Juice Cloud IPA
Mill Street Brew Pub
- From:
- Mill Street Brew Pub
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.6%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 4.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 01, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 09, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.83/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.83/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
473 mL can from the LCBO; coded Dec 17 2021 and served slightly chilled. Based on gut instinct, you might be inclined to peg this as an NEIPA, but it's listed as a West Coast IPA on their website - in fact, I really wouldn't doubt that this brew is based on their old West Coast Style IPA in one way or another.
Pours a hazy blonde-yellow colour, crowned with an inch of smooth, fluffy, foamy white head that collapses over the next several minutes or so. It cakes the glass with gobs of sticky, messy lace in the process, as it's whittled down to a soapy collar and patchy cap - looks good to me. Fruity on the nose, but not flamboyantly so - hints of pineapple, mango, orange and stone fruit, with a few floral/grassy hop notes.
A pretty decent IPA - wheaty malts and a touch of honey sweetness, with fruitier hop flavours layered atop, including pineapple, apricot and mango. Citrusy notes of grapefruit and orange develop later on, with a fair bit of floral, grassy bitterness coming through at the finish; hints of tropical & stone fruit linger into the aftertaste. Medium in body, with middling carbonation levels that jostle and agitate the surface of the tongue, adding a bit of a bite to this brew's smooth, frothy mouthfeel. Good drinkability for 6.6%, which I'd attribute to its balanced, appealing flavours.
Final Grade: 3.83, a B+. I'm still not convinced that Juice Cloud isn't just a re-labelled West Coast Style IPA - ok, maybe they swapped out one of the hop strains or something, but in the end it feels like basically the same beer, with its new name being a cynical attempt by Mill Street to draw the attention of the 'haze bro' crowd. And even if I'm totally wrong and it's an entirely new product, I still don't think "Juice Cloud" is a great name for a beer that actually isn't all that juicy. Worth a spin - if you liked their old WCIPA, you'll presumably enjoy this one too.
Feb 01, 2022Pours a hazy blonde-yellow colour, crowned with an inch of smooth, fluffy, foamy white head that collapses over the next several minutes or so. It cakes the glass with gobs of sticky, messy lace in the process, as it's whittled down to a soapy collar and patchy cap - looks good to me. Fruity on the nose, but not flamboyantly so - hints of pineapple, mango, orange and stone fruit, with a few floral/grassy hop notes.
A pretty decent IPA - wheaty malts and a touch of honey sweetness, with fruitier hop flavours layered atop, including pineapple, apricot and mango. Citrusy notes of grapefruit and orange develop later on, with a fair bit of floral, grassy bitterness coming through at the finish; hints of tropical & stone fruit linger into the aftertaste. Medium in body, with middling carbonation levels that jostle and agitate the surface of the tongue, adding a bit of a bite to this brew's smooth, frothy mouthfeel. Good drinkability for 6.6%, which I'd attribute to its balanced, appealing flavours.
Final Grade: 3.83, a B+. I'm still not convinced that Juice Cloud isn't just a re-labelled West Coast Style IPA - ok, maybe they swapped out one of the hop strains or something, but in the end it feels like basically the same beer, with its new name being a cynical attempt by Mill Street to draw the attention of the 'haze bro' crowd. And even if I'm totally wrong and it's an entirely new product, I still don't think "Juice Cloud" is a great name for a beer that actually isn't all that juicy. Worth a spin - if you liked their old WCIPA, you'll presumably enjoy this one too.
Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)
3.6/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
I bought a can at the LCBO in Ontario 473ml at 6.6%.
Poured into glass with a 1finger head that quickly disappeared but leaving a lace as you drink it.
Hazy yellowish color.
Lots of tropical fruit flavors with a medium bitterness level
Overall a good sweet IPA.
Cheers
Jan 16, 2022Poured into glass with a 1finger head that quickly disappeared but leaving a lace as you drink it.
Hazy yellowish color.
Lots of tropical fruit flavors with a medium bitterness level
Overall a good sweet IPA.
Cheers
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.59/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473 ml can served cool into a pint glass. LCBO purchase for around $3.50 CDN.
Appearance - Hazy fleshy peach color with golden highlights. A three quarter finger white head caps it all off. Small amount of lacing left behind.
Smell - Some mango and pineapple with a little bit of weedy hops and bits of grapefruit. Fairly malty and even a slight bit roasty.
Taste - Muted tropical flavors of mango and pineapple. Middling bitterness, Some caramel backbone and a slightly piney astringent flavor to close.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, a bit watery but with high (but soft) carbonation. Semi-juicy finish.
Overall - Doesn't really feel terribly juicy at least not to warrant the name "Juice Cloud". Still a solid brew that is not quite as NEIPA style as expected, there's a little old school west coast running through this brew too. Decent enough, but unremarkable in an incredibly tight space.
Jan 13, 2022Appearance - Hazy fleshy peach color with golden highlights. A three quarter finger white head caps it all off. Small amount of lacing left behind.
Smell - Some mango and pineapple with a little bit of weedy hops and bits of grapefruit. Fairly malty and even a slight bit roasty.
Taste - Muted tropical flavors of mango and pineapple. Middling bitterness, Some caramel backbone and a slightly piney astringent flavor to close.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied, a bit watery but with high (but soft) carbonation. Semi-juicy finish.
Overall - Doesn't really feel terribly juicy at least not to warrant the name "Juice Cloud". Still a solid brew that is not quite as NEIPA style as expected, there's a little old school west coast running through this brew too. Decent enough, but unremarkable in an incredibly tight space.
Reviewed by CAMRAhardliner from Canada (ON)
3.37/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours cloudy straw with a rocky, everlasting head. The aroma is of tropical hops, cookie dough malts and fruity sweetness. The taste is hoppy and malty in equal parts with a roasty, caramel edge and light pineapple and mango notes. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with high carbonation. Light bitterness and sweet malt notes and booze in the finish.
A decent but not exceptional NE IPA. The hops are a bit anemic and the malts are too sweet. I would pass.
Nov 20, 2021A decent but not exceptional NE IPA. The hops are a bit anemic and the malts are too sweet. I would pass.
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