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Mettle
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #42 - ABV:
- 8.4%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #456 - Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 6.12%
- Reviews:
- 149
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Saturday at 12:59 PM
- Added:
- Mar 19, 2014
- Wants:
- 191
- Gots:
- 285
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
In the spirit of tenacity and camaraderie, Mettle was first created to highlight the milestone of our inaugural year as a brewery. With the intense dry-hop duo of Amarillo and Citra, this medium-bodied Double IPA beckons with aromatics of pineapple, mango, orange, and a hoppy dankness. A fusion of orange, melon, light pineapple, and a subtle pithiness round out the palate with a smooth, pillowy mouthfeel. We continue to brew Mettle in recognition of our devoted following of hopheads that have supported us from the very beginning.
MALT: American 2-row Barley, Valley Danko Rye, Valley Triticale, Valley Wheat, Dextrine, Dextrose
HOPS: Amarillo, Citra, Columbus
MALT: American 2-row Barley, Valley Danko Rye, Valley Triticale, Valley Wheat, Dextrine, Dextrose
HOPS: Amarillo, Citra, Columbus
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Reviewed by Mister_Faucher from Washington
4.47/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pint can poured in to a nonic glass. Can is dated 05/27/20.
Look- Hazy golden orange color, decent off white head that slowly recedes to a thin foam cap, some solid sticky lacing. Little carbonation streaming as it sits.
Smell- Citrus (huge tangerine, grapefruit and lemon), tropical fruits (pineapple, mango and passion fruit), nectarine/peach, a bit of melon, grainy malt, faint pine, some herbal/floral notes.
Taste- Seriously juicy tangerine and lemon, pineapple and mango, nectarine, a hint of cherry and dank melon, grainy malt, a trace of pine and some other herbal hop notes.
Feel- Medium bodied and very soft, somewhat sweet and sticky up front with a lingering slightly bitter finish. Moderate/light carbonation on the tongue.
O- I've been trying a large number of NE style IPAs and DIPAs and this one takes the cake. I could drink this one all day! A definite must try.
Jul 05, 2020Look- Hazy golden orange color, decent off white head that slowly recedes to a thin foam cap, some solid sticky lacing. Little carbonation streaming as it sits.
Smell- Citrus (huge tangerine, grapefruit and lemon), tropical fruits (pineapple, mango and passion fruit), nectarine/peach, a bit of melon, grainy malt, faint pine, some herbal/floral notes.
Taste- Seriously juicy tangerine and lemon, pineapple and mango, nectarine, a hint of cherry and dank melon, grainy malt, a trace of pine and some other herbal hop notes.
Feel- Medium bodied and very soft, somewhat sweet and sticky up front with a lingering slightly bitter finish. Moderate/light carbonation on the tongue.
O- I've been trying a large number of NE style IPAs and DIPAs and this one takes the cake. I could drink this one all day! A definite must try.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4.52/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Floored. Straight up floored like Jack Johnson vs anyone. Wow. Oh wow... Like, personally, I’m not really into anyone spanking the Raul man. But when I took a whiff, and then sipped... Adriana Lima herself could be spanking me and I would be asking for more. Yes. Mettle is like getting spanked by one of your favorite Victoria’s Secret hotties.
I am at a loss and I don’t know if I want to be found.
Jun 13, 2020I am at a loss and I don’t know if I want to be found.
Reviewed by TheBeerMaster1 from New York
4.3/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.3/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned 3/3/20 poured 3/29/20. Amarillo Amarillo Amarillo. Orange, a touch of honey, soft and very easy to put down. It's a good showcase of what Amarillo can do through redundancy in a beer.
Mar 29, 2020
Mettle from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
1227 ratings
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