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Mammoth Epic IPA

Mammoth Epic IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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74
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Brewed by Mammoth Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Mammoth Lakes, California USA

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583.36/5.03.3/5.06.5%45.8Shaker, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Modeled on the beers brewed for the long sea voyage from England to India, our India Pale Ale unites a strong malt backbone with a bitter and aromatic finish. Hopped at 2 pounds per barrel with Horizons, Simcoes and Amarillos, our IPA is fully prepared for the long journey from the slopes to the hot tub.
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 glkaiser (1150), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 14, 2009  
12oz bottle bought in Mammoth. Solid balanced IPA that won’t blow your mind, but is enjoyable enough to sip on. Spicy hops and light caramel malts to balance.


 daleharshman (181), San Diego, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Bomber purchased at brewery while on a mountain biking trip to Mammoth. Pours a cloudy orange-amber with a small white head. Mellow hoppy aroma of pears and light citrus, light mango. The nose is promising but there is something off in the flavor. The flavor is dominated by bitterness and simply not very balanced. It’s a spicy kind of hop bitterness. Not sure if they need to change the hop profile or simply balance it better with the malt. Not unpleasant, just not quite where it should be.


 SamGamgee (1394), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/511/20
Jul 25, 2009  
12oz bottle. Light amber color with some sediment from the bottle conditioning, capped by a clinging head. OK, this is where it gets weird. This is two shades away from being a great IPA, but something with the hop combo they use gives it this spicy, oniony vegetal aroma and flavor that just does not really work. The aroma has a nice hop intensity. The flavor has a nice dry, toasted malt base, higher bitterness, and plenty of hop flavor. The hops are spicy and floral, and if it werent for the vegetal character, I really think I would love this beer. Hopefully this is a crop quirk that might go away in the next year because it feels like this is a well made beer.


 baraciisch (138), USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/102/511/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Amazing hops aroma... Golden orange in color...Flavor is a little too hoppy, without much sweetness, not very balanced... Fairly bitter palate, but I’ve had worse... Tastes too piney... Below average west coast IPA


 angrypirate06 (678), Texas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Bottle thanks to americanbrew. Ruby pour with a small decently lasting head. Aroma of hops, dirt, flower and sweetbread. Taste is flower, dirt, and hops.


 mar (1740), Rowlett, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
bottle thanks to americanbrew. light gold pour with a thin white head. nose is wet, sticky hops and citrus. very nice on the palate with a sticky hop flavor.


 BMan1113VR (2752), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Apr 12, 2009  
Bottle thanks to AmEricanbrew. Pours with a small white head over an orange body. Taste is orange-citrus hops, and caramel. Taste is grainy with hops and light carbonation.


 Cletus (4999), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 29, 2009  
Pours copper with a thin white head. Smells resiny and sweet with some spicy hints. Tastes spicy and resiny with some floral hints on the finish. Decent.



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