Very Nice IPA

 Very Nice IPA is a wildly carbonated session brew from Burlington, Ontario’s Nickel Brook Brewing Co. It’s a 4.2% ale with a punchy 69 IBUs (nice!). Brewed with HS-1228, Idaho 7, Sabro, and Sultana hops, Very Nice also features flaked oats and flakes wheat in its ingredients list. It comes in 473mL cans with a chill daisy on the label.

As mentioned, Very Nice is extremely carbonated, to the extent that it actually took a while to get the stuff into the glass due to the bloom of loose white suds. The beer is hazy, pale gold. It has a citrus fruit aroma, accented with dry yeast. The flavour is yeasty, fruity, and a bit floral. The copy on the can promised pineapple, tropical fruit, and citrus, though I found citrus to be by far the most evident note. The beer is notably dry, and a bit thin; however, the flavour doesn’t suffer at all for that thinness.

I thought Very Nice IPA was a decent brew, but not quite up to the lofty standards set by some of Nickel Brook’s outstanding pale ales and IPAs. Also, I’d have liked a bit less lively carbonation.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10.