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Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA

Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
70
overall
Brewed by Mad River Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2693.26/5.03.25/5.06.9%38.3Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
This is the second offering in our JAMAICA line of ales. We didn't want to make another IPA like everybody else so we opted for our own style. Unfortunately the gang at the BATF wouldn't let us use "West Indies" on the label stating that there is no such place. We all thought that Columbus was looking for the West Indies and ended up here by mistake. Oh well. We call this beer Jamaica Sunset because of its golden reddish hue. We use five different hops for aroma, bitterness and floral character. You get a crisp clean flavor and complex hop finish.
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 SledgeJr (2957), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Oct 17, 2009  
In the bottle at the 2009 Crescent Moon Summer Beer Festival. Pours hazy light amber with a big white head. Moderate hop aroma of oranges and chocolate. The flavor is amazing and smooth with a mid-point grassiness. Love it.


 alexsdad06 (1056), Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a medium off white head. The aroma is heavy on the orange citrus with slight hints of pine. Flavor is more orange citrus with light caramel and pine notes making an appearance. Bitterness is mild at best. This is just OK and with many more to try, not worth a second look.


 doubelknv3 (559), Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 4, 2009  
Orange with white head. Sweet orange and mild caramel aroma notes. Spices, citrus, and mild caramel flavour notes. Ok balance, but bitterness seemed on the lighter side for an IPA.


 Rciesla (3510), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/512/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange golden body with a white head. Hoppy with a pine y, grapefruit, and citrus hop character. Bitter with a malty fruity body. Decent.


 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/511/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Nice IPA. Ridiculous head and the description is right on with the golden reddish hue. Somewhat hoppy, but not overpowering. Average balance but lacking true character.


 badlizard (2325), Berkeley, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 4, 2009  
Clear golden with a fizzy white head. Nice citrus grapefruit and mild marijuana aroma. Nice tart citrus taste followed by a good bitter bite.


 crazyvin (1246), New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Poured a cloudy amber hue with a thin white head that had little retention. Mild citrus notes mixed with a heavy pine note. Flavor had nice caramel malts mixed with a dry, bitter finish. Light and refreshing.


 shawnm213 (884), South Bend, Indiana, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 20, 2009  
pours a hazy orange with some nice offwhite head. aroma is of caramel, sweet malts, honey, alcohol, and spices. medium bodied with a somewhat watery finish. pleasant aftertaste. Not a typical IPA, but i was pleasantly surprised with this one.



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