Super Juice
Peak Organic Brewing Company

A thanks to the commander of the canquest, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a 16 oz. can. Has a hazy, golden/orange color with a 1 inch head. Smell is mild, some tropical fruits. Taste is of resin, citrus, tropical fruits, moderate bitterness. Feels medium/bodied in the mouth and overall it ain't bad, but it's not up to the usual standards of this fine brewery.

Happy New CANned Modern Twin Peak Evil Times Beer Sunday (Week 744), Round 6! The CANQuest (tm) is getting a good workout.

From the CAN: "A wicked dry-hopped Double IPA"; "Local sourcing[,] Bright juicy hops[,] Certified organic"; "The best ingredients in beer".

I CANnot tell you why I perked up at the prospect of this one, but I did. I Crack!ed open the vent & beCAN a slow, gentle C-Line Glug into the awaiting glass. It came steaming up in a most hard-charging way to form just under two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with excellent retention. Color was a hazy Golden-Amber (SRM = > 5, < 7). Are we sure that this is not a NEIPA? Hey, I'll drink & review it either way, but it may be better served as the latter. Nose was really mellow, like tropical fruit jelly! It smelled like some of the stuff that our cooks came up with if our tropical fruit was starting to turn. Stewed mango? Pureed passion fruit? Jellied guava? They made it all! It really CANcentrated the sugars so that you could really taste the fruitiness. Stewed mango with grits or oatmeal was my fave, followed by jellied guava on freshly-baked bread or toast. Mmm. Gutes essen! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, not quite creamy, but on par for the style. The taste was yummy, as long as you like a tropical fruit mélange. It was definitely Southern Hemisphere-driven with flavors straight outta Westpac! Mango, papaya, guava, Passion Fruit, all of my old faves. You've heard my tale of Mama-San at Uncle Sam's American Club in Barrio Baretto in Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines, no?

I had taken to hammock sex with my girl when all of the available beds were taken & soon, it became a routine floor show! Knowing my affinity for fresh fruit & vegetables (FF&V), on our last night in-port, Mama-San & Miriam fashioned a Carmen Miranda-like outfit of FF&V for Miriam. I arrived, sat down to a Sammy Googoo (San Miguel) & inquired as to my honey. Instantly, the lights went down and a spotlight came on as she sashayed across the dance floor to our hammock. I partook of both FF&V & fleshy delights before the SPs (Shore Patrol) showed up, having been (finally) put wise to my antics. I bade Miriam a fond farewell & outran the SPs, buck nekkid, back to base & onto my ship. Good times.

Man, I CAN taste all of those fruits as well as her muskiness in drinking this one! Then again, guava has always looked & smelled like (ahem!) womanhood, so I may be CANflating the two. Still, yum yum! Get some! Okay, back to the beer. It did not look like much due to its haze, but it smelled & tasted fabby. Finish was dry and fruity which may seem oxymoronic, but if so, I am the moron. This was a really enjoyable beer, YMMV.

Poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a burnt orange to bronzed copper color with a thin finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head. Mild lace wound around the glass slightly to press against the glass decently.
The aroma had a mild grapefruit pith playing to the sweetness and bouncing against the bitter side then pushing against some caramel malts. Honestly, as it warmed and started to blend more, it came across like orange marmalade as subtle notes of orange played out.
The flavor yields to the sweetness of it all through the grapefruit and then charging into the overall mix of malts to hops. This is the same in the aftertaste (once again, very orange marmalade quality).
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. Moderate carbonation and a sticky malty finish seemed to settle nicely with the ABV selected by the brewer.
Overall, good double IPA that I could see myself coming back to.

Excellent dry hopped IPA with local sourcing and it's certified organic.

-spiegelau ipa glass.

A: Dark and dense orange with some life of effervesce within. Dull white head, porous content, with a spongey texture and slightly weak hold. Dark, juicy orange coloring offers some good anticipation.

S: Nose was surprisingly wet with dripping pine and freshly squeezed citrus. Was expecting a more dry approach from the cans, wickedly dry hopped label. Nice strength, while in the glass it showed a bit of wet grassiness of hops with hints of tart tangerine.

T: Grassy hops hit your from the start flavor wise, with some bittering pine. Nice level of dry hopping is perfectly balanced, teasing you with a soft bittering flowery hop finish, with some dry oranges, while anticipating the next sip of dank and juicy citrusy hop resins. Some grapefruit, and pine come on the finish and roundabout.

M: Tingly around the tongue's edges, dank juicy hop resins lie beautifully on the tongue. Nice feel.

O: A really nice drinking experience, perhaps its strongest factor, Flavorful, with some juicy notes and balancing dry bitterness works really well together. Great first impression, super juicy and tasty while the dry hop finish becomes more and more apparent deeper into the drink. Its balance and drink ability will keep you going back for more.

 

Look: semi clear honey colored in a Spiegelau IPA glass.

Aroma: very fragrant, tropical fruit.

Taste: the taste doesn’t transition from the aroma. It’s dwarfed by the hoppy bitter finish which is excellent. Hints of tropical fruit and apple.

Excellent DIPA. The hoppy finish overwhelms the taste, and I was looking for more tropical fruit in the taste.

 

 

Well balanced IPA. slight citrus taste, but mostly hoppy. A little high on the alcohol to keep you warm! Overall, this is a better than average IPA.

It pours golden and completely transparent. Nice head but without much carbonation on the tongue (very creamy in fact overall). The taste is very floral and piney and with a lot of sweetness from the malts. A very nice DIPA that is both flavorful but at the same time easy to drink.

 

A: Pours a golden color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a thin cap that leaves good lacing

S: Lots of citrus and some tropical fruitiness up front along with a good malt backbone. Some floral notes in there as well

T: Follows the nose. Starts off with a wave of citrus and fruity notes with a definite floral tone. Moderately bitter. Bready malt balances nicely. Finishes with lingering citrus and floral notes

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation

O: A solid dry-hopped DIPA with lots of aromatic kick. Very easy to drink. I'd go for this over Ripe in terms of their DIPAs