Mammoth Epic IPA

Brewed by Mammoth Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Mammoth Lakes, California USA

Pours slightly foggy and firey orange; sticky foam of white coating the side of the glass. Aroma of aerosol, lavender, honey and biscuits; straightforward, but predominantly sweet, with dry, spicy, earthy notes of cardamom and clove. Flavor brings a pungent character of cucumber and celery salt, quickly fading and leading to a more comfortable sweetness of mango, cantaloupe, and mandarin orange, though this remains restrained and subtle. Bitterness of a toasted sesame seed and ginger root. Palate is dirty and sharp, with brash carbonation and vegetal bell pepper texture. Lots of citrus rind with some tangerine and lime, and distant salts at the finish; a strange one, lacking in many of the quenching and refreshing qualities of the style. Thanks Alex!

12oz bottle acquired in trade with riversideAK (thanks!). Poured a medium and cloudy amber color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, some pine, floral hops, and some toasted caramel. Tastes of citrus and some caramel.

browned amber with medium light head. fairly typical IPA, emphasizing floral grapefruit hops. slightly sweet and not too bitter. easy drinking and a good choice for anyone who doesn’t like too bitter of a beer
Earlier Rating: 8/25/2007 Total Score: 2.9
clear orange-amber color with full medium tan head. strong floral hop aroma with a light spiciness. medium light body. very floral taste with medium bitterness, and caramel way in the back. seems a little out of balance with the finishing hops, doesnt let enough of the beer through

Aroma was citrusy and caramel malty with a slight spice to it. Flavor had a nice pungency to it. I thought this was a lot better than the ratings suggested. I would probably drink this if it was available to me.

Name: India Pale Ale
Date: December 04, 2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip
Appearance: clear copper, scant off white head
Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma with light citrus hops
Flavor: sweet crystal malt flavor, floral and citrus offer good balance, a bit of a soapy character, lasting bitter finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

Date: July 04, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: clear copper, fine white head, bits of lace
Aroma: huge citrus hop aroma, nice crystal sweetness
Flavor: big hop flavor, lots of citrus, sweet crystal, well balanced bitterness stays out of the way of the hop flavor

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Draft at Brews in the Village; nose of citrus hops; hazy dark amber with a small beige head; flavor of hop bitterness with some lemons!

Bottle(6.5%) from Hi-Time Wine. Dark amber in color on the pour. Slightly sticky hop aromas. Fairly bitter brew. Not super hoppy. Fairly easy to drink.

Nice citrus aroma, mixed in with a little peach, but that might be butterscotch. Color is mostly an amber orange. Flavor is a nice hoppy mix of citrus and fruity malt. Nice bitter finish with a sweet ending. Definitley resiny. A nice IPA.