Journey Juice Fruited Hazy IPA

The beer

Grapefruit and tropical fruit are still there after the sip. That medium finish is what this fruited hazy has, and the bitterness never climbs over it.

Tropical fruit, citrus, and peach come off the can as a juicy aroma. The beer in the mouth is soft and hazy, and the bitterness is light. It keeps the fruit from tasting like straight juice without turning the sip sharp. Peach and citrus stay clear. The texture stays soft through the middle, and a second sip tastes like the first: juicy, lightly bitter, hazy, with the fruit still leading. Grapefruit arrives once the sip ends. Tropical fruit stays with it.

The balance is simple, and it holds. Nothing in the glass asks for a harder bitter edge, and nothing sweet takes the place of the tropical fruit, citrus, and peach. Grapefruit and tropical fruit on a medium finish are the whole argument.

Eighty-four is for that close. Chill it. A tulip puts the tropical fruit, citrus, and peach in the glass; the can is the colder pour. It suits anyone who wants a fruited hazy that stays soft, keeps the bitterness light, and still has grapefruit and tropical fruit when the sip is over.