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RATINGS: 323   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.25   EST. CALORIES: 210   ABV: 7%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This is the second offering in our JAMAICA line of ales. We didn’t want to make another IPA like everybody else so we opted for our own style. Unfortunately the gang at the BATF wouldn’t let us use "West Indies" on the label stating that there is no such place. We all thought that Columbus was looking for the West Indies and ended up here by mistake. Oh well. We call this beer Jamaica Sunset because of its golden reddish hue. We use five different hops for aroma, bitterness and floral character. You get a crisp clean flavor and complex hop finish.


3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
aracauna (2691) - USA - JUN 4, 2006
Cloudy orange with an average head. Slightly orangey hop aroma. Bit of tingly hops in flavor but the finish fades away too soon leaving you unsatisfied.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Slipstream (1555) - USA - JUN 1, 2012
Sweet, floral, herbal aroma, and a rust-colored pour. I wasn’t sure why the label said Jamaica Brand as well as Mad River until I read the RB description. Are they trying to get a little too cute? Sunset tastes dry, acidic, and a little vegetal and metallic. Not bad, but not the best.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
r464 (1118) - Earth, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 29, 2012
Hoppy aroma. Smooth, somewhat sweet, with a hops base and a bit of honey, brown sugar, and malt. Lightly floral with some fruit and earthiness.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
sloth (2105) - Ceciltucky, Co., Maryland, USA - MAY 14, 2012
Short lived, thin, off white head. Hazy, chunkulative, copper/gold hued ale. Notes of finger nail polish, faint citrus and caramel malts. Body is medium, lazy carbonation, lil oily. Citrus, orangey flavors with something of a a lightly sweet malt balance. Fruity, dry finish. Nobody home. Bottle from statelineliquors.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Niko100 (1182) - New York, USA - MAY 11, 2012
Hazy amber/orange color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of sweet malt, floral hops, some caramel, & citrus; Flavor of slight sweet malt, caramel, pine hops, and citrus (notably orange); Finish is slightly bitter; Overall, came across a bit bland.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
BREWMUSKCLES (1691) - New Jersey, USA - MAY 3, 2012
nice sweet caramel malt with fruit punch, broom straw and citrus ipa flavors well balanced and nicely powerful. nice aroma as described and a bit of wood in the mix. good beer.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Boliv (1045) - New York, USA - APR 16, 2012
Bottle. Pours cloudy orange with lots of floaties and a small tan head. Aromas of dull orangey citrus, caramel, and toffee; some hairspray, too. The flavor is bitter-ish orange rind and sweet buttery candy. Not great. [1004]

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Svesse (4402) - Hässelby, SWEDEN - APR 11, 2012
(Bottle, Oliver Twist, Stockholm) Hazy amber colour with brief, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with orange, apricots, dried fruit, Seville orange and floral hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, orange, treacle toffee and a generous citric bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with some sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Nice one.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Kriegbaum (704) - Randers, DENMARK - APR 3, 2012
Bottle 12 oz @ Cosmopolitan Hotel, New York, USA. Hazy yellow beer with a medium white head. Aroma of malt and citrus with notes of dark fruit. Sweet, dry flavor of citrus grapefruit. Moderate to high bitterness in taste and aftertaste

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
GMCC2181 (1298) - Newark, Delaware, USA - MAR 30, 2012
Bottle via StateLine: Poured aggresive into a snifter.. . nice head, that faded quickly. Good lacing left on the glass. Nose is grapefruit and citrus hops.... Taste is nice a subtle... grapefruit, malty, well balanced with out being over hoppy... but I wish it was more hop aggresive. Medium body easy to drink... Just an ok IPA, probably good on a hot day in Jamaica

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BeerKurve (76) - - MAR 21, 2012
Dark Orange with a very cloudy appearance. For an IPA, it’s surprisingly sweet with it’s VERY sweet caramel, yeasty and malty flavors while the floral hops take a backseat. On top of that, there virtually no carbonation which allows you to savor the flavors without the carbonation bothering you. It maybe alot sweeter than it’s counterparts, but it is still an exceptional IPA that I think would be a good starter beer to those new to IPAs.


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