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Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA

Percentile
71
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 PorterPounder (3138), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 30, 2008  
St. Petersburg, Fl. - Shep’s Deli - 12 oz bottle. Dark orange pour with a thin white ring for a head. Hearty aroma with some syrupy and sprucey notes. Flavor has the requisite grapefruity notes. some maple syrup, a touch of candied sugar notes - not unlike some Belgians. Thick, rich, chewy mouthfeel. Better than expected.


 JCB (1767), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Slightly underrated IPA from a slightly underrated brewery. It’s a solid West Coast IPA that has some resemblance to Acme’s offering, but with the malts clearly taking a backseat here to the rich hop palate. Mostly bitter, a bit sticky, but well balanced enough to be worth returning to.


 glennmastrange (857), hobe sound, Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 3, 2008  
Bottle. Moderate malt aroma of caramel, pine herbs and citrus peel for the hops, light dough for the yeast with apricot in the background. Head is small, fizzy white with no lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is murky amber tan. Flavor starts lightly sweet and acidic and finishes lightly sweet and bitter and moderately acidic. Palate is watery but sticky, medium with a soft carbonation. It finishes lightly astringent. It smells nice, like an IPA, but it’s flavors are a little out of balance.


 spikester (602), Salem, Oregon, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/512/20
Jun 21, 2008  
Pours deep amber with 1" cream color head, few lacings. Aroma pine needles, resins, herbal. Taste is good amount of citrus hops with sweet rich malts. Pretty well balanced for an IPA. Some winey qualities due to 7% abv.


 mcmd (138), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 16, 2008  
pours hazy dark orange with a reddish hue almost amber, thin head which diminishes quickly. Aroma of citrus- grapefruit, peach maybe, lemon, tea. Flavor is malt heavy with the citrus hops in their as well but subdued, reminds me of iced tea with lemon. Nothing groundbreaking, but a very nice pleasant and drinkable beer - good summertime beer. Better than a 67 percentile - probably would do better in a pale ale category.


 PWalk (337), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/104/57/20
Jun 8, 2008  
I wasn’t impressed with this beer at all. Little to no hops in the aroma, flavor, etc... Actually tasted like they had flip flopped and added more malt to this one. It was smooth for sure but that was the only discernable highlight. Nothing in the finish.


 vulcanmeister (102), La Grande, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
May 17, 2008  
Poured from a bottle, this golden brew hits you with a butterscotch and sharp citrus fragrance, abundant carbonation and a nice long-lasting head. Many small particles dance lively in this amber offering. Mouthfeel is rich and creamy, with a pleasant sweetness and yet a a very nice bitter bite. Later the thick floral and citrus notes swirl around on the tongue. At the finish, the bitter notes fade, a rushing warmth of alcohol and a final quiet floral (rose?) bouquet. Much more than I expected. Cheers!


 MrStitch (138), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 17, 2008  
12oz Bottle. Pours a golden color with a big off white head and leaves minimal lacing. Aroma is light, hops, citrus, and sweet malts. Flavor is also light, a bit on the malty side followed up by minimal tartness from the hops. Not a bad IPA but could use a bit more hops. Overall it would be a fine summer at the park beer... middle of the road.



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