Left Coast Hop Juice

Brewed by Left Coast/Oggis Pizza and Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Del Mar, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Based on the other reviews, and my own expectations, I may have gotten an old bottle of this. Ordered from Half-Time Beverage with great anticipation. I was expecting something like Ruination or Pliny or Hog Heaven. Instead, it poured transparent amber with almost zero head (first odd sign). Aroma lacked any pine and citrus, and was largely caramel malt. It smelled flat for a IIPA, heck, even for an IPA. Given all the hype on the label, this was pure disappointment for this hophead. Mostly malt and some cantaloupe with faint hops. Something akin to Great Divide Hercules, but less hops. If I ever manage to acquire another bottle (or even better if on drafty when on vacation in July) I will re-rate this in case it was just a bad bottle. But this was nowhere near what it was labeled to be.

241112: Cloudy orange color with good lacing head. Rich sticky hop flavor. Good hoppy aroma.

Poured from tap into a large snifter. Light but deep reddish/amber with a thick white head that gives way to thick lacing. Aroma is citrus and pine. Taste matches, but definitely heavy on the pine. Very dry finish that lasts for awhile, giving way to slight sweetness.

from notes: lightly malty, not very hoppy. golden color with almost no head. spicy taste overall. a rather sad beer for sad people. price is decent.

ABV is hidden rather well in this well balanced brew. Not outstanding, but quite nice.

Cloudy orange,lasting white head.Meium citrus hop nose,Big hop profile,huge bodied, great malt presence.Big lasting hop finish. Great lace…Wow

Came all the way to Stavanger Norway to tey this one. Bottled, shared. Taste was smooth and not overly bitter. Tasted well below its strength.

Deep gold with hints of apricot orange colors. Sticky whiteh head. Grapefruit hops and sticky caramel malt nose. Flavor is big and bold with citrus hops, grassy hops, and a very big sweet caramel malt backbone.

Beer pours a light straw. Aroma is virtually non-existant, and a tad malty, which is a bit odd for a double IPA. A thin head retains well and laces down the glass. Flavor profile is strong, bitter hops. Lots of pine - strong malt backbone, but not overly sweet. Hop flavor lasts through initial sip to the mid part of your tongue and even through the finish. This is not a smooth drinker. It’s a good double IPA, but not one I’d necessarily seek out.

Pours hazy deep orange with a small white head. Aroma is strong citrus and sweet caramel.Taste is overall sweet, almost cloying, medium bodied, bordering to watery. Could wish for some more hop bitterness here. Light bitter/sweet finish, harsh.

She’s a simple brew. Take hops, add hops and then finish with more hops. Bitter and dry, did mention hops? Hops is predominant. It’s about hops. Hops. HOPS! But in juice form.