Grapefruit Walleye
North High Brewing Company

 

Poured from 12-ounce can into a stemless wine glass. Hazy pale yellow in color. This was a bit of a gusher, yielding what looked like a mliko pour before the dense white head settled to a couple of fingers in thickness. Aromas and flavors of light malt and grapefruit. Light bodied, crisp, and refreshing. This sample was a little long in the tooth, but still quite drinkable. Would gladly purchase again.

 

 

Purchased from Marathon for $9.49 as a six-pack of cans. Poured into a nonic pint glass.

L - Hazy pale orange with a prominent and sudsy four-finger off-white head.
S - Grapefruit is coming off super strong. Bit of orange peel and bay leaf. Papaya and dried apricot.
T - Again, strong on the grapefruit - peel and all! Hint of wheat, leading into a smooth - yet bitter - floral session. The ale ends with a solid and juicy orange/citron note.
F - Extremely drinkable - I didn't even realize I finished the glass in five minutes. Smooth. Mild - yet notable - carbonation. Medium in body. Ends on a refreshing note.
O - It's official - Natty Lite is no longer the best shower beer! This is a fantastic beer to enjoy on a hot & sunny day, in an afternoon shower. Going up to my shower to enjoy a fresh can of this stuff after writing this review! Will buy again for this sole purpose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazy bright yellow color with a 1/2 inch of frothy head. Smells of grapefruit and peel zest slight hop bitterness. Taste is pretty smooth grapefruit beer mild hops and easy going body. Tasty beer that would be easy to session.

 

Moderate grapefruit aroma, with a touch of pith. Pours a cloudy pale straw, with a full white head. Light bodied, with above average carbonation. The grapefruit carries more weight here then the hops, leading it more towards a fruit beer then an IPA. But overall, it's not a bad session beer to be drinking.

I bought a 6pck of this from the beer store around the corner. It poured a slightly hazy yellow with white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had hints of grapefruit. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with subtle grapefruit bitterness. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it was a solid beer.

 

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/12/2017. Pours fairly hazy pale golden/yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/pine hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus rind, grassy, spicy bitterness; and slight tart/tangy grapefruit on the finish. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an excellent fruited session IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops, grapefruit juice, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth crisp, and highly refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very dank/vibrant hop flavors, with great grapefruit juice balance; and a nice malt backbone for the low ABV. Just the right amount of bitterness for the style. A really enjoyable offering.

This one gets 4's across the board. Looks, smells, tastes, and even feels like grapefruit juice. Hints of pine, mild grapefruit tartness and sweetness, light and "spritzy" feeling with a dry finish. Perfect thirst quencher. Thanks again Corey. Cheers!