The Juice
Peak Organic Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Shipyard Brewing CompanyPale Ale - New England / Hazy Regular
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Score
6.90
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The Juice - a wicked dry-hopped pale ale - is the charismatic cousin to Super Fresh. Tangerine and berry notes explode in the aroma, and juicy hop flavors burst on the scene at first sip. Brewed with amarillo, citra, simcoe, and one of our favorite hops - Azacca.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Worden Hall, 4/19/17.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, pale-blonde-golden body topped by a small, white head that shows moderate to moderately-low retention.
A hint of popcorn and light butter, a la Shipyard, can be found in the nose, but it’s otherwise clean enough and displays grassy, mildly citric, vaguely juicy hops. Seems stretched pretty thin across the cracker and biscuit-like malts. I certainly would not call the aroma "juicy". No alcohol noted, nor resin. Lots of grass, wood, very light pine lingering.
Attenuated reasonably-well in the mouth, with some light cakey/vanilla-like malt sweetness, moderate, loose carbonation and a bit of light graininess on the end. Noticeably lacking are the hops. There’s some grass, herbal and pepper character with light nectarine and other mild yellow fruits, but it doesn’t really get juicy. Maybe some dry mango and pineapple, at most. Hint of diacetyl rounds out the quick, unremarkable finish. No alcohol noted.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, pale-blonde-golden body topped by a small, white head that shows moderate to moderately-low retention.
A hint of popcorn and light butter, a la Shipyard, can be found in the nose, but it’s otherwise clean enough and displays grassy, mildly citric, vaguely juicy hops. Seems stretched pretty thin across the cracker and biscuit-like malts. I certainly would not call the aroma "juicy". No alcohol noted, nor resin. Lots of grass, wood, very light pine lingering.
Attenuated reasonably-well in the mouth, with some light cakey/vanilla-like malt sweetness, moderate, loose carbonation and a bit of light graininess on the end. Noticeably lacking are the hops. There’s some grass, herbal and pepper character with light nectarine and other mild yellow fruits, but it doesn’t really get juicy. Maybe some dry mango and pineapple, at most. Hint of diacetyl rounds out the quick, unremarkable finish. No alcohol noted.
Tried
from Can
on 17 May 2017
at 16:45
8/10
Closing out the Lane with a win over Man United. COYS!
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2017
at 13:39
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Gumball nose, mild pine notes underneath. Clear golden, thick head, decent lace. Grass, hay, mild grapefruit . Medium body, moderate carbonation. Expected cireusy hops but got a very healthy dose of grassy hops.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2017
at 22:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can dated 11/18/16, so I was a little bit cautious of this, but once I smelled and tasted, I thought, well, this smells, tastes and feels good.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-hazy rustic orange color with a sly transparency about it. Some messy lacing clings around the sides of the glass nicely.
The aroma hits a big piney bitterness flowing over a juicy citrus rind. Grapefruit zest pops the top to kick up a little bit of spice.
The flavor grasps a bitter juicy rind-like clingy harsh flavor. That pine comes back to balance nicely (that’s gotta be their house yeast). Sharp bitter piney to remnants of some light juice in the aftertaste leading on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good for what it is. Bitterness feels good and almost close to an AIPA’s harshness on my tongue.
Overall, really nice beer from a brewery that I usually don’t go after that much any more. Aw hell, if this was this old and held up like this, I can only imagine what it was like fresh.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a semi-hazy rustic orange color with a sly transparency about it. Some messy lacing clings around the sides of the glass nicely.
The aroma hits a big piney bitterness flowing over a juicy citrus rind. Grapefruit zest pops the top to kick up a little bit of spice.
The flavor grasps a bitter juicy rind-like clingy harsh flavor. That pine comes back to balance nicely (that’s gotta be their house yeast). Sharp bitter piney to remnants of some light juice in the aftertaste leading on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good for what it is. Bitterness feels good and almost close to an AIPA’s harshness on my tongue.
Overall, really nice beer from a brewery that I usually don’t go after that much any more. Aw hell, if this was this old and held up like this, I can only imagine what it was like fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jan 2017
at 15:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cityfresh, Brooklyn can: pours hazy light orange with a white head. Aroma is citrus, hints of pine, fleurs. Taste is super juicy with a light bitterness. Nice citrusy aftertaste. Nice surprise from these guys. Price was right too.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2016
at 17:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Keg at Lui Lui’s - WL NH. Pours clear yellowy gold with a fine, white cream head. The nose has some pale bread, ripening lemon, biscuits. Light sweet flavour with pleasant citrus notes, lemon and graoefruit, crispy pale malts, mild bitter citrus rind. Light-medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Nicely balanced in the finish, more citrus notes, understated bready sweetness, some rind and light pine. Real nice.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2016
at 10:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from can dated 8/23/16 hazy lemon orange pour with a thin white head. Aromas of dank citrus rind hoppy pine and malt. Taste is mango grass grapefruit grain and nice pine bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2016
at 19:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
I’ve recently gotten over my unwarranted prejudice of this brewery based on it’s name. Dusty dirty blond beer frothy head. Nose is grapefruit and light pine very inviting. Tastes of mango, grapefruit, grassy, toasted grains, slight bubblegum. Creamy and fruity mouthfeel, slight bitterness. Pretty good.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2016
at 22:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy orange into a shaker. White soapy head with little retention recedes leaving soapy bubbles. Stale fish and citrus aromas. Dry with orange and bitter grapefruit pith front to back. Lasting sour peel finish.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2016
at 21:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can purchased at Craft Beer Cellar (Amesbury). Can dated 8/26/16. Turbid golden color, lasting white head. Aroma shows HUGE grapefruit peel, mild grassy hints, and pale malt.
Wow! In a blind taste test, I never would have guessed this was a Peak Organic brew. Good amount of hop punch. Lots of dry grapefruit peel. The pale malt keeps it light in regards to body and texture has a nice soft / airy mouthfeel. The bitterness is light to moderate and never becomes abrasive. I am impressed with this!
Wow! In a blind taste test, I never would have guessed this was a Peak Organic brew. Good amount of hop punch. Lots of dry grapefruit peel. The pale malt keeps it light in regards to body and texture has a nice soft / airy mouthfeel. The bitterness is light to moderate and never becomes abrasive. I am impressed with this!
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2016
at 19:44