The Juice
Madison River Brewing Company

I mixed my own 6pck of bottles of Madison River beer at a grocery store in Gardiner, Montana. This one poured a clear copper with thin white head that is leaving some lace. The scent had bitter citrus notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with semi sweet malt base with bitter citrus and pine resin presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body and had good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

This is a traditional IIPA, quite sweet and boozy. I was hoping for it to be more balanced

12 OZ bottle . Bottled July 10th (a month old)

Pours an amber body with an off white head. Lots of tiny visible carbonation. Good retention. Lots of layers of lacing.

Scent is somewhat malt forward, I smelled pine immediately after the pour but that faded quickly and a malt scent quickly took. Fairly prominent scent overall.

Hops are more noticeable at the taste. Red grapefruit and some booze. A solid malt backbone with a nice bitter finish.

Medium to full feel(must be all the malt)

A solid beer and worth revisiting ! The name of this beer is a little confusing though, By today's standards juicy usually implies a juicy tropical fruit IPA. While I like this beer a lot, it would be a stretch to call this one Juicy.

 

On tap at the Montana Ale Works in Bozeman, MT. Pours a deep amber with a thin off-white head. Initial impression is juicy citrus: grapefruit, orange, and mango, nicely balanced by caramel malts. Mouthfeel is on the sticky side of medium; carbonation is perfect. Finish is sticky with a slight lingering bitterness. Overall, I would consider this an exceptional DIPA. Kudos to Madison River!

 

Pours an effervescent copper with 2+ fingers of fluffy sand colored head. Great head retention, pretty good lacing

S: Some maltyness, faint citrus, only real letdown with this beer

T: Grapefruit & breadyness, plus dryness up front, a little woody bitterness as well. Cakeyness, citrus bitterness, some dryness as this warms, a touch of orange juice as well. Finishes with a little woody dryness, grapefruit, OJ in moderate amounts & just a little breadyness

MF: Fairly chewy, restrained carbonation, nicely balanced. Body thins out just a scoosh as it warms

Drinks easy for the heft, not super juicy, but a solid DIPA that I would never say no to...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now called 'The Juice'. Edit needed. Bottle dated 070816... yes thank goodness Madison River started dating bottles. Definitely an 'English style' malt driven double IPA with a pronounced bready sweetness. The 9% packs a whollup and is really disguised well. This is how Montana wants their beers, tasting like 'beer' with a hop/malt balance and smooth sweetness. Really a great brew but nothing special for the whale seekers... I could and have gotten destroyed quick on 90+ degree day backyard bbq's on this and will in the future also for under $10 a six pack.

 

 

 

 

 

Had from the bottle 04/15/16 at Copper Horse in the Bozeman, MT airport. No bottling date found

Appearance - Poured into a pint, the brew is clear with a subdued golden orange color. Sandstone, half-finger width head that dissipates fairly quick, leaving a thin, mostly solid layer of suds across the top. Lacing consists mostly of spots found around the glass.

Smell - Soapy. Mild orange. Some bready sweetness.

Taste - Follows the nose. Soapy character with mild citrus bitterness. A touch of grapefruit pith in the finish.

Mouthfeel - Near full in body with moderate carbonation. Fairly smooth and drinkable, with a mostly dry finish.

Overall - Meh. I've found what I describe as a soapy character in a few select pales I've had, but never in a DIPA. Not a completely terrible beer, but I wouldn't want to drink it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Despite the American style hops, I would describe this as a double English IPA. The maltiness body has some nice caramel and nut notes. The hops are citrusy. Nice mouthfeel.

 

 

Pours a hazy, copper color. 1/4 inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of floral hops, pine, citrus hops, sweet malt, slight caramel malt, and alcohol. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with a low carbonation level. Tastes of citrus hops, floral hops, pine, sweet malt, alcohol, slight earthy malt, and a hint of grass. Overall, great blend and feel, good appearance, aroma, and body.