Junior IPA
Radiant Pig Craft Beers

Junior IPAJunior IPA
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From:
Radiant Pig Craft Beers
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 9.09%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
118
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 17, 2019
Added:
Mar 26, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  34
If an IPA and a Pale Ale had a baby Junior would be it. Starting with a solid malt backbone of four varieties of grains, which are complimented by a heady dose of hops with an eclectic mix of citrus, tropical, and floral aromas. This all makes for an easy drinking beer that’s full of hop flavor.

If you're picky about your pints, this is the beer for you.
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Ratings by SkiBum22:
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Rated by SkiBum22 from New York

3.75/5  rDev +0.3%

Aug 13, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Jun 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by alexsergio from New York

Apr 12, 2019
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.82/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Straw to gold color. Clear with an incredible amount of upward bubbles throughout the tasting. The moderate head never fades because of this. Good chunky lace.

Grapefruit and Juicy-fruit aromas. A bit prickly.

Highly effervescent with a neutral body. The malt (pale) is brief followed by a complex bittering profile. The finish reminds me of sage for some reason.
Dec 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by florisj135 from Virginia

Nov 03, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by msondel from Massachusetts

Oct 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by Burt from Rhode Island

Aug 16, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by DBosco from Massachusetts

Mar 24, 2018
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

3.36/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A- Clear pale golden pour from the can to a snifter. A small white head forms to a finger high with decent retention. A tiny ring at the edges leaves small splotches of lace.

S- Fresh hops off the top with a general mix of citrus, fruits, pine and floral notes at a low-medium strength. Hard to pull specifics and the hops play off of crackery barley and slight bread.

T- The hops are again kind of a blend of general hop character rather than bold specific flavors. Heavily influenced by floral and citrus zest hops with tropical, dank, herbal and pine notes as well. A few things like grapefruit, bubble gum, apricot and orange come to mind. A light sweetness and a hint of pale grains.

MF- Light bodied with a hint of frothy texture, somewhat on the watery wide overall. High end crisp carbonation and a hint of bitterness in the finish.

Solid flavor profile with a blend of citrus, floral and fruit hops lacking a distinct signature flavor.
Mar 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.15 by gabrielcolom from New York

Dec 26, 2017
 
Rated: 2.99 by Paoloboston from Massachusetts

Nov 12, 2017
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.71/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Canned 9/29/17

Pours a huge frothy creamy head that fades slowly with sticky lacing, slightly hazy golden yellow color

Nose fruity hops with a mild sweet malt, a bit of stone fruit, but also grassy floral hops, mild citrus, fairly light though

Taste brings a fair dose of sweet malts, a bit of caramel and candy sweet malts, a touch toasty pale, fair hops, grassy a bit spicy and a touch fruity, a bit earthy almost herbal as well, ramping on the bitterness like an ESB, finishing dry and quite bitter, big spicy chewy a bit herbal hops lingering

Mouth is med bod, fluffy almost distracting carbonation

overall OK, not sure I would call this a session IPA, very bitter, quite malty and a bit sweet, more like an old school IPA or ESB.
Nov 08, 2017
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Reviewed by CanConPhilly from Pennsylvania

3.67/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Radiant Pig - Junior
Session IPA - 4.8% abv
Canned 9/29/17 (38 days ago)

L - 4-finger white head atop a sparkling yellow translucent body.

S - grass, pine, some sweetness.

T - bready malt up front. Pine in the middle. Bitterness kicks in at the end. A hint of butter but it's subtle.

F -medium-light body. Relatively high carb.

O - If I tasted this blind I would have guessed hoppy lager. The taste is enjoyable, but this strikes me more as a summer brew versus something to enjoy in November.
Nov 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

Nov 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by Tbone2131 from Connecticut

Nov 01, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Mattias from Sweden

Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.62 by Ela from Massachusetts

Aug 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by CayseyW from Connecticut

Jun 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by flek from Massachusetts

Jun 05, 2017
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.18/5  rDev -15%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Brief initial impression from a can purchased as part of a 6 pack in Brooklyn for $9.79 plus tax and deposit:

Citrus (especially orange pulp) and pine are at the forefront here.

Mouthfeel is clean, smooth, wet, medium-bodied, and refreshing.

Drinkable, with a throwback citrus emphasis redolent of citrus-focused Californian IPAs (I guess the kids these days call them West Coast IPAs, nevermind Washington's disproportionately low contribution). Far from stellar, and it's tough to shell out $9.79 per sixer when vastly superior expressions of the style from the likes of Lagunitas or Bear Republic can be had for $0.50 more, but it's enjoyable for what it is. I'll reserve a final opinion until I can try it fresh on-draught, but with the wide availability of preferable brews in this oversaturated style, that'll be a long time.

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Apr 04, 2017
Junior IPA from Radiant Pig Craft Beers
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 118 ratings