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The Astounding She-Monster
Spring House Brewing Company
- From:
- Spring House Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 12.4%
- Reviews:
- 48
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 14, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 16
- Gots:
- 62
Our juiciest beer features ripe mango and tropical hop aroma on the nose followed by a mild bitterness from the Citra and Falconer's Flight hops and some alcohol warmth to balance out the sweetness of the fresh mango.
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Ratings by woodychandler:
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Spring House B.C. just recently began CANning this cute little monster & when I had an extra CAN or two of something else in trade, this was offered in return!
From the CAN: "Ale Brewed With Mango". A Rexam CAN, no less!
I Crack!ed her open and turned her upside down for the Glug. Lots of wailing & screaming aCANpanied by the rising of three fingers of dense, rocky, tawny head with good retention. Once she settled down, I had enough sticky lacing to hold me over until my next beerthday. Color was an oh-so-slightly-hazy Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9), suggesting that her lair may not have its own filtration system. It pains me to report this, but I have been working with Doctor Who & Torchwood in an effort to deflect their attention away from me. You see, repeated forays into the CANned Minhas world have turned me into The Cyberleader, but I only change form when drinking a Minhas Craft Brewery beer so that I am undetectable in the interim. I am strengthening my guise by reporting all other monsters as I come in CANtact with them. A final shake of the CAN released a load of lees that had been in hiding. I would suggest that if clarity is your goal, deCANt this Monster slowly. Nose smelled heavily of mango, like She was wearing it as perfume. Mmmm. Astounding! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, but prickly with a good bit of carbonation and a tad of fusel alcohol warmth on the tongue. She was clearly not going to be CANsumed without putting up a modicum of resistance. It is of no matter to me. She will be CANverted like so many others! Her finish was smooth, bitter as befits those who resist, but satisfying. I will be gathering these Monsters as quickly & as copiously as I CAN, lest any escape!
Feb 25, 2016From the CAN: "Ale Brewed With Mango". A Rexam CAN, no less!
I Crack!ed her open and turned her upside down for the Glug. Lots of wailing & screaming aCANpanied by the rising of three fingers of dense, rocky, tawny head with good retention. Once she settled down, I had enough sticky lacing to hold me over until my next beerthday. Color was an oh-so-slightly-hazy Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9), suggesting that her lair may not have its own filtration system. It pains me to report this, but I have been working with Doctor Who & Torchwood in an effort to deflect their attention away from me. You see, repeated forays into the CANned Minhas world have turned me into The Cyberleader, but I only change form when drinking a Minhas Craft Brewery beer so that I am undetectable in the interim. I am strengthening my guise by reporting all other monsters as I come in CANtact with them. A final shake of the CAN released a load of lees that had been in hiding. I would suggest that if clarity is your goal, deCANt this Monster slowly. Nose smelled heavily of mango, like She was wearing it as perfume. Mmmm. Astounding! Mouthfeel was medium-to-full, but prickly with a good bit of carbonation and a tad of fusel alcohol warmth on the tongue. She was clearly not going to be CANsumed without putting up a modicum of resistance. It is of no matter to me. She will be CANverted like so many others! Her finish was smooth, bitter as befits those who resist, but satisfying. I will be gathering these Monsters as quickly & as copiously as I CAN, lest any escape!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by dbl_delta from Pennsylvania
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Undated can at a baseball game, so I can't comment on the appearance. (I'll give it a 4.) Initial impression is definitely mango, with some grapefruit, and a bit of pine bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium, as is carbonation. Finish is slightly sticky and slightly bitter, but otherwise in keeping with the general mango thing going on. Quite enjoyable. My favorite Spring House beer thus far.
Jun 14, 2019Reviewed by RacerX5k from Pennsylvania
4.36/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Cotton candy. Pop the can and the foam oozes out with this amazing aroma and taste of yes, cotton candy. Followed by lots of sweet, fresh mango, smooth mouthfeel, not very bitter which actually fits perfectly with the flavor profile. Really one of the most unique beers I've had. Grabbed one on a whim to follow an Lawsons Sip of Sunshine and I'm sure I will soon finish the stock at this great bar, with decent single prices. That would be Good Dog in Chalfont PA, on my way to Philly. Yes, cotton candy mixed with mango, who would've thought. Hadn't seen or heard anything from this brewery in years, I do remember Planet Bean being an tasty coffee stout. Have to check their website later ...
Feb 16, 2019Reviewed by mvanaskie13 from Pennsylvania
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into narrow pint glass: color is hazy gold, head is brighter white with fine bubbles, presents at least 1/2 inch thick and then dissipates to a 1/4 inch top with some lacing on the glass sides.
Smell is mango fruit, lighter tropical hops, light pale malt.
Taste is similar with mango fruit forward, tropical hops, toasted malt, good earthy dry bitterness.
Mouthfeel is crisp, moderately carbonated, good dryness to balance mango sweetness.
Overall a good hoppy, dry fruit ipa - mango is not overdone and seems to provide some balancing sweetness.
Jan 24, 2018Smell is mango fruit, lighter tropical hops, light pale malt.
Taste is similar with mango fruit forward, tropical hops, toasted malt, good earthy dry bitterness.
Mouthfeel is crisp, moderately carbonated, good dryness to balance mango sweetness.
Overall a good hoppy, dry fruit ipa - mango is not overdone and seems to provide some balancing sweetness.
Reviewed by HorseheadsHophead from Colorado
3.94/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
L: Clear gold with foamy white head. A sticky film remains, leaving lots of spotty lacing behind.
S: Ripe mango, but instead of being super juicy sweet, there's a black tea like leafy, herbal bitterness to it, along with a brisk minerality. It smells like mango iced tea, like Snapple. A bit of pineapple and lemon notes, too. But yeah. Mango Snapple. That's what it smells like.
T: The taste follows the nose precisely. Ripe mango, artificial candied mango sweetness. Crisp, clean, cracker malt. Hints of pineapple, orange, and lemon. Black tea herbaceousness and bitterness. Finishes crisp and clean, lightly dry, with a lingering herbal tea bitterness.
F: Crisp, clean, lightly dry with a medium-plus carbonation. Drinks more like a pilsner than an IPA. A little thin overall, though.
O: This beer is weird, but fun. I dig it. It's like a carbonated alcoholic Snapple tea. I enjoy it.
Jan 08, 2018S: Ripe mango, but instead of being super juicy sweet, there's a black tea like leafy, herbal bitterness to it, along with a brisk minerality. It smells like mango iced tea, like Snapple. A bit of pineapple and lemon notes, too. But yeah. Mango Snapple. That's what it smells like.
T: The taste follows the nose precisely. Ripe mango, artificial candied mango sweetness. Crisp, clean, cracker malt. Hints of pineapple, orange, and lemon. Black tea herbaceousness and bitterness. Finishes crisp and clean, lightly dry, with a lingering herbal tea bitterness.
F: Crisp, clean, lightly dry with a medium-plus carbonation. Drinks more like a pilsner than an IPA. A little thin overall, though.
O: This beer is weird, but fun. I dig it. It's like a carbonated alcoholic Snapple tea. I enjoy it.
Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.52/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
-canned 11.09.16 to spiegelau ipa glass 07.09.17. brewed with mango.
A: Pale orange has a generally good clarity and steady stream of bubbly micro-effervesce rising in straight lines, like oil beads on a string. A huge soapy capping is bone white, and provides a generous coverage of lace in the form of long eye lashes on the glass.
S: Mangoes come through nicely mixing with some grapefruit juice. Wet and tart, some melon-cantaloup breakfast fruitiness with a light to medium sense. Short lasting duration.
T: Flavor was toasty citrus and grapefruit peel. Dry grains, almost powerdry dust, coats the tongue with toasted bread with a medium intensity of dry citrus hops. Things up with some wet and juicy lemony zing, mangoes, and some dry lemon finish along with powdery malt and grains.
M: Lively carbonation, soft and creamy malt body, bittering with some alkaline and flowery coating on the tongue.
O: A decent ipa, nothing out of the ordinary, but still warrants a good rating with respectable hop dimension and toasted dry malt body.
Jul 13, 2017A: Pale orange has a generally good clarity and steady stream of bubbly micro-effervesce rising in straight lines, like oil beads on a string. A huge soapy capping is bone white, and provides a generous coverage of lace in the form of long eye lashes on the glass.
S: Mangoes come through nicely mixing with some grapefruit juice. Wet and tart, some melon-cantaloup breakfast fruitiness with a light to medium sense. Short lasting duration.
T: Flavor was toasty citrus and grapefruit peel. Dry grains, almost powerdry dust, coats the tongue with toasted bread with a medium intensity of dry citrus hops. Things up with some wet and juicy lemony zing, mangoes, and some dry lemon finish along with powdery malt and grains.
M: Lively carbonation, soft and creamy malt body, bittering with some alkaline and flowery coating on the tongue.
O: A decent ipa, nothing out of the ordinary, but still warrants a good rating with respectable hop dimension and toasted dry malt body.
The Astounding She-Monster from Spring House Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
380 ratings
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