Juicy Vibacious
Great Lakes Brewing Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a clear golden color with a 1/2F short-lived head and very light lacing.

Smells of slightly dank citrus and sweet fruit.

Tastes of orange and a bit of malt with a lightly salty and boozy warm finish.

Medium light body with light carbonation. Lightly syrupy mouthfeel.

This is a dangerously drinkable , a bit too sweet, simple brew. A bit like tang with alcohol. Could use more of a hop profile.

Two 12 FL. OZ. cans
Served in a pokal glass

This beer pours a hazy amber color and is topped with a couple inches of tan head that leaves rocky lacing.

Smells like a hoppy fruit punch.

Big tropical fruit flavor. The base IPA still comes through. It does have a hoppy fruit punch kind of taste. Similar to some gas station stovepipes I have tried.

Medium bodied with a pillowy mouthfeel

Not bad. Fruity. Hoppy. Easy drinking. I can't complain too much.

Poured from a can into a snifter
Appearance – The beer pours a clear deep golden orange color with a puffy head of white foam. The head has a great level of retention, fading over time and leaving tons of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is heavy of a very citrus heavy smell with tons of candied orange and tangerine along with some orange peel all mixed with some tropical fruit of mango and papaya. There are also notes of a biscuit malt and some citric acid smells, mixed with just a touch of lemon. Overall smells akin to Tang.
Taste – The taste starts out with somewhat artificial orange and tangerine flavor with a bit of that citric acid and tropical fruits that were in the nose. The taste does have a non-sour/tart Tang like flavor to it, with it dominating the taste. There are also some notes of bready and biscuit malt along with a touch of grapefruit hop. As the taste advances the artificial citrus gets a bit more intense, and with a touch of booziness, one is left with a rather off Tang like flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is medium in thickness with a moderate carbonation level. OK for the style, but nothing too great.
Overall – Another one of the “Fruit juicy IPA’s”. These don’t taste like IPA’s to me, instead they taste like artificially flavored beers trying to market to the massive IPA market out there. I hope this trend ends soon on the push for these high ABV juicy IPA’s, as all I have had had been pretty poorly executed on. I am a little disappointed by Great Lakes for jumping on this trend. Certainly the worst beer I have ever had by them.

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 10/26/24. Pours Fairly hazy/cloudy golden orange color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention. Lasting cap, dense soapy lacing, and good streaming carbonation on the glass. Aromas of big lemon, lime, orange juice, mango, honeydew melon, passion fruit, papaya, citrus peel/zest, wheat, white bread, light herbal/floral/grass. Very vibrant and juicy citrus/hop aromas. Taste follows with big lemon, lime, orange juice, red grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, passion fruit, papaya, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-medium pine, citrus rind, herbal, spicy bitter finish. Medium-plus carbonation and body; balanced creamy/bready malt and sticky/fairly resinous hop mouthfeel. Lingering resin dryness with no hop astringency. Mild increasing warmth of 9.5%, no hop burn after the finish. Outstanding Cashmere/Citra hop profile with tons of citrus juice vibrancy. This tastes strikingly similar to Voodoo Ranger juice force in flavor and mouthfeel. Big fan, very smooth and soft for the style and ABV.

 

 

Cloudy gold with off white 1/2 inch head. Thin lacing. Sweet cherry or berry nose is inviting. Initial taste takes a raspberry flavor where it is met by the esters of an IPA bite, but picks up when the glass is raised again and the loop returns. Decent warming from 9.5%. Likeable, a quality brew from Great Lakes. Semi dry finish.

 

Juicy!

12 oz can from an Ohio Kroger.

Appearance. Slightly hazy amber colored body with a good white head.

This juicy DIPA has a distinct aroma and flavor featuring notes of mixed berries. The high ABV is partially hidden. Small downgrade for the finish and aftertaste.

A tasty beer. Lots of stone fruit in the nose and palate. Medium mouthfeel. Goes down smooth.