Zany Zitrus
BJ's Restaurants & Brewery

 

 

 

 

Tasted at the Rancho Cucamonga location, but that location does not brew, so the beer likely came from this location. It was listed on the beer menu as only being available for a limited time.

L - Very cloudy, straw-colored beer. Thin, off-white head but there is a thick ring of foam around glass and seriously sticky lacing.

S - Disappointing aroma, just because it is faint. Muted tropical fruit and even lower pine hops on the nose, maybe a little grain note.

T - Flavors are mostly piney hops and low citrus fruit, but there is a muddled herbal taste as well.

F - Medium to thick body. Low to moderate carbonation with a lingering mouth-coating quality. Strong hops bitterness. Mild alcohol presence.

O - An ok hazy IPA, but nothing worth seeking out.

 

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a lightly hazed orange-amber color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head has a good level of retention, fading over time to leave a light level of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma of the brew is heavy of a grapefruit and orange juice aroma mixed with some herbal and pine hop. At the same time there is a bit of cracker and bready malt as well as a touch of lemongrass and a bit of hay.
Taste – The taste begins with a bready malt flavor that is matched with a little bit of grain. At the same time there is quite a bit of bitter grapefruit upfront, as well as some lighter herb. Other flavors of a light apricot, orange, and peach are there as well, mixing with the other to give a light sweetness. As the taste advances the grapefruit gets quite a bit stronger and more bitter in nature, delivering a strong grapefruit presence to the flavor profile. At the same time the orange and herbal hop get a bit stronger, all while the grain fades, leaving one with a grapefruit bitter and citrus heavy taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is slightly thicker and chewier with a carbonation level that is slightly lower. For the style and the tastes, the feel is good and makes for a nice easy drinker.
Overall – A rather nice grapefruit bitter hazy IPA with an overall very easy drinking taste.

 

Pours golden hazy with big frothy foamy quickly fading head from fresh growler (and follow up 6-pack can). Notes of citrus lemon and grapefruit with nicely balanced soft 50 IBU hops make this a refreshing summertime (and wintertime follow-up) hazy New England style Indian Pale Ale. Packs a punch at 7.4% ABV (but just short of 7.6% DIPA benchmark).

 

 

 

Deep haze with an orange juice color. Dank in your face juicy hoppy tropical smell. One of my favorite hazy NEIPA, very easy to drink and not bitter with a smooth finish. I was say it has a slight citrus flavor to it as well.


You can only get this in a can, would like to see this on tap. It's the best BJ's beer of their line up.

 

Pours a nice orange color with a medium frothy head. Very heavy hops on the nose along with a heavy dose of citrus as the name implies. The taste is a bit muted from what the nose implied, but still far from unpleasant. Feel is a bit thin for the style. Is a good easy sipping, but heavy hitting drink, as it could fool me with the 7.4% alcohol and feels more like IPAs in the 6% range

6-2-19

Crystal clear and transparent “hazy IPA.” Baffling. Great appearance though!

Citrus and light tropical on the nose. Nothing over the top, but pleasant.

Very lively on the palate. Despite branding, this is a straight forward American IPA. I don’t get it.

Good amount of citrus and pine up front. I would argue this is a fairly classic WC style IPA, with a clean, peppery malt bill and a touch of caramel.

Beautiful, tasty, lively IPA. I definitely enjoyed this. However, they wildly whiffed when calling it a hazy IPA.

Pours gold with a thin white head that fades away quickly. Aroma is fruity and juicy, not quite citrus. Taste is spot on, hoppy and malty. Feel is good and smooth like it should. Overall, it doesn't look like a NEIPA, but it has the taste and feel.