Orange is the New Pink

Orange is the New Pink is a 6% alcohol, 20 IBU wheat ale from the gang at Ottawa’s Beyond the Pale Brewing. Brewed as an orange answer to BTP’s grapefruit wheat beer, Pink Fuzz, the beer comes in spiffy 473mL cans.

OitNP pours with a hazy golden hue and a thin layer of off-white head. The beer has a juicy orange nose. The mouthfeel is pretty crisp, if a bit wispy, and the flavour kicks off with the sweetness of a Valencia orange, but closes more akin to a tangy OJ. Along the way, there is a orange zest bitterness that adds a bit of balance.

OitNP is juicy and agreeable. It is a bit too thin, but the beer is undeniably refreshing. Probably a nice hot weather beer that I quaffed in early January, I enjoyed the beer despite my seasonal faux pas.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10.