

 

[GPP33]

Agreed. I don't get how worked up some people get about the appearance of a NEIPA. I care more about how a beer tastes than how it looks, some people certainly do not agree with that sentiment. I wonder what those folks think about a hefeweizen? Are those somehow okay?

A hefe and many great IPAs have a light haze, very different than the dull opaque murkiness of many of the NEIPAs. I tapped a hefe recently, the first few pints looked like a NEIPA, they went down the sink, after that it livend up and looked amazing. It's a subtle difference but a big one for me.

NEIPAs have changed what I think about a beer's appearance. I now think that clear beers look gross and hazy ones look delicious. The people who think that they look gross probably havn't had any really good ones.

This could be it. I've had several that are supposed to be good, just didn't do it for me. Maybe I couldn't get over the visual aspect. I think my sticking point is the stories of people doing stupid things like adding flour in an attempt to achieve a certain level of clarity, or lack there of.

I'm certainly not ragging on people who like these beers, just find the appearance to be rather off putting.

 

[Braufessor]

It was pictures of some of your beers that got me to give the style a try, up until then it seem like people were posting pics of trub not beer.

Yeah.... I am not a proponent of the overly yeasty/trub/milky/hop particle floaties....... I am good with cloudy and hazy, but - in my opinion, chunks and sediment are a flaw which detracts from both flavor and appearance. I like my NEIPA type beers to be bright, refreshing, 5-6% ABV, low/no caramel malts and very drinkable.
In my opinion, the haze is not a goal in and of itself..... I would never add flour or similar in an attempt to make the beer "look" hazy. In my experience, the haze and cloudiness is a consequence of a slightly different process and ingredient list. It happens to be a consequence that I personally think is fine/positive in regard to appearance and drinking experience - thus, no need to attempt to change it as it seems to add a different dimension to the drinking experience as compared to a "traditional" IPA (which I also love.)

 

[Braufessor]

Man that looks good breweer

+1 to that. Looks great.

 

[wepeeler]

OH man I've been attacked in beer groups (not homebrew groups) on facebook for dissing anything about NEIPAs. That style definitely has some passionate followers. I guess I'd feel the need to defend my passion too if I spent $20+ on 4 pack. The price point is a little better if you just brew it yourself.

I've seen that sentiment too. It's ridiculous, but it is what it is. Everyone and their mother has an opinion on the neipa, and a lot of older/traditional brewers are stuck in their "clear beer is the only right way" opinion. Especially when the term IPA is associated with it. Given the evolution (and popularity) of the neipa in the last 5 years, people are much more accepting of the look. I have a friend who used to talk a lot of crap about neipas until he started working at a brewery who's flagship is a neipa. Now he posts about them non-stop. I have another friend who will only drink a hazy ipa. If it's clear, she instantly dismisses it. So, it's all a mindset.

 

[ApolloSimcoe]

All I see are thumbs

 

[Sbe2]

I’ll bite

^my favorite pic

 

[TheHopfather]

That glass on the left just looks like yeast. I could see being turned off by that beer.

 

[Sbe2]

It’s the first pour out of a keg. Hop matter and yeast. Not drinkable.

 

[Gravelscratcher]

It's the juicy I like. Clear or hazy doesn't matter as much.
I did enjoy making my NEIPA, because it was different.
Since then, I only dry hop in the primary, because it's so much easier...so I owe that to the style.

 

[kevink]

Tired Hands Passionfruit Double Milkshake IPA
Semi-dark room, ~500 lumen LED light. Looks more orangey under normal indoor light.

 

[MrBaloo]

Tired Hands Passionfruit Double Milkshake IPA
Semi-dark room, ~500 lumen LED light. Looks more orangey under normal indoor light.

Man... I am thirsty as he'll now.....

 

[DiscDuffer]

I’ll bite

^my favorite pic

The one on the left looks like one I got from a local brewery that 'specializes' in NEIPA. It tasted and had the texture of baby aspirin, very gritty and a bad orange taste.

 

[bstacy1974]

My first attempt at a NEIPA. Deschutes Fresh Haze was the inspiration for this recipe. Pale malt, white wheat malt, and flaked oats. Summit, Mandarina Barvaria, Chinook, and Cascade hops. US05 yeast. Kegged yesterday. Getting lots of orange and citrus. This is really good.

 

[Sbe2]

The one on the left looks like one I got from a local brewery that 'specializes' in NEIPA. It tasted and had the texture of baby aspirin, very gritty and a bad orange taste.

I woulda asked for my money back if I was served that. Luckily the rest of the keg was decent.

 

[speavler]

Soon they’ll start serving them with a spoon and maybe a toothpick.