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Midnight Sun Sockeye Red IPA

Midnight Sun Sockeye Red IPA

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An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Midnight Sun Brewing Company

Anchorage, Alaska USA

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2013.6/5.03.59/5.05.7%78.7 Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

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Brewed in the bold spirit of Alaska, Sockeye Red IPA is a finely crafted Pacific Northwest-style India Pale Ale with a real bite. Ample pale two-row malt creates a fresh, firm body while specialty malts impart a spawning red hue. The predominant character of this fiesty catch comes from outlandish portions of Centennial, Cascade and Simcoe hops, giving this beer tremendous citrus and floral aroma and flavor. Determined and bitter but amazingly balanced, Sockeye Red is gnarly enough to take you hook, line and sinker. Forget about a bigger rig; grab a bigger glass.

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 PhillyBeer2112 (1840), Orange Park, Florida, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Feb 2, 2004  
Rich floral aroma, spice around the edges. Light caramel notes. Pure amber color with full fluffy and rocky beige head. Rich peppery and herbal hops in the palate. Tingly hop presence but coupled with a nicely smooth full malt palate. Caramelized malts dominate the middle with only a light bitterness in the finish. A general acidic earthiness skirts the sides of the tongue. This is my ideal IPA.


 Slick (1956), Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/518/20
May 21, 2003  
Nice super tall head.Darker amber color.you can smell the hops on this one from 2 feet away,This is going to be an adventure.Some what sweet aroma,super hoppy,Possibly a slight hint of citrus.Damn the head just wont die down.I'll have to chance a foamy mustache.Mild malt taste.This baby is hopped to the max.Theres a faint sweet taste at the beginning then bang the hops kick you in the A..,strong and bitter.This brew would be a hop heads dream,me not being one of them can only imagine.Very nice bitter hop after taste that last's.what a brew is all i can say.


 ElGaucho (1721), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/518/20
Jul 7, 2003  
What a pleasant surprise in my care package from slikwily! I believe this is my highest rated IPA, which is my favorite style. Has a rich, hoppy aroma; fragrant and somewhat floral. Huge large bubble, frothy head that lasts and lasts. Beautiful amber body. Excellent lace. Flavor is nice and hoppy. Rich and full-bodied. Improves as it warms. My buddy said they make pretty good beer up their in Alaska. I'll say.


 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Mar 29, 2004    Updated: Feb 7, 2005
2003 bomber. Nice medium dark reddish-amber with some swirling oranges and dark golds. Bottle conditioned, humongous persistent sticky white head. Wonderfully resinous smell, very juicy and floral. Chinooks meld well with the cascades creating a hops aroma that is neither too dominant on spiciness or citrus. Flavor is equally juicy, bursting with hops, huge alpha content, floral, sweet and lightly toasty. Bitterness is high but well-balanced by malt. Very solid offering, nice change of pace back to the traditional American IPA (Ive been getting tired of fuggles lately). Lingering sweet, almost fruity finish and aftertaste. Low acidity, very creamy palate.
2004 bomber Still as good as I remember. There’s just something about Red IPAs and Double Reds that I really like, oh wait, it’s the balance. Imagine that. (I also like cascades and centennials, yes I’m boring).


JRBowie (17), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/103/518/20
Mar 22, 2005  
Pours up with a healthy white head. Golden redish hue with sweet lingering arroma. This beer will give you long lasting beer breath do to the HOPPPPPSSSS. Ah that was good.




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