Awe Juice
Gate City Brewing Co.

 

 

 

A: Pours a lightly haze pale to medium apricot in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate peach + pale golden yellow + bright yellow + pale orange + honey colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense sudsy foamy white head that slowly reduces to a handful of small patches of thin film surrounded by a large patch of very thin film covering the remainder of surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of herbal + citrus/grapefruit pith + citrus/grapefruit + citrus/grapefruit zest + pine hops over the top of moderate aromas of biscuit + lightly toasted + oat malts with a light amount of caramel sweetness.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of biscuit + lightly toasted + oat malts with a light amount of caramel sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of herbal + citrus/grapefruit pith + citrus/grapefruit + citrus/grapefruit zest + pine hops which impart a light to moderate amount of lingering bitterness.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Initially slightly crisp with a slight amount of soft/fluffiness mid-body and a lightly thin/watery in the finish.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a pleasantly refreshing mouthfeel as well as enough aggressive bitterness. Enjoyable though I get a lot more of the herbal and citrus pith + zest hop flavors and aromas than any bright citrus or tropical notes.

Appearance: Slightly hazy amber, fluffy white head with good retention.

Aroma: Hoppy. Citrus, pine, herbal.

Flavor & aftertaste: Moderate sweetness. Moderate bitterness. Spicy & herbal with hits of citrus.

Overall: Despite their description being juicy, I get more herbal and spicy. Juice is there, but the herbal notes jump out at me. Nice body. Leans bitter, start to finish.

 

 

Very good!!

 

 

 

 

Somewhat cloudy amber orange pour with a finger of off white head.
Smells of citrus with some faint ripe tropical fruit notes.
Taste follows, pithy citrus with some papaya.
Medium bodied, a tad prickly on the carbonation. Crisp, dry finish.
Overall a good beer that I would try again.

16 ounce sticker can, no date seen. The label states “Awe Juice!!!”, Awe with an E. I poured mine in a tulip although can instructions say to drink from a can. Besides Heady, only other beer Ive seen say that.
Pours crystal clear, amber orange. Begs the question, do juicy beers have to be hazy? Finger of bone white head. Sticky lacing as I drink.
Aromas of tangerine, mandarin orange, overall citrus.
Similar taste as nose. Grapefruit, lemon pith, papaya. Pine and resin on the nose. Much more bitter than should be for a self labeled “juicy IPA”.
The carbonation is just a bit much for me. Crisp and clean finish.
Good beer, but better options out there.

 

pours a clear, dark copper with a medium head. nose; lemon peel, barley, grapefruit pith/zest, & piney citrus hops. taste; biscuit malt, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, light caramel, very subtle strawberry, & strong citrus hops. medium carbonation & mouthfeel. nice all-around ipa flavors, and no obvious detractors. good beer!

 

Medium amber color. Grapefruit hops with slight bitterness tapered by right amount of malt. Delicious, bright, DIPA.