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Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA 3.25 275

Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA

Percentile
71
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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2753.26/5.03.25/5.06.9%38.6Shaker, 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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 Odeed (1680), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 22, 2004  
the i.p.a. had a dark golden color with a little white head.nice balanced aroma.this isnt a super-hopped ipa,but i must say its very smooth and drinkable.if you like your ipa’s on the smoother side.this is for you.


 Saarlander (1588), Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/510/20
Oct 20, 2004  
I tryed this one at a bevmo tasting, it was a little warm, so that may have changed the flavor. I thought this beer could be more hoppier, it was a bit bland, it was easy to drink, but thats not what I usually do with an IPA, I usually take my time with it. An ok beer, but it could be much better


 SG (456), San Clemente, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 8, 2004  
Cloudy yellow/gold. The nose is spicy like a hefe but has a good hop presence. Hop bitterness is there, with a tad too much carbonation. Effervescent. Slightly weird yeast flavor for the style. Citrusy/lemon notes. Drinkable, but a little strange (in a not so great kind of way). Average.


 jasonp (1514), Sterling/Dulles, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Oct 6, 2004  
Pours a cloudy gold with lotsa floating particles and a quickly disappearing head. Nose is citrus and hops. Taste follows with prominent notes of grapefruit and citrusy hop character. Didn’t pick up any pine or resin. Very sweet maltiness with somewhat of a metallic, harsh bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel is full and round but it had too much carbonation IMO. Good lacework. Not bad but I wouldn’t seek it out again.


 Loddeer (171), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 6, 2004  
I think this is an okay IPA, the initial impression is great (except for that terrible bottle logo) ... good aroma, when it first hits your tongue, there’s pure excitement as the hops dance ... for all of two seconds though. The beer in the after-taste falls flat on its face, which leaves me with some significant disappointment.


 ¾ (5009), Boulder, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 9, 2004  
Quite a smooth palate, fruity orange and creamy sweet honey and pine flavor. Near the finish the crisp presence of hops is shown, nice, light but full of flavor. Crisp. Sweet fuesal pine hop nose.


 motelpogo (4399), Plzen, Czech Republic
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 8, 2004  
bottled. not the most exciting beer. some muted pine and grapefruit in the aroma, bland biscuit flavour and moderate citric bitterness. average


 NeonLX (258), Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 4, 2004  
From a bottle, the beer pours a slightly cloudy, orangish golden hue. Initial fine, white head that settles down quickly. Aroma is quite floral. Medium body with full carbonation. There’s a vaguely sweet, malty undertone in the firstl taste. Hops aren’t overpowering but still very evident. Nice hot-weather beer.



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