Honeyspot Road White IPA - Two Roads Brewing Company

ShamasUVA

Connecticut

1.33/5  rDev -62.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

On tap about five miles from the brewery. Cloudy white with a fizzy head, looks ok. Aroma is devoid of hops and any sort of fermentation esters, but sulfur notes abound, becoming greater as beer warms.

Mouthfeel is thin and fizzy. Flavor is neither hoppy, spicy, or wheaty, just sort of bland generic beer. Was this brewed with a lager yeast?

If this beer was described as an American wheat ale, it would be an ok example. As a white IPA, it is an abject failure.

Serving type: on-tap

03-09-2013 03:06:51 | More by ShamasUVA

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-20-2013 20:09:27 | More by InspectorBob

persnickyty

New York

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-13-2013 15:37:41 | More by persnickyty

sgregory

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +13.3%

05-13-2013 00:13:42 | More by sgregory

dcguitar

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-12-2013 18:31:35 | More by dcguitar

TheLostGringo

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

On tap at Buffalo Wild Wings.

A: Hazy Pee Yellow, perhaps a 1/4 inch of head, but was not privy to the pour. no lacing(can't speak to the purity of the glass)

S: Soft lemon scent but not much in the nose.

T: sort of clean and bright but not bright or interesting enough to hold your attention, again maybe some soft lemon notes but that's about it.

M: Pleasantly carbonated and easy drinking as I assume it is meant to be.

O: Ok, considering what was available, but I certainly wouldn't pick up at store. Unfortunately Two Roads year-round options have been uninspiring and this is no exception.

Serving type: on-tap

05-07-2013 18:55:01 | More by TheLostGringo

Duesler

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

05-03-2013 12:22:18 | More by Duesler

BeastLU

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-01-2013 21:33:53 | More by BeastLU

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -43.3%

05-01-2013 00:51:57 | More by PoppyParthenonE

dheacck11

Connecticut

3.93/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pour is a glowing hazy lemon yellow with a half finger of fluffy white head that lingers for some time.

Nose is bright and simple, lemon and grass.

Taste is decent for the style. Note of bright, light citrus, predominantly lemon and orange. Follows with notes of straw and grass. Very soft dry hop on the end for balance.

Feel is medium light, but a little to acrid and acidic with all the citrus.

Not a beer for my personal tastes, but a great example of the style from a new brewery. Would be excellent on a hot summer day on the water.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 00:20:53 | More by dheacck11

apintofknowledge

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +13.3%

04-27-2013 21:14:47 | More by apintofknowledge

nebula1999

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-25-2013 23:10:04 | More by nebula1999

shigg85

Japan

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

04-20-2013 21:49:49 | More by shigg85

h4ger

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-19-2013 03:31:30 | More by h4ger

Atomicskis5

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

04-11-2013 00:52:15 | More by Atomicskis5

ConorE728

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

04-08-2013 23:05:14 | More by ConorE728

thegerm87

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -29.2%

04-06-2013 17:11:41 | More by thegerm87

nickfl

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-30-2013 06:59:46 | More by nickfl

PeteRiz

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-29-2013 17:43:18 | More by PeteRiz

wesley14

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

03-27-2013 00:26:50 | More by wesley14

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.93/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.

Pours hazy blackish yellow with 1/4 inch white foam. Very clingy. Musty/chalky nose. Taste is wheaty like it wants to go witbier, but no lemon/citrus arrives and so it evolves into a hoppier blend. Bitter lingers long after. Beer warms, and then some citrus shows up. Unique offering for this CT start up. Like what they are doing.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 12:17:45 | More by KTCamm

Gambrinus1184

Connecticut

3.58/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 12-ounce bottle into a plain, tumbler pint glass.

A: Pale, lemon-yellow color with a slight, yeasty haze and a frothy, two-finger head of bone-white foam which leaves some chunky lacing on the glass.

S: Bright, spicy and herbal with some citrusy, fruity esters thrown about the lemongrass and peppery effervescence.

T: Mild, twangy citrus and wheat malt pang off the palate, setting up for a herbal, peppery and bitter hop bite mid-palate. The grassy lemon and hop characters blend so with a sharp bitterness that leads me to think of this brew as having more Belgian qualities than American. The hopped out Belgian wit finishes dry and citrusy with a sharp, bitter and spicy wheat bite.

M: Medium-bodied brew with plenty of carbonation and a sharp hop profile keep it very drinkable but somewhat difficult to make return sips too soon.

O: Perhaps it's my interpretation of White IPAs, but I'd hope this brew would be a bit softer with more fruitiness and a lingering, juicy hop bitterness. Overall, I'd say this 6% IPA is more Belgian in nature, and seems a bit like a re-hashed American wit, but it's still pretty decent nonetheless. I'm not rushing back for more, but it's an interesting option.

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2013 21:28:30 | More by Gambrinus1184

Burkbom23

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -15%

03-18-2013 12:08:33 | More by Burkbom23

EternalCask

Connecticut

3.73/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A- clocks in about 6 on the srm... Very beautiful deep straw hue

S- definitely has a pleasant herbal funk.

T-hops charge up in onset then fall away to notes of grapefruit and cilantro

M- although light and bouncy, there is a slight diacetyl silk

O- a hybrid that balances fun and intrigue

Poured in Belgian style tulip glass.

Serving type: on-tap

03-16-2013 04:19:07 | More by EternalCask

Boozefox

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A new local Connecticut offering, though the brewmaster apparently has a good deal of experience under his belt. Met an employee at the weekly beer tasting at a local shop in Tolland and sampled this and a few others. Bought some to take home.

A - Aggressive head formation, courtesy of the wheat. Pale and clear like a dry mead or a California Chardonnay. Bubbles still rising after the head has settled.

S - Smells like beer. It's not a strong-smelling brew. Some malty notes, some bright something in there that tells your nose it's carbonated, no hops to speak of, maybe just a wee bit of alcohol.

T - Not what I expect or like from my IPAs, but there's bitterness in there, oh yes. Just not any of the bright, piney/citrusy melodies I prefer my hoppy beers to play. It's got about half-Hefeweizen, probably because of the yeast they're using and the wheat in the mash bill, giving you little flashes of almost-but-not-quite clove, wait-was-that-no-I-guess-not banana, some sharp citrus oil esters... it's kind of lemony, but not in a beer way, more in a fancy imported lemon soda sort of way. The bitterness is a hop bitterness, and it balances what needs balanced, but it will not entice your inner hophead to go full werewolf and start telling your buddies all about that time you walked into a pub and they had DFH120 on tap. Which is what I'm usually prowling for in an IPA these days, honestly, but sometimes it's nice to drink something a little more classic, restrained.

M - Intense, explosive carbonation, like if a Sprite wasn't all thick and gooey in the mouth; it's that punchy. It's thin on the front, probably because with that amount of carbonation I'm expecting a thick syrupy soda experience, but it's thicker and more coating on the end of the swallow. It almost foams up on you in your mouth. This beer really just saturated with carbonation.

Overall, it's good! It's kind of different. It makes one hell of a shandy with Simply Lemonade, about 3:2. Also, as I just discovered, a bottle of it works quite well over 3 oz of fresh orange juice. It would probably be an excellent beer lightly chilled in the middle of July, or used to top up classic gin+lemon+sugar+beer Skip and Go Nakeds or Beer French 75s. The (assertive? excessive?) carbonation would make it an excellent interest-adding substitute for Champagne or even soda water (or, with some simple syrup, Sprite/7-Up) in any mixed drink or punch.

tl;dr: Interesting! Good "IPA-feweizen", not for your hophead fix; light, brightly carbonated, this beer plays well with others. Mix it, experiment with it, or just drink it.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 01:18:13 | More by Boozefox