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Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA

Percentile
71
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bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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2733.26/5.03.25/5.06.9%38.5Shaker, Tulip
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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 Papsoe (14997), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 7, 2007  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Degarth. Cloudy golden with a lively, off-white head. Fat aroma of aroma hops and overripe fruit. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel accents and plenty of fruit - peach in particular. Lightly hoppy finish. 051007


 yespr (12184), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 6, 2007  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Citrus fruity aroma. Decent strong blend between malt sweetness and citrus-fruity aroma hops. Slight berry note too. Has a slight blend of spiced/herbal/liqourice notes in the finish.


 clingman71 (254), Centerville, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/511/20
Oct 5, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a very hazy golden with a thick off-white head, but quick dissipation. It looks more like an unfiltered wheat beer than an American IPA. It has a nice hoppy aroma, but not enough of it. There is nothing particularly wrong with this beer, but nothing great either. If it were labeled an APA, I would thing better of it, but I have higher expectations for an IPA.


 merlin48 (516), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Oct 5, 2007  
Bottle pours ahazy apricot body with a small offwhite head. Scanty spots of lacing on the glass. Aroma is subdued, with caramel and grapefruit and grassy hints. Taste is unremarkable, with a caramel malt backbone and some citrusy and hay like bitter hops. Solid enough, but pedestrian.


 thehinge (245), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 3, 2007  
Murky, hazey orange pour with a slight white head. Fruity aroma to this ale. Smooth, sweet front end with a mildly bitter finish.


 BeerPrince (1701), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2007  
Amber with small off hite head. Aroma is citrusy and hoppy with a little pine. Starts off malty with a nice bitter presence at the finish. Simple and effective IPA.


 troopie (886), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/104/516/20
Sep 30, 2007  
Bottle. Poured golden red with foamy white head. Slight hoppy aroma with floral graces. Hoppy flavour with floral and honey notes. Linfering hoppy finish all over the tongue. This is another ale I would call a Cape ale. It’s hoppier and more bitter than a pale or amber, but not as hoppy as an India. A very worthy effort, worth seeking out.


 mtoast (298), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/511/20
Sep 18, 2007  
12oz Bottle, orally injected 9/16/07. Pours a hazy golden color with quick dying foam and almost no lacing. Aroma is a very confused mix of hops, perhaps more is not better guys. Flavor is even more confused, hopppy just for the sake of being hoppy, very little flavor, just bitterness with some faint malts. Only slightly better than average IPA



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