MoonJuice IPA - Grapefruit
SanTan Brewing Company in Chandler, Arizona, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.75
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft at Hilton. Dark golden, one finger foamy head. Citrusy aroma. Taste is grapefruit peel, oranges. Zesty bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can, courtesy of Josh
Cloudy dark blond colour. I like the malt base very much, sweet, bread, with candy hops and a hint of citrus peel.
Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Small can at Alex's. Appearence: a hazy golden with a white head Aroma: citrusy but with some unpleasant a bit dirty notes that remind me kerosene somehow Taste: similar Overall: there is some good stuff going here in terms of grapefruit notes, but there are lots of unpleasant stuff as well
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz. can, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of grapefruit jice, with citrus hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of ascorbic grapefruit juice, subdued citrus hops and biscuity malt. Nice grapefruit character here, but pretty simple. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can - Sweet peach and grapefruit. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Peach and grapefruit with some bitterness in the finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hazy and light amber. This has a little bit of a cardboard note, with a mellow grapefruit. It seems a bit old, lacking brightness, with decent bitterness and a touch of grapefruit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
24 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/14/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, white grape/wine, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big juicy ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, white grape/wine, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of ruby red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, white grape/wine, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.6%. Overall this is a very nice fruited IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Nice Galaxy/Nelson hop showcase. Juicy and lightly dank hops/fruit; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Held up well for the age.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
24oz can from Sprouts Farmers Market, Prescott, AZ. A hazy light amber colour with a ring of translucent head; aroma of grapefruit with some tropical fruits in the background; the taste is the other way around, tropical fruits to the fore, with a grapefruit backbone; and with lots of grapefruit juice in the finish. Certainly refreshing.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12oz can pours with a hazy murky gold grapefruit juice colored body that supports a light tan head of foam. The modest aroma offers up grapefruit hops, a grapefruit Smarties candy note, some fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and then some mango and tangerine in the background. The taste delivers similar notes as a soft blend of juicy mango, cantaloupe and tangerine meet up with more bitter notes of grapefruit juice and a grapefruit like hoppiness. The hop and fruit bitterness do a good job taking over the flavor and providing a pleasing sharpness and crispness to the experience. If you’re in the mood for grapefruit then this will do the trick. Pretty nice.