 fuyajo (225), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Mar 12, 2007 This is the best IPA I’ve ever had. Wonderful aroma of fruit and hops. Great color, too. BIG taste -- hop, fruit (citrus, apricot) alcohol -- delicious! My new favorite IPA for sure.
DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 6, 2006 Draft at DRE. Slightly hazy orangish color with fluffy, one-finger off-white head. Aroma of heavy tropical citric hops, plus some bready malt and fruit notes. Medium, hoppy and fruity palate, with flavors of tangering, mango, and black pepper noted. Very smooth and quaffable with well hidden alcohol, this one is outstanding!
ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 15, 2006 Updated: Jan 23, 2007Bottle. Murky, dark copper color with a slight ivory head. Sweet malty aroma with resiny pine and citrus notes. Thick mouth feel with a big bitterness. Somewhat malty with citrus, fruits and melon notes by way of the hops. Very nice balance. Instead of cranking it up to 11, Mad River turned the knobs back to 9 and the result is a great IIPA!
Magicdave6 (5552), London, Greater London, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Apr 1, 2008 Bottle at the after nonsence tasting party. Aroma is hoppy. Taste is hoppy. Its just a big bold hoppy beast and its exactly what i wanted.
ano1ridesthe19 (23), Chico, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jul 20, 2009 Superb true heavy duty Ipa. Nice golden pour, super strong nose of hops and spice. It is sold in 6 packs for around $10 which is a big plus. Mad river continues to produce top notch quality beers year by year without fail. This is one you cant pass up if your a true Ipa fan.
IrishBoy (2718), Bakersfield, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 14, 2006 Bottle from aspidites; Thanks Mike! Nose is very citrusy hops mixed with some light caramel notes; medium hazy copper color with a small beige head; flavor is very hoppy with medium bitterness and lots of tart lemon and sour orange accents.
fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 11, 2007 12 oz bottle. Very hazy orange. Smallish head. Lots of delicious apricot/mango hop aromas. I should have just smelled it all nite long. Flavor was still very hoppy. Grapefruit and a slight floral character. But not as nice as the aroma. Still a very nice beer.
maltdog (518), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
May 12, 2008 The beer glows with a green-casted copper/hazel hue and is confettied with floaties. An enduring, billowing fluff paints eldritch, looping lace landscapes. The alluring bouquet boasts fruity, herbal/orangey scents, with additional flickers of flowers and oregano, woodsap and smoke. Meaty, tobaccoey malt is enhanced by fruity, citric- but neither tart nor sweet- “hopsack” flavor… almost tomatolike in some undefinable aspect. Gentle pinpoint carbonation perfectly punctuates the beer’s chewy malt mouthfeel. A spicy, peppery finish features basso herbal bitterness- never harsh- that continues into the aftertaste, where it is countered by cool ethanol. Although I’d welcome more hop aroma, Mad River delivers an overall well-balanced and deftly executed ale. Bravo!
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