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Mad River Steelhead Double IPA

Mad River Steelhead Double IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Mad River Brewery

Blue Lake, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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2943.55/5.03.54/5.0Special8.6%28.1 Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Newest in our line, the Double IPA is the big brother to our Jamaica Sunset IPA. Maltier, hoppier and more assertive, this one is for big beer lovers. Double IPA is one of the hottest new beer styles in the micro and regional beer market.

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greenleaf (83), Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/51/105/518/20

Dec 17, 2007  
Bottle. Pours mild orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrus and expiring fruit. No lacing in the tulip. The hoppy nature of this double is masked by a cidery taste with a rounded aftertaste. Interesting, but not your usual double IPA. I would sample again.

Smokepot23 (3), Garden Grove, California, USA
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3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Pours a very cloudy amber with little head that is all but nothing 2 minutes after the pour(no lacing). This one is lacking smell, which is wierd for a double. The flavor is sweet with malt and not enough hop character. It finishes with a not so good floor cleanerish sort of taste that lingers for awhile. Overall, I will not be trying this one again which is suprising because the regular IPA is wonderful.


 DTM (361), Winters, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Bottle from Total Wine in Roseville, CA. Somewhat malty for an IPA and lacked the typical hops. It hit you with all the flavor up front and then just fell off. A very average brew.


 Sparky27 (498), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 12, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours a very murky amber with 3 finger off-white head and delicate lacing. Nose is caramel, ripe citrus and a hint of alcohol. Taste is a heavy malt background with oranges, pink grapefruit and some pinesol in the finish. Overall pretty mellow on the hops front for a DIPA. Alcohol is well hidden but it’s a warmer for sure. Nice beer.


 timfoolery (333), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Aug 12, 2008  
This brew had very little head, although it was weaker than the typical double. A little darker than normal, but it carried floral hops scents. Also, sweeter than most. I wasn’t impressed by the palate at all, very rough.


 cbeers21 (368), Miami, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/514/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Hazy copper without much head. A rather malty entry for a double ipa, and not an overwhelming hop presencce, yet still had a resonating piney bitterness which illicits more of a physical response to the hops rather than a sensorial one. Decent double ipa.




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