This was actually the first recording back from MA, as Dan popped open Brockton Beer NE Heartbreak, an (unfortunately discontinued) NE IPA.

STYLE: NE IPA
ABV: 7.2%
IBU: N/A
AVAILABILITY: 16 oz. cans/Draft (No longer in production)

Stats above taken from the brewery’s can and website.

Hazy, deep orange, and juice-like with a white, frothy head.

Tropical hits first with overripe pineapple followed by tangerine.

Tropicality from the initial taste through the mid-palate, with the overripe pineapple almost burgeoning on pineapple candy. Passionfruit and tangerine juice/zest add in after.

The soft carbonation matches with a medium body, resulting in a silky mouthfeel and a moderately dry finish.

I really enjoyed this one, as some NE IPAs can get a little cloying with residual sweetness. I hope to try similar Brockton brews to this one, as it is no longer in production. Pairing-wise, there’s a lot of different ways to go, but I was feeling Thai chili wings or Caribbean food.

Cheers and remember:

Life’s a tap…drink up ’til it’s dry.

All music on this show came to us from the now defunct Music Alley.
Intro: “Meet Me At The Bar” by The Beer Drinking Fools
Outtro: “Bubblegum and Beer” by The Supersuckers

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