Beer # 295 Juicin' New England IPA
Fever Dream Series
Sawdust City Brewing Company
Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Independent Microbrewery Established 2012
New England India Pale Ale
ABV 6.3 % IBU: 45
Aluminium Can 500 ml.
$3.50 (Canadian) At the The Brewery
Twitter @SawdustCityBeer
Back Again with another Sawdust City beer. Certainly not a brewery to rest on their laurels they continue to push boundaries and try new things. Their stable of beers is filling up fast. First there was the five core beers, then the regular seasonals like Blood of Cthulhu, The Princess Wears Girlpants, Long Dark Voyage to Uranus, Twin Pines, 11/05, and Sägemehl Stadt Oktoberfest beer. Then Came the Winewood Series which was barrel aged beers, and now a new series has emerged, "Fever Dream." There isn't any word on what the theme of fever dream is but we can easily guess it is about bringing some fantasies to reality. The first beer in the series is Juicin' a "New England IPA." and the second is coming out on December 1st and it will be "Hygge", a sour Belgian Tripel with black plums. Wait a minute, what's a New England IPA you might ask. Well I'm glad you did... because I had to ask too.

Now the term New England IPA is not really officially recognised yet, and it is not a term that was developed by the brewing industry. It is more of a "Fan Name." Often you will hear it called "Vermont IPA," and there was some discussion that it should be named that for the state of it's origin, but by this time it had grown beyond just Vermont and "New England IPA" kinda has a good ring to it. So New England IPA began to grow with other breweries trying to experiment with the style. Eventually it made its way here... to Ontario and into the minds of the brew-master at Sawdust City. This is their take on the new style.
Onward ho, to New England...
Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional
Cost: 5/6 PASS
Colour: 5/6 PASS
Beer Style: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Re-Order: 5/6 PASS

Experience: 5/6 PASS
Final Thoughts:
This beer is delicious. I certainly haven't had another New England IPA to compare it to, but if this is a good representation of the style, I want to correct that immediately. I may have to venture down to Stowe Vermont and try my luck in line for one of the Heady Toppers. But, if I can't, I will be satisfied with one or two more of these. And if you can find one of these, try it and see what all the fuss is about. Just don't buy any on e-Bay... (bathroom beer, remember?)
Cheers
CJT
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