Serious Madness
Mad River Brewing Company

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From:
Mad River Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 10.1%
Reviews:
126
Ratings:
218
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 02, 2018
Added:
Feb 26, 2009
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by AndyAvalanche:
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Reviewed by AndyAvalanche from Massachusetts

4.53/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12 oz. bottle poured into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass. Cool label, lightning is on the bottle, it's a twist off cap that I didn't realize till after I opened it with a bottle opener, I tend to forget that sometimes. Pours out very nice. Deep brown with some slight amber highlights. The beer has a tan colored head that sticks around and it produces unbelievably good lacing. Pours out stoutesque, maybe a heavier porter.

Smell is good, chocolate malts and big hop aromas. Both pine and citrus. Big and bold. This beer has all the characteristics beer lovers want. It doesn't try to do anything special, just big malt and hop aromas.

The taste is also on par. A very good Black IPA that has the darker malt flavors to it followed by hops. Again, nothing out of the ordinary, but it's just a perfect balance of the flavors.

Mouthfeel and drinkability are very good. Thick and full bodied and bold with a clean biter finish.

I've really liked several beers from Mad River, and this is another addition. It's very bold and uses classic ingredients to make a very tasty beer.
Nov 23, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.89 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.99 by IckyT2012 from Florida

Mar 28, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.39/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Real black beer with a brown 1/2" head on it. Dark black. Lots of roast, some alcohol in the nose.

Taste was fucking roasty and bitter as fuck. Lots of chocolate and coffee malt notes. Tons of carbonation, a good degree of bitterness. Hid the alcohol better in the mouthfeel than it did in the nose.

Total hybrid of a black ipa, porter, stout, all well hopped with bittering hops more than any other stage.
Mar 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by StevenMilligan from Florida

Oct 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 11, 2015
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Reviewed by OsoRojo from Colorado

4.1/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very nice beer, delivered as described, met my expectations quite well. did not see this listed on their web page currently, is this beer still being made?
May 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by MonkeyPilates from Minnesota

Jan 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.54 by Harvest06 from Oregon

Jan 12, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Alpha309 from California

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by jeremy3311 from Ohio

Nov 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by EnojysAnyBeer from Colorado

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.9 by BeerSnobRobinson from Minnesota

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Pearlstreetbrewingco from Florida

Oct 07, 2014
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.02/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer was poured from a 12 oz bottle at about 45-50F. Looked near perfect, with a large tan head over a black body with dark mahogany edges, The head is durable and leaves plenty of splotchy lacing.

Medium+ body; silky smooth; Light+ carbonation.

The aroma promises a load of dark malts and has hints of chocolate.and coffee.

The flavor follows. It's rich and moderately complex, with as much dark malt as I'll probably ever want. Fairly minimal burnt flavors and negligible char. Momentarily sweet, it becomes increasingly bitter going into the finish and aftertaste. Higher ABV is partially evident but well integrated and eloquant.
Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by blakokoo from Washington

Sep 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wrightst from Maryland

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by einman from Minnesota

Aug 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Lynn from Ohio

Aug 25, 2014
Serious Madness from Mad River Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 218 ratings