Spring of the "New England" Style IPA: Trillium Fort Point

 By: Jack Horzempa
(Originally posted on Beer Advocate)

In my continuing series of so called ‘NE” style IPAs I have Trillium Fort Point Pale Ale. This is my first beer from Trillium Brewing.

I have not been to Trillium Brewing, but I did a bit of reading to learn more. Trillium is a relatively new brewery (opened in 2013) and they now have two locations: the original location in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston and the new production brewery in Canton, MA (about ½ hour drive south of Boston). So, Trillium Brewing is more of an urban/metropolitan brewing company as opposed to Tree House (which I discussed last week) which is more out in the country.

Trillium also gets a lot of love by the BA crowd with 7 beers in the top 100 of the Top 250 list.

How does the ‘city boy’ brewing company’s beer compare to the ‘country boy’ brewing company’s beer? Let’s find out!


Served in my Gulden Draak tulip glass:


Appearance:

Light golden colored with a turbid/murky appearance. A BIG fluffy white head which dissipates quickly.

Aroma:

The aroma has BIG tropical fruits smells but some citrus as well.

Taste:

The flavor pretty much follows the nose with tropical fruit flavors dominating but there is also some citrus flavors as well. It has a notable bitterness.

Mouthfeel:

Medium bodied with a soft-ish mouthfeel.

Overall:

I think this beer is very good! I enjoyed the enticing hop aroma/flavor profile.

This is another very enjoyable beer of the so called ‘NE’ style IPA. I look forward to drinking and reporting on next week’s beer.

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