Astronaut Orange Juice
Illuminated Brew Works
- From:
- Illuminated Brew Works
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 08, 2018
- Added:
- Jul 26, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
You like Outer Space. You think it's pretty cool. Yeah, we know. But, if you're going to Outer Space, you're going to have to keep yourself hydrated while you're out there. Astronaut Orange Juice combines water, barley, yeast and 4 kinds of hops to create a big, juicy beverage that'll keep your brain wet no matter how far you bubble out into Outer Space.
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Ratings by cryptichead:
Rated by cryptichead from Illinois
4.5/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Jul 30, 2017
4.5/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Jul 30, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.24/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Faintly hazy, yellowish-orange body; thick fluffy, sticky white head; sheets of foam adhering to the glass. Strong citrus aroma; orange and tangerine. The flavor mirrors the aroma with the addition of white grapefruit; some citrus sweetness; bold hop bitterness. Medium-heavy body; nearly tart and very dry on the palate.
This is an incredible smelling and flavorful DIPA, very citrus-forward and delivering a powerful hop bitterness. A powerhouse...
Apr 28, 2018This is an incredible smelling and flavorful DIPA, very citrus-forward and delivering a powerful hop bitterness. A powerhouse...
Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2018-04-09
22oz bottle served in a snifter. Don't see a date. I think it was given to me by @mr-jj.
Pours a pretty clear orangey amber with a medium to small head and medium carbonation. Smell is orangey and hops, fairly plain but nice.
Taste is very citrusy. Very orangey. But also very malty.
Mouthfeel is thick but not sticky, somehow relaxing. Overall, nice beer.
Apr 10, 201822oz bottle served in a snifter. Don't see a date. I think it was given to me by @mr-jj.
Pours a pretty clear orangey amber with a medium to small head and medium carbonation. Smell is orangey and hops, fairly plain but nice.
Taste is very citrusy. Very orangey. But also very malty.
Mouthfeel is thick but not sticky, somehow relaxing. Overall, nice beer.
Rated by Misterjuicy from Illinois
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Meh. Expected more fruity and juicy
Apr 03, 2018
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Passed this up before, hard to pull the trigger on these $13 bombers. Recommended at Mike's in Rosemont.
Pours a murky orange, saturated color that looks like fossilized amber. Thick sticky meringue cap with plenty of lace.
Tastes citrusy, orange and grapefruit, resiny with an undercurrent of eucalyptus and biscuity malts.
Medium boded, fairly malty but balanced with a hefty dose of hops also. A little bit sticky, dry finish.
Overall this was pretty good, probably not super fresh but it held up very well, imho.
Mar 18, 2018Pours a murky orange, saturated color that looks like fossilized amber. Thick sticky meringue cap with plenty of lace.
Tastes citrusy, orange and grapefruit, resiny with an undercurrent of eucalyptus and biscuity malts.
Medium boded, fairly malty but balanced with a hefty dose of hops also. A little bit sticky, dry finish.
Overall this was pretty good, probably not super fresh but it held up very well, imho.
Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.84/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a 750 mL bottle on September 29, 2017.
Oct 08, 2017
Reviewed by larryarms847 from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a murky and hazy orange yellow, but the dark murkiness is not really appealing.
Citrus fruit and nothing else, but lackluster.
Yeasty citrus.
Medium-bodied, low carbonation, drinkable.
Overall, what a let down. Pass on this one.
Oct 02, 2017Citrus fruit and nothing else, but lackluster.
Yeasty citrus.
Medium-bodied, low carbonation, drinkable.
Overall, what a let down. Pass on this one.
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