Two Roads Non-Alcoholic Juicy IPA review: 2RoadsBrewing jumps into the NA beer game with a strong debut in the rapidly improving world of booze-free IPA. craftbeer beertwitter
every time you crack open a new beer can. That ability to be optimistic is something I’ve often felt was missing in the American craft beer scene of the last five years, as too many styles have devolved and increasingly become defined by haphazardly made, poorly balanced “flavor of the week” releases. There have been few corners of the beer world where one can point, and say with confidence, “things here are trending in the right direction.”, that is.
The latest notable entry in this genre I’ve tasted comes from Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing, as the state’s largest brewery debuts a line of non-alcoholic beer to join its so-called “beyond beer” portfolio, which also includes hard seltzer and ready-to-drink spirits-based cocktails. The NA beer line, meanwhile, will eventually include at least several brands, but there’s only one to start: Non Alcoholic Juicy IPA.
On the nose, this IPA is giving off plenty of fresh, green hop notes—it definitely is reminiscent of pelletized hops at the old homebrew shop, with a buzzy, almost spicy, slightly resinous quality. The citrus, meanwhile, reminds me of lemon verbena in the backyard garden, with perhaps a twist of peach or passion fruit running underneath.
On the palate, this starts out as light and inoffensive, though decently hop forward, but then it has a way of growing into itself on repeated sips. Lemon citrus and slightly musky tropical fruit are paired with a smooth, very slightly creamy texture, and faint impressions of crisp cereal grain. Residual sweetness is mild, and there’s thankfully none of that “unfinished” wort-like note, which I often find manifests in NA beers as a strong black tea-like maltiness.
All in all, I don’t know if this is quite as “juicy” as the market may have decided to label it, but it’s a very nice combination of bright citrus and spicy, dank, greener notes all the same. Like so many of the other NA IPAs I’ve tasted in the last year or two, it’s quite refreshingly fun to drink, and it’s another that now ranks among the best the rapidly improving style has to offer.
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