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RATINGS: 179   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.96   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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Firsthand accounts describe an intense beast with a potent aroma and bite. Proof that the elusive monster exists? Or proof that brewing with five distinct varieties of hops creates an unbelievable, relentlessly hopped India Pale Ale? One taste and you’ll know, Swamp Ape is for real.


radioseer's rating

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
radioseer (296) - Virginia, USA - AUG 19, 2011
(12 ounce bottle - shaker glass) Pours an amber color with a head that disapates fast. Taste has a boozy character and has a citrus hops character too. I would much rather have a dogfish head 90min ipa than this.


most recent ratings

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
matt7215 (1927) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - MAY 9, 2013
355ml bottle from a publix in Kissimmee Florida. Deep golden, small white head. Drinks like a under hopped blonde barley wine. This would need quadruple the hopping to make it into IIPA territory. Fine as an ASA or American barley wine. FLVC2 #18

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
jkwood04 (2280) - Connecticut, USA - MAY 8, 2013
12oz bottle in a tulip. Pours amber with a lacy, off-white head. Aroma of a lot of dough and bread and pale malts and some floral hops. Flavor the same. Average texture. It’s like a double IPA where they only doubled the malts, and forgot to alter the amount of hops.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Nekronos (3179) - Xalapa, MEXICO - MAY 4, 2013
Very itnerestin. Strong in both tatse and alcohol. NIce aroma and fruity features there too.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
thematttucker (7) - - APR 27, 2013 does not count
This is a malt bomb to me. Not a lot of hop to support all of that caramel malt flavor. Good marketing. Could not resist swamp ape in the store. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone by TheMattTucker

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
b3shine (2229) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - APR 26, 2013
Bottle to snifter (shared with the Mrs.; thanks burg326). Looks solid; a transparent orange with off-white head that dissipates into lacing fairly quickly. Smells and tastes caramel malt and booze with some hops in there too. A malt bomb of a DIPA.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
jjgmd (731) - Coral Springs, Florida, USA - APR 24, 2013
Pours an amber cooper color, on tap at Tampa Bay Brewing, Coral Springs , with a nice frothy head. Sweet citrusy aroma. Taste is bitter with the alcohol up front, subdued citrus and pine. Finished bitterly with very little sweetness. Have had better DIPAs. Quaff Score 6 / 10

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Furseth (1866) - Kungälv, SWEDEN - APR 21, 2013
Bottle: Thanx to Mr.Rask! Clear red colour, nice creamy head. Aroma has citrus,orange and sweet maltynes. Flavor had a little BOMB! of fruits and flowery mouthfeeling, some orange and and brown sugar was there to, medium body, medium fruity finish. Nice!!

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Marheb (1166) - Montréal, Quebec, CANADA - APR 17, 2013
L’arôme est vraiment pas excitante, butterscotch et orange très mures. En bouche c’est fidel au nez avec une amertume tranquille.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
crossovert (4548) - Wisconsin, USA - APR 7, 2013
Lol good marketeing. Pours a golden amber with a big white head. Smell is caramel malt, piney hops, but not big and bold. Flavor is okay. It is boozy and alcoholic with a medium hop bitterness that is piney and citrus rindy. The up front flavor is grapefruit and caramel. Bit too much caramel malt in this one but not terrible.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Garbageman (353) - Lexington, South Carolina, USA - APR 7, 2013
From bottle. Pours a deep golden/amber color with a slight haze and little head. Aroma was mild and was citrus hops and sweet malt. Taste followed with a warm booze ending. Needs more hop nose upfront.


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