Oh-J
Lone Pine Brewing Company

After moving from Florida and settling in here, Downeast, I went looking for a DIPA in the local Hannifords and found this offering from Lone Pine, sold in 4-packs of 16-ouncers. I have to say this was exactly what I had hoped to discover. Hazy, hoppy, fragrant, moderately bitter. Kind of a cross between a NEIPA and a West-coaster. Oh-J is just a beautiful all-round beer, and if you're not such a purist, go ahead and freeze a thumbprint mug for this one.

Very close to treehouse Julius my favorite beer.

Pours a gold color with a foamy white head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of orange juice. Taste is tangy orange and grapefuit. Slightly bitter at the finish. Enjoyable!

Of all the readily available local beers here in southern Maine this one is now my favorite go to. Citrus forward as soon as you pop the top. I’m not aware of any other local ‘OJ-style’ brews. This one is loud and proud.

 

Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a super hazy orange juice color with a one finger head of puffy white foam. The head has a decent level of retention fading rather fast to leave a persistent film on the brew and a bit of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is rather strong of a bready aroma mixed with some smells of grapefruit and herb. Along with these smells comes notes of a light orange and tangerine as well as a bit of must and hay.
Taste – The taste begins with a somewhat malty bready taste mixed with flavors of orange and grapefruit and a little bit of tropical fruit (mango and papaya). At the same time there is a very light herbal hop taste mixed with some other flavors of a light apricot and pear. As the taste advances the hop gets lighter while the sweetness gets a bit more intense, leaving one with a moderately citrusy hopped and sweetened taste to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is moderate to thicker in body with a carbonation level that is higher. Overall the feel is OK, and makes a rather easy sipper.
Overall – A good double IPA with a large citrus present. Nothing too special, but good none the less.

 

 

Pours a hazy orange. Thick foam. Juicy aroma. Big OJ body. Super juicy. Light bitter finish. Very refreshing. Excellent.

 

Pours cloudy bright orange/yellow color with a beige head that left excellent lacing. Taste and aroma were both dominated by orange peel, tangerine and grapefruit, with a lot of bitter citrus hop notes that brought out lemon zest, red grapefruit and some spicy accents. Definitely an appropriately named beer.

Pours a hazy amber color with a nice head and lacing
Aroma has tropical and hop hints
The taste has a tropical and hop flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A good NEIPA

 

Pours not that hazy almost clear
Smell of citrus hops
Taste very hoppy
Feel is smooth to be that hoppy bitterness
Overall more like a new England IPA mixed with a West Coast ipa

 

4pk-16oz cans $13.99 - canned on 8/18/22
Look - hazy light orange and golden juicy look with a creamy white head. Some yeast floaters present. Little lacing left behind.
Smell - orange, grapefruit, citrus rind, dank hops
Taste - orange, grapefruit, sweet fruit, citrus pith, dank hops
Feel - a little thin, low carbonation, dry sticky pithy bitter finish
Overall - First had this a couple years ago and it's just as I remembered. Nice and juicy orange, grapefruit forward with a hoppy citrus pith bitter finish. This is an excellent brew at a great price too. Tasted even better when I paired it with China Grove by the Doobie Brothers.