Mad Manatee IPA
Bold City Brewery

Mad Manatee IPAMad Manatee IPA
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From:
Bold City Brewery
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,415
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
80
Ranked #26,095
Avg:
3.52 | pDev: 12.22%
Reviews:
47
Ratings:
235
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 13, 2023
Added:
Dec 24, 2008
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  63
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Rated by kal30005

2.5/5  rDev -29%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Not particularly impressed with this one.
Jul 13, 2023
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

3.77/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Paying tribute to the original British styled IPA along with celebrating newer American flavors, Bold City's IPA is a familiar taste with some upgrades.

Mad Manatee has nothing to be upset about. It's a pretty pour of amber and copper with a mildly hoppy haze. As its froth rises to the rim, the scent of caramel, toast, citrus, grasses and spruce swoon the nose ahead of in palate introduction of caramel, honey, biscuit and bread crust.

As the sweetness fades on the middle palate, the hops take the lead in true American IPA form. Bold citrus tones of pink grapefruit and orange foreshadow an upcoming taste of apricot and light mango in a nearly marmalade form. Trending bitter though, the taste turns to a familiar piney bitterness with fresh cut grass, spruce and herb.

Medium bodied, mostly crisp and mostly clean, the ale trends bitter and dry heading into a long aftertaste of peppery pine, citrus peel and gin spice.
May 03, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Sep 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.63 by ItsBeer4Me from Pennsylvania

Apr 08, 2022
 
Rated: 3.79 by robotic_being from Illinois

Mar 27, 2021
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Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina

3.96/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I am at The Bold City Brewery in Downtown Jacksonville Florida.
I'm drinking a Mad Manatee IPA.
Appears a very light Amber with a nice foamy head that dropped quickly and some nice lacing.
Smells lightly bready, citrusy, lightly piney.
Taste follows the nose, every thing is is light and balanced, nothing really stands out one way or the other.
Mouth feel is medium light for the style.
Overall, I have drank this particular beer many times while in Jacksonville Florida, and this is my first review.
Definitely sessionable, I'll probably drink this again but, Bold City definitely has some other beers that I will probably try instead.
Dec 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.58 by PvtSnowball from Florida

Jun 13, 2020
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Reviewed by chikinhammr from Arkansas

3.42/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A mediocre attempt at imitating CCB Jai Alai. Will do in a pinch. Best thing about this beer is the can/bottle artwork. I would buy again over any MolsonCoors/InBev/GrupoModelo/Heineken product but not because it’s that good. Goose Island IPA is better than this middling brew.
Apr 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.53 by grahuba from Connecticut

Feb 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.79 by DaPan from Canada (ON)

Feb 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.74 by Jstarr2517 from Connecticut

Feb 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.2 by Vandelay1863 from Florida

Dec 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.29 by Jonnybgood from Massachusetts

May 28, 2019
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Can't tell canning date, something in 2019
Pours a decent foamy pillowy head with good retention, soapy lacing, hazy orange tan color

Nose some citrus and mild stone fruit, candied citrus marmalade and hint of pine resin, sweet malt almost candy like

Taste quite bitter, medium high bitterness out front, a sweet malt to balance with candy malt notes that hint at alcohol to follow but it never comes, hops start with iced herbal tea, little resin, some citrus rind, candied stone fruit and orange marmalade, finishing medium sweet little dry, sticky, big bitterness lingering

Mouth is med bod, good fluffy full carb

Overall eh, somewhat like old school English ipa with some American hops, ok balance but malts are a little meh sweet like and hops are ok but nothing special. It's not a bad beer just doesn't do anything to give it a profile and any intangibles
Apr 17, 2019
 
Rated: 3.67 by Scottsbeer from Florida

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.79 by MacStinson from Michigan

Jan 14, 2019
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Reviewed by sholbert from California

3.3/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
L: cloudy copper, thin head, good lacing

S: very light nose, just a touch of citrus and biscuit

T: some malt comes through with citrus and a bit of spice from the hops

F: clean, bitter finish, but a bit of the malt sweetness lingers

O: A perfectly fine ipa. Nothing jumps out as particularly special or problematic
Oct 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Oct 27, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by bacher468 from Pennsylvania

Jun 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.03 by GunnerJim from Virginia

Apr 30, 2018
Mad Manatee IPA from Bold City Brewery
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 235 ratings