Mad River The Mad Belgian

Brewed by Mad River Brewery
Style: Belgian Ale
Blue Lake, California USA

Bottle... Poured a golden/amberish with a thick, off white head. Aroma of hops and spiced yeast notes. Thick, well carbonated palate. Flavors of toasted bread-like notes, estery sweet tones, earthy hops, honey and a soft, easy going, dry finish with a wheat malt flavor to it.

On tap at PP Carlsbad a few weeks back. Color was a dark orange with a foamy head. Aroma was quite bland; bread, honey, yeast and fruit. Flavor was a bit dull; yeasty and dry. Not much going on here.

Aromas of honey, bread, grain, earth, and a subtle yeast character. Pours golden amber with some haze, not much in the way of head. Bread, honey, light fruity notes, and some yeasty esters are followed by a soft earthy bitterness in the finish. Easy to drink, subtle and not over done in the sweetness department.

Poured hazy golden amber, peach, citrus caramel, citrus rine, little spice, slight hop finish.

Draft. Amber beer with an off-white head. Yeasty aroma. Malt and yeast flavor with light fruitiness. Medium bodied. Malt, yeast, and light esters linger.

Pours cloudy golden orange with off white head. Bready Belgian yeast aroma with lots of spices. Doughy with a bunch of spices and slightly sweet and medicinal. Medium body with lively carbonation.

Thanks Hayduke! This beer pours tan with some orange color. Good retention and a thick sticky lacing. Head is also orange tinted and quite large. An aroma of yeast and sweet citrus fruit. A bit floral, too. Flavor is grass, toffee, citrus, and bread. Hops are pleasantly complex as are the malts. Flavors, and styles even, come and go here with amazing frequency. Very interesting to drink.

Bottle at brother tuckers! Gold pour. Very malty aroma with some honey. flavor is malty, bread, yeast and honey. Not bad, not amazing.