Seneca Indian Pale Ale
Mountain State Brewing Co.

Seneca Indian Pale AleSeneca Indian Pale Ale
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From:
Mountain State Brewing Co.
 
West Virginia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,474
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
78
Ranked #26,928
Avg:
3.39 | pDev: 14.45%
Reviews:
48
Ratings:
164
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 08, 2023
Added:
Oct 10, 2005
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  30
A highly hopped, moderate bodied beer which comes in at 5.4% ABV. The hops schedule includes healthy doses of Chinook, Cascade, and Amarillo, and is tuned perfectly to provide the hops bitterness explosion that IPA fans seek without a lingering bitter aftertaste.
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Ratings by MisterBisco:
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Rated by MisterBisco from New York

2.56/5  rDev -24.5%

Aug 13, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.84 by Curt3 from Ohio

Nov 08, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Taster at Mountain State Thomas. Cloudy golden pour, silky white head, solid lacing. Fruity, juicy aroma. Taste is malty, hoppy, earthy, sticky, pine.
Oct 09, 2023
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Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington

4.06/5  rDev +19.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
draught
Light amount of medium bubbled, white head. Dark amber appearance. Fresh grapefruit/tangerine peel, spiced floral and medium toast, caramelized malt aroma. Mineral tinged, medium bite, lemon/grapefruit peel, with some medium toasted malt, for the taste.
Aug 22, 2023
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

3.56/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed a pint while having lunch with Da Boss at the Morgantown riverside brewpub 5-22-23 for $5.50.

Beer was served gold with a nice white head.

Nose was not overly strong, having notes of floral and citrus hops.

Taste was a light malt base that was hopped with grassy, woody, and orange finishing with a light balanced pine hop; 5/10 on my bitterness scale.

Mouthfeel was light to medium bodied and pretty refreshing.

Overall drinks more like an American Pale Ale. Not a bad beer but nothing outstanding.
May 22, 2023
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

3.64/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can poured into a can glass.

L: Translucent hazy, copper color, three inch rocky foam with good retention, sticky lace.
S: Decent strength nose, floral and green hops mostly, some citrus notes.
T: Floral and woody, aggressive bitterness, low sweetness, earthy/woody aftertaste.
F: Light body, high carbonation, crisp, some astringency.
O: Decent IPA, has an English taste to it.
Mar 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.57 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Mar 15, 2023
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Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania

3.42/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Soap? Unfortunately, either the glass is super sudsy or the beer is just yukky. Did not care for this offering. Will try the oatmeal stout and hope for better.
Jul 12, 2020
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Reviewed by Zylod from West Virginia

3.64/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is one of the earlier IPA's brewed in WV and its still one of the best. Mountain State is one of the best brewers in WV, glad I got around to having this one, was past due.
Jul 10, 2020
 
Rated: 3.34 by CoasterGuy from Pennsylvania

Jan 30, 2020
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Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa

3.82/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured cold from 12-ounce can into a Spiegelau Adina beer goblet. Canning date unknown. Very pretty dark amber color, with a thick eggshell-colored head that left some spotty lacing. Nice aromas of citrus and pine, with notes of caramel malt and a slightly funky overtone. Taste follows, with lots of bitterness, an understated sweetness, and a mostly dry finish. Good carbonation, medium bodied, easy drinking. Despite the brewer's claims, there is some oily and resiny bitterness lingering on the palate. It's not overpowering, however, and I do not find it unpleasant in the least. (As always, YMMV.) Overall, a solid offering.
Jul 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.4 by Fr33man from Maryland

Jul 21, 2019
 
Rated: 2.98 by deg from New Hampshire

Jul 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.05 by PSU_Mike from Pennsylvania

Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.05 by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

May 09, 2019
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Reviewed by Guppy314 from District of Columbia

3.52/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From a can, pours as cloudy copper with a three finger tall white head. Aroma is a minimal floral hops. Taste is very hops forward with a soft bitterness without being overpowering. Sweet malt and caramel flavors at the back end. Overall, a refreshing nicely carbonated beer, but nothing particularly special.
Apr 02, 2019
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Reviewed by Precisiondigital from Maryland

3.84/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Look: cloudy, hazy, orange amber. Tall head, lacing.
Smell: Hoppy, wheat-like. It smells like hoppy but almost a wheat like miller smell.
Taste: hoppy but has a metallic aftertaste. I read it is cereal tasting but I don't know if that's what it is.
Feel: Metallic aftertaste, feels pungent bitter.
Overall: Im not far from the brewery in western MD. I like the beer and was surprised it got such a low rating. But overall it's not bad. But it's a little different kind of Ipa.
Mike,
Precision Digital
Feb 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.67 by Boone757 from Virginia

Nov 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by paulish from New York

Nov 23, 2018
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Reviewed by Brian_L-2056 from West Virginia

3.66/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a burnt orange color with an overwhelming amount of carbonation and head, smell is definately hoppy, initial taste is hoppy as well but slowly mellows out to a slightly dry finish, didn't really like at first but starting to grow on me because of the aftertaste, not a bad local brew at all.
Aug 25, 2018
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