Mad Anthony Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Fort Wayne, Indiana USA

Growler of 2009. Amber/orange pour with a thin diminishing white head. Orange/mango with a bit of pine resin on the nose. Nice hop bitterness on the front that fades to some smooth hoppiness and malt flavors. More orange and pine in the taste. Slight sweetness. More balanced than many IIPAs I’ve had. Very nice medium/full mouthfeel. Light bitterness in the finish with some lingering sweetness. A must have from Madbrew, nicely done Mr. Grantham!

This draft brew from the brewery poured a small sized creamy head of foamy finely sized mostly lasting off-white colored bubbles that left behind a transparent dark golden brown colored very softly carbonated body and a fair lacing. The aroma was soft and floral with hoppy malty overtones. The mouth feel was of smooth floral hops and mildly tingly from start to finish with a mild hoppy aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of deep hops soft and floral with a very mild hop bite in the aftertaste.

In short: A very refreshing (at 11%!!!) IIPA. Caramel, oranges and pine-cone juice. Excellent.
How: From a growler at Dark Lord Day 2008. Thanks to bdigi66 (or so I just learned from the rating below)
The look: Partly cloudy dark orange body with a small white head
In long: Big nose of orange and pine-cones (usual suspect is Simcoe again). Well malted body, this beer is more than just hop-juice. Toasted bread with juicy caramel followed by a tasty fruity bitterness. Despite the 11% this beer is actually surprisingly refreshing and it hides its alcohol as well as a I hide mine when I’ve got family over.

Growler at DLD of the 10th Anniversary Ale provided by bdigi66, thanks Robert: Golden hue with slight haze, frothy head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of grapefruit, apple, grassy, resiny, bready and yeasty esters, some rye-like vapors too. The taste starts with a sharp bitterness and fruity acidity, some sourness and biscuity malt before the peppery hop spice finish. The mouth feel is aggressive and biting, refreshing and provided a moderate warming effect on the chest. Really nice and complex, a good job by this brewery.

Clear amber with a frothy head. Big grassy, floral hop aroma. Medium body and smooth. Big floral citrusy hop flavor with a fair amount of malt taste to temper things a bit. The big 11% is not lost and shows up in a lingering, nicely warming finish.

Draft at Fort Wayne brewpub. Poured a clear brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate grapefruit sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium to full body with a slick but smooth texture. Heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Another standout beer from this brewer.

Growler(?)… DLD’08… Cloudy golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. Excellent retention. Huge Simcoe® hops, aroma-wise. burned rubber and epoxy resin for starters. Very earthy as well. Medium-bodied and dry with soft carbonation. Medium citrus bitterness with a less significant caramel aura. Astringent, bitter finish with a pinch of salt.

Thanks for the generous pour from my muchly photographed friend <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=2 who claims to have a home in East Chicago, IN, but as many of us know actually sleeps in a back room at Three Floyds...
Pale amber bodied with a film having a handful of big bubbles drifting about, the aroma was all about the PNW hops, yellow grapefruit-pine-lemon-zest-dry earth. Nice. There’s a suggestion of caramel/toffee sweetness in the flavor, but soon after the brew passes the lips the bitterness and hoppy flavors really kick in big time. Nice-Nice. The finish is dry, peppery, and oh so bitter. Many thanks, John.

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