Citreamsicle
Mantra Artisan Ales
- From:
- Mantra Artisan Ales
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 5.4%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
American India Pale Ale with Vanilla & Lactose Sugar
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Reviewed by richj1970 from Alabama
3.65/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from undated 16 oz can.
A: Slightly hazy golden yellow with 2-3 finger white head. Moderate retention and lacing.
S: Orange zest, sweet cream, vanilla, and fresh pine. Biscuit malts.
T: Mix of resinous pine, sweet milk sugars, vanilla, and oranges. Bitterness is a little up front to sell the theme of a creamsicle, and the lactose is a little off putting for an IPA.
M: Medium body with average carbonation. Finish is sweet and bitter at the same time.
O: Interesting idea and glad I tried it but this is a miss for me.
Feb 25, 2018A: Slightly hazy golden yellow with 2-3 finger white head. Moderate retention and lacing.
S: Orange zest, sweet cream, vanilla, and fresh pine. Biscuit malts.
T: Mix of resinous pine, sweet milk sugars, vanilla, and oranges. Bitterness is a little up front to sell the theme of a creamsicle, and the lactose is a little off putting for an IPA.
M: Medium body with average carbonation. Finish is sweet and bitter at the same time.
O: Interesting idea and glad I tried it but this is a miss for me.
Rated by paresis from Massachusetts
3.71/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
Feel this is significantly undercarbonated.
May 23, 2017
Reviewed by Panda_Brew from Connecticut
4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A solid Citra IPA, the vanilla and lactose don't get in the way of the beer in the way I had feared. It reminds me of the Dogtown Citrusiness from Lagunitas.
Apr 22, 2017
Reviewed by MVF26 from Tennessee
4.19/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Nice balanced American IPA. Good viscosity, nice color, and a good balance between subtle biscuit sweetness and hops.
I taste vanilla, pineapple, and hops. Yummy.
Apr 02, 2017I taste vanilla, pineapple, and hops. Yummy.
Reviewed by Buck89 from Tennessee
4.05/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured into an IPA glass. A slightly hazy golden-amber color with a modest bright white head. The foam slowly retreated, leaving sheets on the glass. It did smell as hoped: oranges, sweet cream, pineapple. Faint bready malt. Wow, the taste was distinctive: tangy sweet oranges, and milky sweetness. Not overly sweet or cloying. Medium-bodied and dry enough on the finish for me. The IPA-level bitterness was there but took a backseat until the finish. Nice beer.
Mar 25, 2017
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