Barkerville Brewing – Sluice Juice Hazy Pale Ale

Overview
- Brewery: Barkerville Brewing Co.
- Beer Style: Hazy Pale Ale
- ABV: 5%
- IBU: 8
- Format Reviewed: Can 473 ml
Barkerville Brewing – Sluice Juice Hazy Pale Ale Review
Quesnel’s Barkerville Brewing has a reputation as an extremely solid craft brewery. They’ve reached that distinction by turning out stunning beers in a variety of styles, including High Stakes Imperial IPA and 52 Foot Stout. This year, Sluice Juice Hazy Pale Ale joins their regular offerings as a core brand.
As What’s Brewing magazine contributor Adam Arthur points out, Sluice Juice was featured as a newcomer on BC Ale Trail’s Summer 2019 Best Beers list. Let’s find out what made this brew a top pick for BC beer author Joe Wiebe.
For 2020, the packaging sports a snazzy new look and fully compostable can rings. Once poured, this beer is the typical orangey colour of a hazy IPA or pale, with normal carbonation, head & retention.
This beer has a fantastic aroma and a nice fruity presence. On the nose, we picked out coconut, pineapple and guava amongst its sharp hop aromas. Actually, for a beer that’s not designated an IPA, there’s more hop on the nose than on the palate, which we found juicy and mildly lactic with a mild astringency.
Sluice Juice packs less of a punch-in-the-mouth of hop flavour than most hazy brews you’ve had—since it’s not an IPA. However, that makes it accessible to those who prefer a milder fruity ale. We consider this a highly drinkable beer.
Note: Sluice Juice was recently featured in the Beer Geek program at many BC Liquor Stores.
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- Appearance
- Aroma
- Palate
- Flavour
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About This Beverage
- Colour: Orangey
- Head Size & Retention: Normal head + retention
- Carbonation: Well Carbonated
- Clarity: Hazy
- Balance: Balanced Malt/Hop
- Drinkability: Definitely Drinkable
- Enjoyment: I would recommend this beer to a friend
- Hop Characteristics: Citrusy, Tropical, Piney or Woody
- Other Flavours/Aroma: Lactic (acidic like sour milk or yogurt)
- Palate: Juicy, Mild Astringency
Summary
This beer has a fantastic aroma and a nice fruity presence. Less of a punch in the mouth of hop flavour than most hazy brews you’ve had since it’s not an IPA, but that makes it accessible to those who prefer a milder fruity ale.
