 ucusty (1865), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Sep 29, 2009 On tap at the brewpub. Slightly hazy amber pour. Aroma of citrus and pine. Nice and malty upfront with a blast citrus and grapefruit on the finish. Nice lingering bitterness.
Tmoney99 (4652), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Oct 8, 2007 Draft sample at Back Road Fall Fest 2007. Poured clear copper color with an average fizzy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Heavy sour citrus hoppy and small alcohol aroma. Medium to full body with slick texture. Medium bittersweet caramel flavor with a medium bitter finish of moderate duration. Better than my expectations.
MoDog (909), Griffith, Indiana, USA
Sep 30, 2007 On tap at the Backroad Fall Fest, and served in a shaker. This beer poured a clear orangish copper color with a good sized beige head that faded away very slow. Some good lacing was left around the glass. The aroma was made up of grapefruit, pineapple, orange, and some light caramel. The flavor remained true with a light underlying bready malt note. The mouthfeel was sticky and full-bodied with light carbonation. A pretty decent brew from Mishawaka. One of their best.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 07/21/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Indy
clear copper, frothy dirty whitehead, lots of lace,
sweet citrus aroma,
lots of big sweet pine and citrus flavor, a bit soapy, light bitterness stays behing the big sweet hop flavor,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
MI2CA (1260), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Jul 23, 2007 Sample at Indiana Microbrewers Festival - Aroma of strong earthy and citrus hops and a nice malt back. Pours transparent dark yellow with a small head. Flavor matches aroma with the hops striking first only to be overwhelmed by the strong malt presence that dominates this intense brew. Palate is very sticky. It isn’t often the malts can compete, let alone dominate an IIPA. This is still a tasty brew.
hopscotch (5437), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
Sep 15, 2006 Bottle... Almost clear, amber ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. Fruity aroma provides notes of pineapple, caramel, grapefruit and pine. Fruity, sticky-sweet flavor. Huge, chewy malt backbone that the 100 IBU hops just can’t cut into. Leans way too far onto the sweet side of balance; cloyingly sweet as it warms. Full-bodied and creamy with soft carbonation. Bitter-sweet finish. Bottle courtesy of BBB63. Thanks Mike!
Pailhead (2572), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
Jul 30, 2006 Bottle: Courtesy of BBB63. Lots of pineapple, moderate citrus hops, and light pine in the aroma. Pours a transparent orange with a small off-white head. Lots of pineapple and fruitiness up front with a nice big citrus hopped finish. Well balanced and hides the alcohol very well.
tjthresh (1746), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Jul 7, 2006 BBB63 happened to have a bottle hanging around. Very pretty light amber, even yellow. White head and some lace. Looked very thin and watery though. The aroma was pure Juicy Fruit, or maybe some Fruit Stripe gum. The flavor is more of the same. Bananas and citrus. Really thin palate. This is easily one of the best Mishawaka has put out in a long time.
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