Cranky Reviews

Zappa in the House

Hazy IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Zappa in the House

Junction Hazy IPA

Junction Craft Brewery

6% Alcohol

I love the USA. The missus was born there, my son works there. I figure I have visited 27 states including Alaska and we love to holiday there (the USA, not Alaska). But, and you might have figured there was a “but” in the works, US TV hockey coverage sucks. I swear the play-by-play announcers are on a cliché commission. In last night’s game I heard the team in the lead had to “keep their foot on the gas” so many times I figured they were going to be a major contributor to climate change. “If they can get an early lead and keep it they should be OK”. I suspect if they get an early lead and keep it, by the end of the game they will have won.

Junction tells us that this hazy lazy brew is made from three different hops including Zappa™ hops, named after Frank Zappa** himself, which seems ironic to me because Zappa was a famous abstainer.

This brew pours hazy and a dark shade of orange implying fruit in abundance, a juicer perhaps? A hoppy aroma with some fruit to boot. It starts out with fruit and a nice bitter tart hoppy finish all very well put together. As time goes on, as it is prone to do***, the fruit flavour evolves and the bitter subsides leaving a fruity body with a mild hoppy finish. It’s a mucho mango tango with a twist. The twist is a touch of strawberry in the mix. The fruit has arrived and it’s alive. It’s an easy drinking, big swigging, fun fresh fruit fete.  A juicy hazy taste treat.

*Editor’s Comment: When I saw the name Junction I immediately thought of the sitcom Petticoat Junction and Billie Jo, Bobby Jo, Betty Jo and Uncle Joe. A spin off from The Beverly Hillbillies, it had a spin off of its own in Green Acres. Of course Junction Craft Brewer has nothing to do with the Shady Rest Hotel but is named after Toronto’s The Junction neighbourhood, deriving it’s name as the location of the junction of four railway lines in the area.

**Editor’s Comment: Frank Zappa was adamant that he did not drink alcohol or do drugs. Frank’s son Ahmet has said his Father was not a big drinker but would have a beer every now and then.

***Editor’s Comment: As you are prone to do as well.

Final Rating: At the Junction of Fresh, Fruit, Fete, and Fun at 16 out of 20

Hazy IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

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