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Magnolia Spud Boys India Pale Ale


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52
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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Magnolia Pub and Brewery

San Francisco, California USA

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323.12/5.03.1/5.05.9%15.1Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A dry, refreshing IPA with agressive hop character. This beer is certainly a cousin of Prescription Pale but is straw-colored, lighter bodied, and has a decidedly English hop bill. Challenger, Northdown, Fuggles and Goldings are all used although a noticable addition of Cascades keeps this ale anchored in the U.S. style. With five hop varieties and five additions this IPA has the most complex hop character of any of our beers. Pale malt comprises most of the grist but some light crystal malt and a bit of malted wheat (for taste, body and head retention) round out this beer nicely. 60BUs

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 Papsoe (11421), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Apr 1, 2007  
(On tap) Clear, pale, amber colour with a small, lacing head. Fresh hop aroma with citrus and pine needles. Medium body with light notes of caramel but otherwise completely dominated by the dry, lightly citric aroma hops leaving a solid dose of bitterness. 210307


 omhper (11027), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/102/512/20
Feb 15, 2006    Updated: Apr 5, 2006
<i>Cask at the brewpub. </i> Clear amber. Rich grapefruity hop aroma. Dryish with rounded mouthfeel. Some cookie malt, but grapefruity hops dominate. Licorice-like bitterness finishes it. Nice aroma, but the mouthfeel is a bit raw and unrefined.


 Oakes (7047), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/58/20
Feb 21, 2006  
Toasty, kind of smokey, chewy character. Light bronze hue. A little oily and a little bit sticky. Nondescript...not allowable for an IPA to bore me this much. Needs way more hop.


 argo0 (6332), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 7, 2002  
Tasting Notes from Fall 2000: Complex, well-rounded. Bitter, still needs a bit of improvement for its finish


 duff (5407), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
May 25, 2004  
Tap-Magnolia Pub and brewery, San Fransisco- didn’t have too many notes on this. Hops are lemony and tangy, bit grainy as a lot of the beers from Magnolia tended to be. Thin and not very interesting. Not too bad though.



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