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Mankato Brewery
- From:
- Mankato Brewery
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.82 | pDev: 1.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 23, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 11, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota
3.71/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
3.71/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours cloudy copper with a white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is a mix of tropical and citrus fruits, pineapple is in the front. Flavor follows the nose, sweet fruit up front with a little dank bitterness in the finish. Feel is light bodied and a bit lacking carbonation wise. Overall, nice enough but not enough to seek out again.
Jan 23, 2024
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.85/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a moderately cloudy, bright, medium orange color. A creamy white head. SRM of 8-10. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong aromas of lemon/lime, white grapefruit, green grape, white wine, & honeydew. A green grape sweetness comes forth. (3.75)
Flavor: Follows the nose with a strong lemon/lime, white grapefruit, green grape, pear, white wine, honeydew. A strong green grape, grapefruit juice, (some pineapple?), pear, green grape sweetness that is bitter and slightly tart. (4.00)
Feel: Medium-bodied and somewhat creamy. Strong carbonation allows it to have a relative crispness. Leaves a strong grapefruit juice sweetness on the palate.
Compared with Oskar Blues Can-O-Bliss Citrus: Pours a darker orange color. Strong vinous aromas and less citrus. More sweet grape and less flower. Overall finishes lighter and possibly sweeter.
Overall: A surprisingly good IPA. I'm probably drinking it a bit old. The flavor is all there though. It commits all the way to the vinous side. Somewhat tart, but actually rather sweet. Nice green grape sweetness. A tart IPA doesn't sound appealing, but this one is definitely drinkable and quite nice. (Final Rating: 3.85)
Feb 23, 2020Aroma: Strong aromas of lemon/lime, white grapefruit, green grape, white wine, & honeydew. A green grape sweetness comes forth. (3.75)
Flavor: Follows the nose with a strong lemon/lime, white grapefruit, green grape, pear, white wine, honeydew. A strong green grape, grapefruit juice, (some pineapple?), pear, green grape sweetness that is bitter and slightly tart. (4.00)
Feel: Medium-bodied and somewhat creamy. Strong carbonation allows it to have a relative crispness. Leaves a strong grapefruit juice sweetness on the palate.
Compared with Oskar Blues Can-O-Bliss Citrus: Pours a darker orange color. Strong vinous aromas and less citrus. More sweet grape and less flower. Overall finishes lighter and possibly sweeter.
Overall: A surprisingly good IPA. I'm probably drinking it a bit old. The flavor is all there though. It commits all the way to the vinous side. Somewhat tart, but actually rather sweet. Nice green grape sweetness. A tart IPA doesn't sound appealing, but this one is definitely drinkable and quite nice. (Final Rating: 3.85)
Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
3.8/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 16 oz can into a tulip
Pours a hazy but not cloudy medium amber gold with a two-finger bone-white head, decent retention and excellent lacing.
The aromas are citrus-forward with hints of tropical mango, pineapple, and white stonefruit. Chive and floral aromas in the background.
The flavors follow the nose. Lemon, grapefruit, and hints of the tropics on the tip of the tongue, with citrus acidity very forward; the mid palate is greeted by white stone fruit, pear, white grape, chive, and biscuit dough. The brew finishes with dank, vegetal flavors, and a vinous quality that loops back to the acidic inception. No alcohol is detected. As is the case with other offerings from this brewer, the flavors are nice, but a bit muddled.
The brew is fairly light for the ABV and flavor profile, with good carbonation and a tart, dry citrus finish.
Overall, a nice tart IPA that straddles the line between IPA and DIPA. The frank acidity is a nice touch, although the flavors are a bit indistinct overall.
Aug 18, 2019Pours a hazy but not cloudy medium amber gold with a two-finger bone-white head, decent retention and excellent lacing.
The aromas are citrus-forward with hints of tropical mango, pineapple, and white stonefruit. Chive and floral aromas in the background.
The flavors follow the nose. Lemon, grapefruit, and hints of the tropics on the tip of the tongue, with citrus acidity very forward; the mid palate is greeted by white stone fruit, pear, white grape, chive, and biscuit dough. The brew finishes with dank, vegetal flavors, and a vinous quality that loops back to the acidic inception. No alcohol is detected. As is the case with other offerings from this brewer, the flavors are nice, but a bit muddled.
The brew is fairly light for the ABV and flavor profile, with good carbonation and a tart, dry citrus finish.
Overall, a nice tart IPA that straddles the line between IPA and DIPA. The frank acidity is a nice touch, although the flavors are a bit indistinct overall.
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Hazy amber gold under a lacy 1" white cap with fair to good retention
S: Citrus leads with some dank, tropical fruit, traces of onion and light biscuit.
T: Tropical fruit, citrus, tangerine with a citrus rind bitterness with some herbal notes.
F: Pulpy, juicy, medium full body and medium carbonation.
O: Doesn't do much to stand out from the pack but full flavored and drinkable
Jun 18, 2019S: Citrus leads with some dank, tropical fruit, traces of onion and light biscuit.
T: Tropical fruit, citrus, tangerine with a citrus rind bitterness with some herbal notes.
F: Pulpy, juicy, medium full body and medium carbonation.
O: Doesn't do much to stand out from the pack but full flavored and drinkable
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