Orange Juicius
Sapwood Cellars Brewery in Columbia, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Milkshake Rotating|
Score
7.01
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IPA with Orange Juice, Orange Zest, and Vanilla Beans
Our take on a milkshake IPA... (without the lactose)! Orange Juicius combines the intense citrus and tropical hop aromatics of Snip Snap with orange juice, fresh orange zest, and Madagascar vanilla beans. The oranges bring juicy-sweetness while the vanilla adds creamy-richness. Tastes like a mall kiosk circa 1998!
Big Batches:
#1 October 2022, 7%
#2 August 2023, 7%
Our take on a milkshake IPA... (without the lactose)! Orange Juicius combines the intense citrus and tropical hop aromatics of Snip Snap with orange juice, fresh orange zest, and Madagascar vanilla beans. The oranges bring juicy-sweetness while the vanilla adds creamy-richness. Tastes like a mall kiosk circa 1998!
Big Batches:
#1 October 2022, 7%
#2 August 2023, 7%
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 12/9/25, drunk 1/17/26, as pictured.
Nose is lovely vanilla bean, giving a rich, savory, and lightly sweet notion, alongside floral and oily orange zest. Some hop acidity on the end, but it can be tough to differentiate from the orange zest. It's all clean and well-presented with no excess sugar, alcohol, resin, etc...
Excellent bitterness up front from the zest sets the mood as you know right away this won't be sweet, syrupy, etc...Still some juiciness and plenty of softness and richness from vanilla bean. Floral and lightly spicy hops with citrus, citrus and more citrus. Nice and dry on the finish, yet the body is ample throughout. Don't miss the lactose a bit, though I'm wondering if orange zest is necessary as it is redundant with hops and just adds a more harsh bitterness.
Nose is lovely vanilla bean, giving a rich, savory, and lightly sweet notion, alongside floral and oily orange zest. Some hop acidity on the end, but it can be tough to differentiate from the orange zest. It's all clean and well-presented with no excess sugar, alcohol, resin, etc...
Excellent bitterness up front from the zest sets the mood as you know right away this won't be sweet, syrupy, etc...Still some juiciness and plenty of softness and richness from vanilla bean. Floral and lightly spicy hops with citrus, citrus and more citrus. Nice and dry on the finish, yet the body is ample throughout. Don't miss the lactose a bit, though I'm wondering if orange zest is necessary as it is redundant with hops and just adds a more harsh bitterness.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 17 Jan 2026
at 23:31
7/10
Murky orange body small foamy white head. Sweet orange citrus aroma. Orange citrus vanilla flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/2/8/4/15 3.6
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2022
at 16:17