Masala Mama India Pale Ale | Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Brewed by:
Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Minnesota, United States
townhallbrewery.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
American style India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed using Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial and Mt. Hood hops. A beer with crisp hop flavor and bitterness well balanced with American malt sweetness.
Added by Jason on 01-01-2003
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Ratings: 1,372 | Reviews: 680
5/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Masala Mama was my first ever IPA and my first craft brew that wasn't Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. The first sip blew me away. I never knew what beer could be until that moment, and that one beer kickstarted my love for microbrews. I will always consider this a perfect beer.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Masala Mama was my first ever IPA and my first craft brew that wasn't Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. The first sip blew me away. I never knew what beer could be until that moment, and that one beer kickstarted my love for microbrews. I will always consider this a perfect beer.
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3.67/5 rDev -15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.25/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.4/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
They very good local Midwest IPA. Thanks to a local training partner I was able to get a 64 ounce growler of this Minnesota masterpiece...very good overall IPA but slightly more malty then my normal IPA preference
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
They very good local Midwest IPA. Thanks to a local training partner I was able to get a 64 ounce growler of this Minnesota masterpiece...very good overall IPA but slightly more malty then my normal IPA preference
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4.5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Shaker pint at the brewery. Fresh.
A= Pretty dark amber, active carbonation, thick off white head that is slow to drift away into a ring around my pint glass. Some lacing sticks to the glass as I drink.
S= Get a malt sweetness followed by mostly earthy hops including some pine followed by just a bit of citrus rind and zest.
T= Seems like old school IPA goodness. Bit of earthy hop flavor, lots of behind the scenes bitterness and a touch of citrus. This is all focused around a malt sweetness and touch of caramel.
M= Medium body with moderate carbonation.
O= It is what it is. A very well done old-school west coast IPA. Much different than the big juicy IPAs currently in vogue including lots of their neighbor Surly's offerings. Very good, very balanced.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Shaker pint at the brewery. Fresh.
A= Pretty dark amber, active carbonation, thick off white head that is slow to drift away into a ring around my pint glass. Some lacing sticks to the glass as I drink.
S= Get a malt sweetness followed by mostly earthy hops including some pine followed by just a bit of citrus rind and zest.
T= Seems like old school IPA goodness. Bit of earthy hop flavor, lots of behind the scenes bitterness and a touch of citrus. This is all focused around a malt sweetness and touch of caramel.
M= Medium body with moderate carbonation.
O= It is what it is. A very well done old-school west coast IPA. Much different than the big juicy IPAs currently in vogue including lots of their neighbor Surly's offerings. Very good, very balanced.
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4.21/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.49/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
3.79/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.23/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
A special treat. Let's check this out. Poured into the work snifter from a 64 oz. growler.
A - This might be the darkest IPA I've ever seen. It's a deep orange/red, very transparent. Head subsided to a yarmulke of bubbles, but those seem to be staying. This is pretty.
N - Wow, not at all what I expected. There's a deep woodiness to it, as opposed to hoppiness. Doesn't smell at all like an IPA. Smells good, I'm just nervous.
T - Definitely an IPA. It's a very woody, tree-like IPA, as opposed to a dank, piney situation. I'm blown away, not so much by how good it is, but how interesting and unique it is. This is fascinating; I taste the hops, for sure, but the bitterness I get seems to be unrelated. I'm not sure exactly how to explain it, but it's hoppy and bitter, but it's not a hoppy bitterness.
M - Love the immediate froth that you get from some IPAs. Not a liquid in the mouth at all.
O - A truly unique experience; one I am glad to have had. Cheers!
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look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
A special treat. Let's check this out. Poured into the work snifter from a 64 oz. growler.
A - This might be the darkest IPA I've ever seen. It's a deep orange/red, very transparent. Head subsided to a yarmulke of bubbles, but those seem to be staying. This is pretty.
N - Wow, not at all what I expected. There's a deep woodiness to it, as opposed to hoppiness. Doesn't smell at all like an IPA. Smells good, I'm just nervous.
T - Definitely an IPA. It's a very woody, tree-like IPA, as opposed to a dank, piney situation. I'm blown away, not so much by how good it is, but how interesting and unique it is. This is fascinating; I taste the hops, for sure, but the bitterness I get seems to be unrelated. I'm not sure exactly how to explain it, but it's hoppy and bitter, but it's not a hoppy bitterness.
M - Love the immediate froth that you get from some IPAs. Not a liquid in the mouth at all.
O - A truly unique experience; one I am glad to have had. Cheers!
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4.18/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.43/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.36/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.33/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Masala Mama India Pale Ale from Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
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1,372 ratings
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75