Juice Deuce Part Deux
Rochester Mills Beer Co. in Rochester, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.06
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pint can from beer abuser in denial, Bella's Sault St Marie, 8/25/21. It's outdated but I'll keep that in mind and rate it fairly. Hazy orange, thin frothy white head, good retention (still a good bit of it there and I poured it 45 minutes ago). Aroma of stale hops... grapefruit and pineapple. Taste is stale citrus hops. Now it's tangerine and raisin. Juicy, low bitterness. Seems like it was a solid beer back in the say
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Orange, lime, biscuit malt, pine, and grapefruit peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with small head. Moderately sweet citrus, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter pine and grapefruit peel flavor. Good body - nice balance. Solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 8/5/2019. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, red apple, watermelon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, red apple, watermelon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, red apple, watermelon, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Slight lingering resins/rinds after the finish. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome NEDIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, great soft feel. Awesome Citra, Mosaic, El Dorado profile. Super juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank/earthy hop complexity; with an awesomely balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. A solid improvement over last year's 1.0 version.