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Mishawaka Hop Head 3.3 67

Mishawaka Hop Head

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
673.35/5.03.3/5.0Special7%46Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
The beer with our highest level of hops it is brewed as a specialty beer a few times a year. Brewed with the intent of providing an ale with a very high level of hop flavor without excessive bitterness. We use four varieties of hops and three malts.
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 Cletus (5058), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 1, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of stfun. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of dough and tea. Tastes resiny with some cookies and hints of pepper. Odd for the style.


 CP (124), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/511/20
Mar 7, 2008  
This one is a bit of a let down. Hops weren’t as big as I anticipated and the flavor was more metallic and bitter than it should have been. Maybe I got a bad bottle but it seemed a tad skunky too. The appearance was a impressive red - brown coloration. Not sure what else to say about this beer I got bored drinking it.


 WolfsBlood84 (103), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
Feb 16, 2008  
12 oz. Bottle - Pours a golden yellow-orange with foamy white head. Aroma is a light hoppiness (I suspect this is a little older and some of the aroma hops have died down) - Taste is bruising and bitter hops - damn! That’s really about it, not much else to it, but body is leaning towards medium and I like that - as a lot of the very big IPAs and IIPAs are surprisingly light-bodied (Hoptimus and Hopslam come to mind). Overall biting and bitter and probably more balanced when fresh - but nice none the less.


 xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 21, 2008  
12 oz bottle from party shoppe in goshen, IN. Clear orange with large white head. Very large american citrus hop aroma with some grass and sweet malt. Nice pine, grass, citrus hop flavor with very dry grapefruit and malt. Medium body and nice card. Very and still very well hopped.


 screigh (262), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 13, 2008  
Poured a hazy straw color. HUGE fluffy white head that just won’t quit. Looks like a rootbeer float. Decent hop aroma with a hint of sourness. Nice hop flavor. Good bitter finish. A bit unbalanced but a decent brew.


 ucusty (1908), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 6, 2008  
This is a very underrated beer. Pours slightly orange with a slight haze. There were a number of small floaters leading the impression that this is slightly unfiltered. Malts and citrus on the nose. Nice fresh hops flavor and bitter finish


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 08/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker Tasting

clear dark gold, big off white head, lots of tiny bubbles, lots of thick drippy lace, sweet crystal mat aroma with citrus and floral hops, nice earthy hops flavor balanced by lightly sweet crystal malts, nice citrus character,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 ChainGangGuy (2592), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Appearance: Pours a hazy copper body with a large, off-white head. Smell: Faint bready malts with a leafy, earthy hop aroma. Taste: Sweet, lightly musty malt flavor of caramel with citrus notes and a bitter, grassy finish that lingers. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Moderately carbonated. Drinkability: An alright IPA, but as with the rest of the Mishawaka lineup, they need to ease up on the carbonation.



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