Scratch Beer 98 - 2013 (Triple Mango IPA)
Tröegs Brewing Company

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From:
Tröegs Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
11.3%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 12.66%
Reviews:
24
Ratings:
106
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 12, 2019
Added:
Jun 21, 2013
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  3
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Rated: 4 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Apr 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.41 by mjbrandt18 from Pennsylvania

Jan 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by JNForsyth from Pennsylvania

Dec 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Shandycan from Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3.92 by barflybastard from Pennsylvania

Oct 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by EricTKole from Michigan

Oct 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Sep 19, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by jhoward04 from Maryland

Jul 31, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by ChiliSauce from Pennsylvania

May 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Can_has_beer from Texas

Mar 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DrFunkenstein from Pennsylvania

Dec 30, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by ryser2k from Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by CBodamer from Pennsylvania

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by MITCHELLMPLS from Minnesota

Oct 24, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by cp45 from New Jersey

Oct 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by cwelsh55 from Pennsylvania

Oct 18, 2013
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

2.96/5  rDev -26.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
12oz bottle, presumably the 2013 bottling. Included as an extra by Gunch43. Thanks John. Poured into an unlabeled snifter today, 10/13/2013.

Pours a hazy dark orange colour, with a little bit of sediment. Had to do the shoulder pour to keep most of it in the bottle. Comes with a nice half centimeter white head, receding over time into a thin collar. The beer itself, looking from atop, looks like I have a jar of peach preserves or something in front of me. Looks great.

Smell is mostly mango, with a good bit of maltiness. I don't get too much hoppiness here nor do I suspect that there is going to be much here. Anyway its mostly mango, a little bit of sweet syrup or toffee. Not too complicated.

Drinking this is a bit of a chore. I can taste the booze immediately. Not much mango, a good bit of bready maltiness. Really no hops to be found here, except just alcohol heat.

At least this is a somewhat fuller bodied IPA. Smooth, creamy and resinous. Good carbonation. But really, the alcohol burn on the backend and going down is just too overwhelming. I am not enjoying this one very much right now.

Now that I checked the beer up on BA, it looks old. Added 6/21/2013. I don't know the bottling, but that makes it almost 4 months old. I'm not surprised that I don't get much in way of flavours- just a bunch of maltiness and booze. Oh well, it is what it is. If you still have the bottles from this one now, you might as well get rid of it.
Oct 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by ThreeFishes from Florida

Oct 10, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by BillRoth from Maryland

Sep 25, 2013
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Reviewed by scottfrie from California

2.53/5  rDev -37.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
12oz bottle poured into SN hop glass. Thanks to StormKing47.

A: The first half of the bottle poured rather clear, but then suddenly mid-stream this beer turned into a thick, opaque, pumpkin orange. This looks like thick mango juice in a glass. Minimal off-white head to fuzzy collar.
S: Definitely boozy. Booze actually dominates. Malty backbone is right there next to sweet tropical fruit hops. Did I mention this beer is boozy?
T: The flavors are a hot mess of a concoction. Hops are powerful but all over the place. If you told me this was supposed to taste like mangos, I’d probably tell you it tasted like mint, herbal, cat piss, tangerine, and bitter piney hop resin, caramel and tons of booze, but not mangos. The finish is bitter and unpolished.
M: Extremely viscous and thick for a dipa, redeemingly smooth low carbonation, and a hot boozy mouthfeel.
O: Disappointingly messing and boozy. Perhaps if I was drinking this beer the week it was made it would be a bit better, but there’s just too much going on and way too much alcohol for this to be enjoyable.
Sep 25, 2013
Scratch Beer 98 - 2013 (Triple Mango IPA) from Tröegs Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 106 ratings