Spring of the ‘NE’ style IPA: Night Shift One Hop This Time (Citra)

By: Jack Horzempa
(Originally posted on Beer Advocate)

A few weeks ago I was ‘in’ Massachusetts ‘visiting’ the beers of Tree House and Trillium. Last week I ‘traveled’ to Maine for Bissel Brothers Brewing and today I am back ‘in’ Massachusetts for Night Shift Brewing. I knew nothing about Nigh Shift Brewing until I did a bit of web research:

Night Shift is a relatively new brewery with commercial operations starting in 2012. Things went well for them so in May 2014 they moved to a larger space where they still brew. They are located in Everett, MA which is very close to Boston; only a 17 minute drive according to Google Maps.

I am sensing a real theme here with respect to Tree House, Trillium, Bissel Brothers and Night Shift: they are all relatively new breweries which became very popular very quickly. The theme is start, make some money and then expand (either into multiple locations or just moving to another large location).

Today’s new beer is Night Shift One Hop This Time - Citra. This is my first beer from Night Shift Brewing.


Served in my Gulden Draak tulip glass:


Appearance:

Yellow/Golden colored with a turbid/murky appearance. A BIG fluffy white head.

Aroma:

The aroma has BIG aromas of tropical fruit and citrus.

Taste:

The flavor follows the nose with a wonderful combination of tropical fruit and citrus flavors. It has a rounded bitterness.

Mouthfeel:

The mouthfeel of this beer is soft and velvety.

Overall:

I think this beer is EXCELLENT! When I was done drinking this beer I very much wanted to drink a second can; but I didn’t.

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