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Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA

Mad River Jamaica Sunset IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Mad River Brewery

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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2493.26/5.03.26/5.06.9%31.1Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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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 cbkschubert (1721), Rattlesnake Country, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20

Nov 16, 2008  
<b>12 oz. bottle</b> from Plaza Liquors - Pours a hazy amber color with a half finger thick off white head. Very light lacing. Aroma is toasted malt and light hops. Flavor is mostly malt. Medium body. I’ve never had this beer before, so I don’t know if it’s any better fresh. Still, it’s not bad, just leans toward the malty side.

brewski519 (77), Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 7, 2009  
Poured a amber orange with a thin white head. Aroma of citrus, hops and pine. Taste was pretty sweet and the hops didn’t jump out me like I typically expect from an IPA. Decent carbonation. Not a bad beer but not the best IPA I have had - more along the lines of a Pale Ale to me.


 jcwattsrugger (4272), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Dec 23, 2008  
12oz bottle-pours a rich offwhite head with amber color. Aroma is mild pine/floral/some citrus hops then medium malt in background. Taste is medim malt-caramel/brown sugar, pine/floral/some citrus hops. Medium body. Thanks jwc215 for sharing this.


coyotehunter (98), , Michigan, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Orangey Amber color, lemony orange pine smell. rather floral and mildly filtered if I remember correctly. Much citrus shows through.


 MrBunn (1004), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber with a few bubbles floating around the surface, but no other head to speak of. Aromas of apple juice, floral hops and lemon. Flavor is a crisp combination of lemon peels and pine.


adavis234 (28), Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a golden yellow with a thin, off-white head. Pleasant citrus-hop aroma. A hoppy, sweet beer with a dry finish. Surprisingly good for a beer whose six pack costs about the same as Budweiser.



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