Juicy Bear IPA
Hopworks Brewery

RB transfer

5/21/2020 rated. Pours a golden amber color with an off-white head. The aroma is slightly sweet citrus and tropical. Has a good malt body with a light malt taste and a juiciness to the overall taste of the beer. In my opinion it is a real good beer. 40 IBUs

 

 

i am thrilled to have these guys sending more and more beer into the market, seems like they make so many hoppy ones, its wild, and its been a ton of fun trying to keep up with them all. this is very good, better than many of theirs have been, the hop profile is wicked, its super drinkable, and seems exceedingly fresh to me, i was very impressed with this one, and have been ripping through the sixer this weekend. its not overly hazy but definitely has an unfiltered look to it, with a tall white head, soft cloudiness, and a nice look to it, honey toned. the aroma has stone fruit, orange zest, and lemon and lemongrass, fruity and botanical at the same time, balanced like a pale ale, earthy on the grain side without being caramelized or anything, clean fermented and nothing really from the yeast. bright and fresh hop taste, beginning to end, subtle dried apricot and lime leaf, some starchiness grounding it a little, but some pine bitterness too as it warms, oily and west coast styled to me, but also super juicy as the name suggests, big dry hop on this, but nothing harsh at all, the dosage is perfect and there is an expert quality level to this overall. wonderful beer, drinkable for how bold it is, among their best in this style ive had so far, becoming a huge fan...

12oz can served in a can glass. Hazy, golden, mud. Nice head. Bright and juicy aroma with tropical fruits like pineapples, mango, papaya. Flavor is more sweet than not but has a bitter hop edge to it as well. Pretty good mouthfeel for a NE IPA though. The flavors are simultaneously piney and fruity, and overall it works well enough together.

Beautiful beer with a fluffy cloudy lingering head. Smells like citrus peel. Tastes slightly botanical with big juicy flavors. Sweet, but not sickly.

 

12 oz can from Boise Co-op. Orange golden with a light haze, small fizzy head. Fruity, citrusy aroma, oranges. More oranges in the taste, orange peel, light tangy, bitterness.

 

 

 

 

12oz can poured in to a nonic glass, dated 04MAR20.

Look- Hazy golden orange color. Modest off-white head that recedes slowly to a thin cap of foam with nice lacing. Light carbonation streams visible.

Smell- Bright citrus (tangerine and lemon), tropical fruit (pineapple and other tropical notes), peach/nectarine, green grape/gooseberry, bready malt, faint pine and other herbal/spicy hop notes.

Taste- Tangy and juicy. Similar to the aroma, citrus and tropical fruit, nectarine and gooseberry, minimal bitter pine and a solid malt backbone. Well balanced.

Feel- Medium bodied, dry and crisp. Lively carbonation on the tongue.

O- A solid IPA that is really quaffable. Worth giving a try.