Mad Anthony Anniversary Ale

Tap: Poured at the brewpub, this is a dark, translucent copper color with a sizeable white head. Not much else can be said about the nose on this other than it’s a massive simcoe hop-bomb. Forget anything else that you may think you’re smelling in this...it’s all hops. Finally MA has made something that actually has some substance to it. Full-bodied mouth feel leads to a massive hop annihilation of the mouth. Sticky, sweet, bitter hops...and more hops. Some mild citrus tones are noted. MA, can you please start brewing more beers that are similar to this as far as the overall package?

In short: A very refreshing (at 11%!!!) IIPA. Caramel, oranges and pine-cone juice. Excellent.
How: From a growler at Dark Lord Day 2008. Thanks to bdigi66 (or so I just learned from the rating below)
The look: Partly cloudy dark orange body with a small white head
In long: Big nose of orange and pine-cones (usual suspect is Simcoe again). Well malted body, this beer is more than just hop-juice. Toasted bread with juicy caramel followed by a tasty fruity bitterness. Despite the 11% this beer is actually surprisingly refreshing and it hides its alcohol as well as a I hide mine when I’ve got family over.

tap at the brewpub - Brewed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Mad Anthony Brewing, this imperial IPA pours copper colored with a thin, lingering white head. The aroma is primarily of big, citrus hops with a light hint of pine as well. The flavor is obviously very rich in hops though I thought the malt backbone was sufficient to prop up all that hops. This imperial ale is dangerously easy drinking, I think in part because of the light carbonation. It just slides right down leaving the expected long, hopped up finish. Very good.

Growler at DLD of the 10th Anniversary Ale provided by bdigi66, thanks Robert: Golden hue with slight haze, frothy head and very good lace. The aroma has notes of grapefruit, apple, grassy, resiny, bready and yeasty esters, some rye-like vapors too. The taste starts with a sharp bitterness and fruity acidity, some sourness and biscuity malt before the peppery hop spice finish. The mouth feel is aggressive and biting, refreshing and provided a moderate warming effect on the chest. Really nice and complex, a good job by this brewery.

Draft at Fort Wayne brewpub. Poured a clear brown color with an average frothy off-white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate grapefruit sour citrus hoppy aroma. Medium to full body with a slick but smooth texture. Heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Another standout beer from this brewer.