Mad Anthony India Pale Ale

Brewed by Mad Anthony Brewing Co.
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Fort Wayne, Indiana USA

This is the most underrated IPA on the market. I buy, sell and try beer every week. I just had a IPA tasting at my house with 11 IPA’s last night and this one came in 3rd place overall. I placed it in 2nd with Founders Harvest at #1 and Bell’s Two Hearted at # 3. The tasting included Harvest Ale, Two Hearted, MA IPA, Lakefront, Victory, Stone, Boulder Beer, Great Divide, Dogfish Head, Great Lakes and Barley Island. Message me for the full results of our Hop Off!

orange/rust color, white head, somewhat lasting. aroma is of strong sweet pine and light citrus. malts are fairly subdued being lightly doughy. flavor is heavy on pine, quite bitter, malts again are subdued. this rivals fresh avery hog heaven for the pine quality. this beer assaults your palate with layer after delicious layer of pine. it’s maybe a bit one dimensional in that aspect, but i think it’s fantastic. I must have a very fresh bottle. I can see this dropping from what I’ve rated it to a 3.2 with a couple or more months on the shelf. get it while it’s fresh and it’s quite a treat.

Thanks to my Secret Santa for this beer. Poured a cloudy amber with a semi-creamy off-white head. Great aroma of grapefruit, pine, a touch of lemon. Taste is bitter pine, touch of grapefruit, slightest bit of toffee, some lemony acidity. Bitter dry finish. Pretty clean and delcious. Quite a pleasant surprise.

Bottle acquired in a trade. Pours a deep copper to amber color with a thin but lasting foamy white head. Smells of yogurt, grass, citrus, and lemon peel. Tastes bitter with some nice hoppy notes dominating the tasting. Nice finish and mouthfeel.

@Indiana Beerfest-12oz bottle-pours a thin white head that laces and yellow color. Aroma is northwest hops-lemon/pine (Amarillo & cascade?). taste is dry, northwest hops-lemon/pine (Amarillo & cascade?)-some bitter, some light malt. OK/mild carbonation.

Bottle. Pours an orangish color with a thin lasting head. Aroma of oranges and hops. Piney, hoppy flavor which leads to a medium lasting finish. Lightly Chewy mouthfeel. Not a bad brew coming from my home state.

Bottle. I can’t believe I haven’t rated this. Pours a golden orange, small white head. Stellar aroma of floral hops and subtle malts. Flavor is not quite as nice as the aroma, but it’s pretty good. This is a very nice beer, and a great example of the style.

Hazy and rusty-orange; OK white head but nice and lingering lace. Inviting nose was sweet and flowery. Nice texture, weight and carbonation. Malts were cakey-sweet, doughy and a little toasty. Faint note of yeast in the background. Hops were citrusy, flowery, and a little piney. Big blast of hop aromas in the finish (flowers, grass and lemon). Snappy bitterness in the aftertaste (plant stems). Could use a pinch more sweetness to balance things out, but otherwise it’s a pretty good IPA.