Art Of Neurosis IPA - 2nd Shift Brewery

StlHopHead77

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml. bottle purchased at The Wine And Cheese Place.This is my first offering from 2nd Shift.

A-Pours out a slightly hazy but bright orange body with 2 1/2 inches of creamy,pillowy,ivory head that showed good retention and gobs of sticky lacing.

S-The presence of Simcoe hops is stamped all over this beer's nose.Peach Jolly Rancher,key lime,sweet orange,light caramel and cracker malts.

T-Tangy nectarine,grapefruit,pine,toffee,sourdough and a bitter aspirin finish.This is one more are where the use of Simcoe is undeniable.

M-Bitter,oily and juicy with godd use of supporting malts.

O-Not a bad way to be introduced to 2nd Shift.Really enjoyed this.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2012 18:32:34 | More by StlHopHead77

kemoarps

Missouri

4/5  rDev -4.8%

06-16-2013 19:59:44 | More by kemoarps

Dad_of_Rad

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.8%

06-15-2013 18:11:35 | More by Dad_of_Rad

Lledd

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -4.8%

06-09-2013 02:40:57 | More by Lledd

henskejk

California

4.24/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

750 mL bottle, thanks to evilcatfish in a trade

A - orange color, with a light head which lingers around the edge of the glass and leaves a good amount of lacing.

S - pine and grapefruit as well as a small amount of malty sweetness

T - has a very balanced taste to it, nice hop bitterness with citrus and pine, hop flavors blend well with malt and neither is overwhelming

M - nice light mouthfeel which makes this beer fairly refreshing

O - very enjoyable beer, glad I got a chance to try it

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2013 03:02:31 | More by henskejk

dt_gbpackersfan

Missouri

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-27-2013 21:29:31 | More by dt_gbpackersfan

--Dom--

Missouri

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-20-2013 17:56:52 | More by --Dom--

pointone

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

05-20-2013 03:59:30 | More by pointone

jono0101

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-18-2013 15:45:22 | More by jono0101

ToddHolder

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.8%

05-11-2013 01:37:08 | More by ToddHolder

jmint

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

05-07-2013 05:08:43 | More by jmint

zeff80

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

04-09-2013 03:04:16 | More by zeff80

T-Leb

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

03-26-2013 19:01:27 | More by T-Leb

RyanBeer13

Virginia

4/5  rDev -4.8%

01-19-2013 19:39:32 | More by RyanBeer13

oldvines

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

12-30-2012 01:55:36 | More by oldvines

ThisSpaceForRent

Missouri

4/5  rDev -4.8%

09-20-2012 02:47:55 | More by ThisSpaceForRent

PthPndr

Florida

4/5  rDev -4.8%

07-04-2012 21:32:41 | More by PthPndr

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev -4.8%

04-23-2012 13:19:22 | More by oldp0rt

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

3.9/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Tan to orange with just a touch of haze, nice white head and very good lacing. Smell is nice and hoppy, although a bit funky IMO. Dry, earthy malts mix with tons of hoppy aromas, along with plenty of pine and grapefruit. Taste follows but without the funk that I detected in the smell. Body is medium and slightly oily with hops, with a sweet, pungent hoppy aftertaste. Bitterness is noticeable but nice. It's a very fine IPA, definitely worth a try. This one leads me to want to try more from 2nd shift.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 18:10:18 | More by AlCaponeJunior

emerge077

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

The green 750 bottle had us all wary, but it turned out to be fine.

Poured into a slender tulip glass, it had a saturated orange gold color, transparent with a flurry of rising carbonation after the initial pour. Long lasting cap of white foam, plenty of spindly webbed lacing all around the glass.

Dank aroma of pineapple and candied orange peel, moving on to an unmistakeable cheesy funk of Columbus hops.

Flavors are heady and hop forward, more Columbus verging on parmesan but stopping just short. Plenty of tropical fruitiness and a drying bitter finish that builds and lingers for a good while. Light to medium bodied for a DIPA, not too bulky or sweet with caramel malt like so many others. This is light and drinkable, with a deft hop punch to it. Recommended.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2012 06:39:10 | More by emerge077

JoEBoBpr

Missouri

4.2/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured into a pint glass from a 750ml bottle.

Pours a very nice strong copper color with a nice amber hue and some nice golden edges. There is a nice dense ecru head that is about 1 inch tall. The head is nice and creamy like cappuccino foam.

Delicious resinous hop notes. Nice pine and oily hops. There is also some nice citrus notes. Grapefruit rind and some slight tangerine and orange notes. The mix of citrus and pine is really nice and then there is some slight sweet malt caramel notes on the back end as well as some bready hints.

Starts off with some nice bready notes and some nice earthy and grain malt. This quickly turns into a rush of citrus notes with some nice grapefruit notes. There is definitely some awesome resinous notes of pine. This brew is definitely delicious. Very hoppy but balanced and refreshing. Good offering from 2nd Shift. The finish is nice and sticky with the piney hop oil. Very nice.

Nice brew. Im happy to have this brew readily available in the Lou.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2012 00:16:39 | More by JoEBoBpr

Madjr

Missouri

4/5  rDev -4.8%

01-26-2012 19:41:26 | More by Madjr

Ratman197

Colorado

4.05/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml green bottle from Wine and Cheese Place poured a clear golden amber with a lasting creamy ivory head. Aromas of biscuit, earthiness, skunk bud, pine and grapefruit. Mouthfeel was medium bodied and smooth with a dry finish. Flavors of biscuit, earthiness, grapefruit and pine with a smooth dry bitter lingering earthy finish.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2012 14:15:05 | More by Ratman197

birchstick

Missouri

4.4/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a nice amberish orange color with a decent head. Nose is pure, pungent, earthy hops. Nose translates really well to the tongue. Opens up with some caramel and cereal malts, but quickly take back seat to the hops. An onslaught of pungent, earthy, oniony hops. Really solid IPA profile. Mouth is medium bodied with a good carbonation. Really nice IPA coming out of St Louis.

Serving type: on-tap

01-15-2012 05:28:04 | More by birchstick

jhighlandbrewing

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

01-13-2012 03:42:29 | More by jhighlandbrewing