Nu Juice IPA
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.92
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Tried
on 18 May 2019
at 15:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster pour from can at Craft Brew Race, Worcester. Appearance is dark yellow with minimal haze, decent sparkle, small, off-white foamy head. Aroma is moderately strong orange citrus, milder pineapple. Taste is orange fruitiness but with a significant, dominant crackery malt counterbalance. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, lively carbonation (a bit much) and finish as taste. Overall, would be nice wit a little less malt/hops were more present. It's not labeled a NEIPA but, if you're going to have Juice in your title, you should deliver a bit more than this. Still, not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2019
at 11:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
12oz can. It is a nice hop combination, but leans more into a classic West Coast bitterness more than a new school juiciness. Clean, filtered, well balanced. I suppose it does have some NE tendencies, but a different mouthfeel. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2019
at 06:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/28/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel zest, wood, green pepper, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel zest, wood, green pepper, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zesty, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel zest, wood, green pepper, pine, cracker, white bread dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an outstanding juicy American IPA! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and pale malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; amazingly soft feel, and not aggressive. Amazing Mosaic, Ekuanot, Simcoe profile as expected. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a perfectly balanced pale malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering. They nailed this: combines the juiciness of NEIPA, with the smoothness of a west coast without the aggressive bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2019
at 03:41