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Mad River Steelhead Double IPA 3.51 381

Mad River Steelhead Double IPA

Percentile
88
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bottled
common

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3813.52/5.03.51/5.0Special8.6%41.1Snifter, 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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 MI2CA (1266), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 27, 2007  
12oz - Aroma is grapefruit hops and caramel corn. Pours transparent orange with a medium head and great lacing. Flavor is orange/grapefruit hops with a solid caramel malt back. Palate is smooth, not as bitter as I was expecting. A very nice IPA or a tame IIPA, I don’t care what you call it, tastes good to me.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 27, 2007  
Courtesy of Skyview. Dark gold color with a thin head. Grapefruit aroma and taste. Slightly sour and bitter finish. Hard to distinguish any particular hops, just fairly bitter finish. Did not strike me as Double anything.


 tbookman (618), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/514/20
Jul 27, 2007  
Slightly hazy golden color - medium head & lots of lacing. Aroma of cirtus, pine, orange peel and hint of rum. Fairly bold hop flavor - strnng on the citrus hops, but with some flavor of grassy hops, dry malt and some residual sweetness. Body is kind of syrupy but end up finishing pretty dry. Nice IPA.


 AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 25, 2007  
A cloudy golden color with no head, but plenty of good lacing on the glass. Smell is juicy, citrusy, bitter hops. Taste is bitter and a bit cloying. A decent brew. The ABV will catch up with you.


 muenster (340), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 24, 2007  
Bottle. Pours hazy orange/copper, with a lot of yeast particles floating around. Aroma is obviously full of hops, a lot of apricot and thick syrupy notes come up as well. Flavor is much the same, grapefruit hops really standout, with an herbal tea-like finish. Sweet caramel malts back it up, although they really take a backseat. Mouthfeel is nice and rich.


 nightrider (383), encinitas, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 23, 2007  
Pours a slightly murky golden hue. Moderate white billowy head with restrained aromas of hops and lemon. Smooth oily and resiny on the tongue. Upront hops and some citrus malt sweetness. Very good lasting finish. Fine DIPA


 Skyview (4063), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 23, 2007  
Picked up single 12-oz bottle at John’s Market Place in Portland, Oregon. Pours a hazy caramel amber brew with a thick off-white head that has good retention and lacing. Aroma of sweet grapefruit, some roasted caramel malt, and more piney hops. Taste is medium to full bodied, chewy and light carbonated with a heavy grapefruit and citrus flavor. Finish is slightly tart with a herbal bitter aftertaste. A decent West Coast-style IPA.


 JK (2961), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/57/103/515/20
Jul 23, 2007  
Cloudy gold color. The aroma has abundant hops. Flavor is almost all hops as well, with some citrus and herbal, hop bitterness. Very drinkable.



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