It took me a while to try
Sawdust City Brewing Co.’s much ballyhooed Juicin’ New England-Style IPA. In the past, this 6.0% fave of Ontario Beer Twitter had never been in stock when I’ve placed orders from the Gravenhurst-based brewery, but I was in luck this time. The beer comes in 473mL cans that feature a peach receiving a dose of something that looks a little stronger than the Moderna vaccine. It’s made using a trifecta of hops (Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe) and oats. The beer is a hazy sunny orange-gold and it pours with a durable crown of white suds.
Juicin’ has apricot and peach aromatics, as well as a dusting of citrus bitterness. The tasty ale has a smooth texture, and a flavour profile that tends toward fruit sweetness, with a lilt of hempy hops.
Was Juicin’ worth the wait? Did it live up to the online hype? Sorta. It’s an undeniably enjoyable beer and I was glad I had six of ‘em to enjoy. But it isn’t as elite as Sawdust City’s Lone Pine. That said, on a hot day, this hazer is incredibly refreshing.
Rating: 8.0 out of 10.
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