Reigning Purple
Mankato Brewery
- From:
- Mankato Brewery
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.28 | pDev: 11.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 02, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
3.31/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.31/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can into a tulip.
Pours a nearly-murky brownish purple with a great foamy head and decent lacing.
Aromas of grape, blackberry, currant, mulberry, and raspberry all arrive, with hints of hops.
The brew is billed as an IPA--this isn't quite that, but it's interesting nonetheless, although the flavors are muddled. Fruity sweet grape and berry flavor hit the tip of the tongue. The mid-palate is greeted with some interesting dry and sour fruit notes that remind me of a Berliner Weisse. The finish, though, provides a touch of vague bitterness.
The brew has a nice feel. Medium-light with outstanding carbonation and a nice drying finish.
Is it really an IPA? No, but it's unique, although the flavors are fairly muddled. It's like a mashup of a IPA and a sour or an IPA and a Berliner. It also has some Brut IPA character. Despite the fruity flavors, it is deceptively sour and dry.
Oct 12, 2019Pours a nearly-murky brownish purple with a great foamy head and decent lacing.
Aromas of grape, blackberry, currant, mulberry, and raspberry all arrive, with hints of hops.
The brew is billed as an IPA--this isn't quite that, but it's interesting nonetheless, although the flavors are muddled. Fruity sweet grape and berry flavor hit the tip of the tongue. The mid-palate is greeted with some interesting dry and sour fruit notes that remind me of a Berliner Weisse. The finish, though, provides a touch of vague bitterness.
The brew has a nice feel. Medium-light with outstanding carbonation and a nice drying finish.
Is it really an IPA? No, but it's unique, although the flavors are fairly muddled. It's like a mashup of a IPA and a sour or an IPA and a Berliner. It also has some Brut IPA character. Despite the fruity flavors, it is deceptively sour and dry.
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