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Mad River Steelhead Double IPA 3.51 382

Mad River Steelhead Double IPA

Percentile
88
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bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3823.52/5.03.51/5.0Special8.6%41.3Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Newest in our line, the Double IPA is the big brother to our Jamaica Sunset IPA. Maltier, hoppier and more assertive, this one is for big beer lovers. Double IPA is one of the hottest new beer styles in the micro and regional beer market.
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 BrotherGrendel (610), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle. Cloudy orange hue with a whispy layer of spotty head. Nose is modest citrus hops with bready malts and slight alcohol. Flavor is surprisingly thick with bread-grain malt, modest hop bitterness and citrus-to-pine hop flavor dominate in the middle, slight grassy tones, finishes slightly sweet with alcohol warmth. Medium-full body, thick texture, modest carbonation. A balanced DIPA that is full and malty, hops are there but not at the typical DIPA level.


 beernovice39 (307), South Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 7, 2009  
I like this stuff! Cloudy orange pour, nice hoppy smell. Sharp crisp flavor.


 ditmier (1112), Boise, Idaho, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 6, 2009  
2009 Bottle - Pours a translucent orange with a medium off white head...aroma is massive citrus zest, slight grain and sticky malt...flavour is fairly straightforward, grapefruit and pine, with some biscuity thickness to back it up with something substantial...well balanced, toffee malt keeps it from being one dimensional...pretty tasty...


 carruthm (1171), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 21, 2009  
tap at fremont oktoberfest. Pretty standard IPA in the hoppiness category, slightly cloudy orange color


 dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 20, 2009  
hazy orange color, medium off white head, some lace. nose of citric hops and sweet malt and caramel. flavor begins sweet malty and creamy and turns citric and pine bitter pretty quickly. medium bodied, citric bitterness in the finish. a decent enough brew, very tasty, but i don’t see what makes it a double ipa. bottle provided by cornfield.


tongatim (20), Bellingham, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Sep 12, 2009  
Fresh just bottled, courtesy of Sonny, the brewer, who gave us homebrewers an impromptu tour and tasting when we showed up after-hours after driving from Washington State on a brew tour. Fine citrusy hoppiness balancing the smooth alcohol assault of this formidable brew. Left me wanting another one. And my wish was granted. Thanks.


 puzzl (2648), New York, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 9, 2009  
Bottled. Gushed all the fuck over the place, which always pisses me off. After a few months (undeliberately) aging this has mellowed quite nicely; a big cookie character underscores the PNW and euro hop mix, with some gentle liquor notes. Big body with rich malt, while having a nice lemony, piney balance. Very drinkable. More of a imperial amber type beer at this point, but I like it.


 skoll (141), Traverse City, Michigan, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/59/20
Aug 29, 2009  
Bottled. Poured slightly hazy medium golden with a well-retained, sticky cap of white head. The aroma picked up juicy grapefruit, over lighter fruit and pale malty sweetness. The flavor had building alcohol-fueled hop bitterness as it progressed, with grapefruit and pale malts at the core.. rather rough and resiny on the back-end with too much booze present.. sweet, grainy, and stong pine finish. Medium-plus bodied and strong on the palate with only decent balance. I try to rate the beer style but I have to admit this is not my style



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