Orange Is The New Ale
Susquehanna Brewing Company

On-tap @ The Country Club at Woodloch Springs in Hawley, PA.

Pours light amber with good clarity and a moderate white head. A good dose of orange, tangerine, and grapefruit citrus fruit in the aroma, to be expected. Hard to pick out any particular malts or hops beyond that. Taste is clean, sweet, and fruity. I think they got just the right amount of fruit in this one. In no way is it cloying or overbearing. Medium-light bodied, refreshing, and quenching, this would work well on a hot summer day.

I usually avoid most beers with a fruit addition, but the bartender gave me a little taste of this and it hit the spot, so I ordered a full pour. Something I would have more than one of, which is always a good measure of how well I liked a beer.

 

Slightly hazy, orange color. Big, white head. Orange and malt in the aroma. Sweet, fruity taste with light bitterness. Not bad as a refreshing summer drink.

12oz can into pint glass. Best by 1/28/25.

Bright golden yellow body, small head quickly disappears. Light aroma of orange. On tasting, clean, light, orange soda without the carbonation.

Overall, clean lightweight drink for the summer months. Hard to think of this as a beer.

 

Canned in a little stubbie 330ml crafty craft can and part of a online beer delivery, a xmas present from me Julie
Pours a low level hazed barley sugar coloured body with decent white head
Aroma is orange soda
Flavour is shandy with Fanta instead of lemonade

 

Around a medium body with about the same for carbonation.
Aroma is definitely orange upfront, fresh, juice,and a little peel oil. Comes off malty and sugary sweet.
Taste is pleasant but made me think adult orange soda. Sweet but not disgustingly so,refreshing, could enjoy this on a summer day

It pours a mostly transparent orange with a thin white head. The nose is orange and that's it. The taste is definitely orange, but it's got a chemically sweet note and could be better balanced with a little hops. This is almost like drinking an orange soda.

 

Pours a hazy orangey wheat color with one finger of white head that lasts well. The smell is of a orange cream soda. Sweet and tangy. The taste is like the smell. You can notice the malt but the main taste is the orange. It is sweet and balanced by tartness. It has a light mouthfeel and would be a good lawnmower beer.

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a golden/orange color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is strong of oranges. Tastes like orange soda, except less sweet and with a hint of tartness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a refreshing beer that I may have to revisit during the summer.

I was all over the Bucks County Ale Trail map during Labor Day weekend & while I was at Doylestown Beer Authority, I found this one awaiting my purchase!

From the Bottle: "Brewed Right."; "Ale brewed with Blood Orange Juice"; "We’re keeping things tangy around here with this fun, mellow shandy-style beer. Susquehanna’s refreshing ale is the ideal base for a sweet-citrus pure blood orange juice addition. The blend is so thirst-quenching that your first sip makes you want to kick back under a tree and drink another – and another. Then go for an easy-breezy barefoot walk. And you should. Because now is the perfect time for an easy-breezy barefoot walk."

I Pop!ped the cap & went with a slow, gentle Glug since I was beginning to flag at the end of the day. It rewarded me with the formation of two-plus fingers of fizzy, foamy, rocky, tawny head with modest retention, falling away to wisps as I typed. Color was a pretty Amber to Deep-Amber/Light-Copper (SRM = > 9, < 13) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was redolent with orange, but it was a slightly sweet orange, like tangerine or mandarin orange. Mmm. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but not much beyond it, either. The taste was less sweet than the nose had led me to expect. Instead, it had a slight tartness to it while remaining quite orange in terms of its taste. Frankly, I prefer less sweetness, so this was right up my alley. Finish was semi-sweet, very orange-y & very refreshing. Now, if only they would begin CANning … YMMV.

This is the dessert wine of beer, and it should be marketed as such. It’s the kind of beer for people who find coca-cola “refreshing.” The label said something about how you’ll have one and want to drink another and another. After one, all I could think about was my poor pancreas and how another one of these would give me diabetes. Seriously guys, this is not an “all day beer”; it’s something to drink with ice cream and cake on your birthday. A dessert beer.

Otherwise it’s fine, and a fine example of a shandy, with all the typical shandy characteristics.

Very good

 

 

I’m not usually a fruit-beer fan, but this one is a great brew. A little sweet for me, but very well balanced. Nice copper pour with a decent head. Solid orange flavor that is complimented by the beer and hops. Smooth feel with a great finish. This ones for summer!