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68 cals, very smooth and malty flavor​​

Hey shoutout to rationale and their team for sending me this for a post here on Reddit…. Looking forward to trying these….. I have had the Kölsch which is great and the west coast ipa,but none of the rest….. I was told the recipes have been updated so looking forward to trying each one of these this week…. and gotta say what great customer service! From the email responses to reaching out on Reddit to delivering me this package to sample … they have been phenomenal so that’s great!

Anti-Zero coming in hot with improved clarity to mirror its alcoholic counterpart. Love it!

In terms of flavor, still more of a rindy bitterness and more pronounced malt back bone.

I was excited to crack into the rationales and this one did not disappoint at all!!!! Really great head retention has just the right bitterness an ipa should have…. Also good taste with an almost fruit punch like aftertaste …. It’s a tropical ipa for sure and unique in my opinion … out of the three beers I’ve had from rationale ….so far this is my favorite and I would put this in the middle of my top 5 hazy na I have tried so far… it’s solid 9.3-9.5 for me… I’ve yet to have a hazy na with this same after taste reminds me a lot of some of the leaded hazies I had before switching to non alcholic beer

This and Bud light zero are close but Heineken feels more full flavoured and hits like a homerun everytime.

New to the NA beer scene and a pretty big IPA snob. So far have not been impressed with any I have tried but this one blew me away. A very decent IPA that I’ll have no trouble drinking from time to time.
Probably doesn’t hurt I live in VT and date on can July 15.

After reviewing Fremont’s Dark, I wanted to test out an IPA next. Some of you suggested Sierra Nevada and it did not disappoint. The first thing that hit me was the aroma. I’m talking’ Cheech & Chong dank. The taste was smooth and even. Really great beer. Even better than some of the “real” IPAs that I’ve had.

Athletic put 12 packs of these on their website for $21.98 if you're a member. Decent price if you stock up on a handful

I dig it. Similar to Sierra Nevada Trail Pass Hazy IPA. What are some other good ones that are similar?

Always wondered why people said it's even better on tap, and was surprised to see this bar carried it! I dont know if tap is better than can, to me both are great, but man it sure hit the spot. It felt really good getting to order from the bar and come back with a drink in hand like everyone else. This was my first time at a bar since being sober and i thought it would feel more awkward or hard, but it wasnt bad. It was nice getting to have a refreshing beer and then waking up this morning with no hangover!!!

Looking forward to being a part of the community. The first beer I am trying is Fremont’s Dark. It tastes a little thin if it’s meant to be a dark star type clone, but besides that really nice. They really got the roasty aftertaste. Next up, I am thinking IPA.

I’m really enjoying this one. Next I’m going to try the Best Day Marzen.

Of course this is all personal but I wanted to give myself a chance to not have to guess which I like week to week.

My rankings:

1. Great Notion Ripe AF. Truly great hazy IPA. Has the right amount of bite mixed with floral to me.
2. Deschutes Fresh Haze. Not really far behind number one. Just a slightly different style. Much juicer and floral. I swear I almost taste pineapple. Honestly really delicious I just slightly preferred Great Notion.
3. Self care. Also good but in my opinion borders more on the bitter with very light undertones of floral. This ranking is not a knock.
4. Fieldworks. This one was in the “OK” category for me. Not bad but I don’t feel like I would seek it out above the other 3.

So for me cost wise I would probably go with the Deschutes most weeks since it comes in a six pack. The rest I had to buy as singles. Full disclosure: I live in Oregon and like their styles of brews.

I wouldn’t ever pick Pumpkinhead if I was still drinking, but since Pumking will probably never get an NA version or anything close… this is quite great for what it is! Highly recommended to scratch that late Summer/leading into Fall pumpkin beer itch!