Mr Kite
Ocelot Brewing Company

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From:
Ocelot Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,322
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,802
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 5.03%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 27, 2022
Added:
Aug 03, 2017
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by Boone757:
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Rated by Boone757 from Virginia

3.98/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Aug 03, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by Daniellobo from District of Columbia

Sep 27, 2022
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Reviewed by argock from Virginia

3.79/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
CANNED ON 08/25/2021. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Moderately hazy pale straw yellow with billowing 3-finger stark white frothy head with excellent retention and lumpy clouds of head floating atop the beer.

S: Aroma of melon-flavored cotton candy, but kind of sickly sweet because the esters are out of control.

T: Flavor is also very estery compared to other NEIPAs with the same candied-cotton candy overtone with orange and honeydew melon and some lighter herbal notes with low-moderate bitterness in the finish. Alcohol is well-hidden.

M: Very smooth without the chalkiness and overly soft feel - this beer hits the NEIPA feel right on the money with soft feel supported with medium carbonation and the more pithy bitterness in the finish which gives it a bit more dryness.

O: Not bad but the esters dominate the beer to its detriment to some extent. Not a wide variety of hop aroma and flavor but what it does, it does well. Still below-average for Ocelot’s stable.
Oct 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

Sep 06, 2021
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Reviewed by Sheppard from Massachusetts

4.02/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
When these two hops sing, they are two of my favorite and together, they can create a truly sensational IPA. Ocelot is one of the best producer and purveyor of hoppy beers in the state of Virginia so I was excited to try their take.

This pours a hazy murky golden. It's not muddy but more of that cantaloupe flesh with a more golden mango tone. I'm getting mango, white grape, freshly cracked. It's more citrusy in flavor, getting some grapefruit peel, a bit of that grape, and pepper character. I will say there's also a touch of sage. There's a really nice chewy texture to this. This is a good IPA.
Sep 04, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by KeyWestGator from Florida

Aug 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by cp45 from New Jersey

Jul 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by JonB25 from Delaware

Dec 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by oline73 from Maryland

Sep 19, 2018
 
Rated: 3.88 by Cpmitchno1 from Virginia

Aug 30, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by wisrarebeer from Wisconsin

Jun 10, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by jgunther71 from Illinois

May 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Apr 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.35 by RBorsato from Virginia

Apr 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.78 by VeganUndead from Virginia

Apr 09, 2018
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Reviewed by Pencible from Virginia

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was clean and crisp, with lots of pithy citrus. An enjoyable IPA, but not much depth or complexity. Good not great, and below average for Ocelot.
Feb 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Aug 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Beers-es from Virginia

4.23/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From a growler, pours a pretty hazy light straw-gold. A finger of bright white foam leaves streaks of lacing. Smell and taste have tropical fruits, white grape juice, citrus, pine and a hint of onion. Feel is on the light side, but prickly carbonation just keeps it from being watery. The Citra and Nelson work well together. Maybe my favorite Ocelot IPA in a little while.
Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Casey3236 from Pennsylvania

Aug 15, 2017
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.92/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at brewery:
Cloudy (versus hazy to translucent), this beer is near a paler white ale in looks. There is an almost blindingly white head, and it forms a screen of lacing as the beer is drunk.

Nose, is a light citrus marmalade with honeydew accompaniment and a little herbal garnish. Warmth brings out a grassy side to the herbal aspect.

A light friction on the feel, but a clean light heft has a very lightly sweet malt opening.

The hops do not try to overpower the beer, with the Citra bringing citrus rind with extra pith and a light herbal note early. Warmth brings a little more honeydew sweetness in taste, and a grape skin aspect to the feel. The back end starts clean, but a pithy bitterness starts growing, as if a thin layer gets added each swallow.

A fine clean, bitter IPA that doesn't kill you taste buds. Takes about half the glass for the bitterness to catch up and linger.
Aug 13, 2017
Mr Kite from Ocelot Brewing Company
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 22 ratings