Mad Dog Pale Ale
Evil Twin Brewing

Mad Dog Pale AleMad Dog Pale Ale
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From:
Evil Twin Brewing
 
New York, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
4.75%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 8.66%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
43
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 11, 2022
Added:
Jul 03, 2012
Wants:
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Gots:
  1
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Ratings by eriktoyra:
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Reviewed by eriktoyra from Sweden

2.85/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A: Amber colored liquid with some haze. Next to no head at all and very little lacings.

S: Smells of biscuit malts, honey sweet cookies and oatmeal.

T: Tastes some grapefruit. It is a bit sour and earthy with stale tones at the end.

M: Very thin body. Feels watery.

O: A disappointment. For a beer with this kind of name I expected it to have some attitude. But this one is just boring. Not worth the money.
Aug 17, 2012
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.85/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Sample on tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration. Deep golden colour, head slightly off-white. Aroma of fruity hops / red fruits / blackcurrants, nice. Well balanced and pleasant flavour, distinctly hopped but not too much, sufficient malts. Would buy again.
Jan 11, 2022
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

3.67/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a brown 11.2 oz. bottle. Has a dark bronze color with a 1/2 inch head, and some floaties. Smell is of dark breads, malts. Taste is bready malts, floral hops, balanced and smooth. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall, drinks more like an English pale ale than an American, but a good beer nonetheless.
Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by Hop_God from California

Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 2.93 by hophead123 from New York

May 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.03 by ckollias from Maryland

Feb 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by jzlyo from Iowa

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Martyrob from North Carolina

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by LightnerLiquorKS from Kansas

Oct 23, 2014
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Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio

3.81/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This is a coppery-colored brew, clear but leaning darker with some red-brown to it, lots of yeast floating around in there unlike almost anything I've seen before. The head is a fluffy foam one finger tall that lies somewhere between tan and light brown. It keeps up, falling slowly and laying down some hard and heavy lace as it goes.
The smell is doughy, almost nutty, with some fruity esters and added balance as well as bitterness of mostly citrus notes. A "twiggy" (?) sort of earthiness develops strongly.
It's likewise sweet and malty with honey and fruits up front, but bitterness comes in with more strength than the nose. This has an earthy and citric element, but strong pine and pith notes as well. It's moderately spicy to add another element to its unusual character.
It's fluffy and just reaches medium, maybe a bit too soft with a crispness that persists nicely and a lingering finish mingling sweet and bitter on the palate.
Oct 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kahlerbock from Kansas

May 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by SortaAmbivalent from Minnesota

Apr 27, 2014
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Reviewed by JamieDuncan from Maryland

4.15/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Tried this at the Federal Taphouse in Lancaster PA. Good looking beer with an outstanding smell and taste. A lot going on that makes this an Interesting ale and one to try. Would pick it up again depending upon cost, good but not good enough if cost is high.
Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by MrBeige from South Carolina

Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by sonofliberty2 from South Carolina

Apr 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tafyob41 from Missouri

Mar 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Griffith from Connecticut

Jan 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by kmos27 from Pennsylvania

Jan 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jaydoc from Kansas

Nov 16, 2013
Mad Dog Pale Ale from Evil Twin Brewing
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 43 ratings