Mirrorshield
Hudson Valley Brewery

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From:
Hudson Valley Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #140
ABV:
7%
Score:
97
Ranked #689
Avg:
4.44 | pDev: 4.73%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
61
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 06, 2024
Added:
Feb 26, 2018
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  6
Sour IPA with raw wheat, malted oat, milk sugar, lychee, chamomile and lavender — hopped with Mosaic
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Ratings by knicks19947:
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Rated by knicks19947 from New York

4.5/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Dec 03, 2018
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Rated: 4.25 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Feb 06, 2024
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

4.02/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On tap:
Not a stunner with its bruised peach cloudy body, but a thin collar and specks across the surface keep its top looking decent. Nose is a mix of unglazed breakfast pastry with unsweetened tropical fruit.

Taste is where things pick up. The NEIPA rubber note I sometimes get is not there, perhaps nicely covered by the chamomile. The sweeter notes might help the feel as well as preventing the beer from being too husky or overly bitter. Thankfully, however, the beer does have an even keeled level of bitterness, mainly the skin of the tropical fruit notes that make up the middle of the taste.

A little bit of a happy surprise for me given it’s a flavor-added lactose IPA.
Jun 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.4 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

May 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.24 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Mar 11, 2022
 
Rated: 4.35 by Khaack from New York

Dec 05, 2021
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Reviewed by Jaasoares from Virginia

4.55/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Pours a hazy pale orangish yellow with a short lived off white head. Fruity aroma especially lychee and pineapple with spices (cinnamon, Chamomile). The taste is spectacular! Beautifully balanced sour ipa the taste of which follows the nose and is the perfect balance of tart, fruity and hops. One of the very best sour IPAs I’ve had.
Oct 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

Sep 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by gardner254 from Ohio

May 14, 2020
 
Rated: 4.24 by wvsabbath from West Virginia

Jan 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.48 by kevindp9 from Arizona

Jan 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by cp45 from New Jersey

Nov 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by IdrinkGas from Pennsylvania

Nov 09, 2019
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Appearance: A bubble show builds a two finger head laying atop the cloudy goldenstraw liquid; the head fizzes and declines with just a few spots of lacing

Smell: Sour lime, white grapefruit, chamomile and a hint of lychee

Taste: Sour lime and white grapefruit forward, with the chamomile building, almost like cinnamon; bitter citrus blends with the sour tones, in the middle; the chamomile and lychee peek through, after the swallow, but the tone is set by the citrus, at the outset

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low to moderate carbonation

Overall: Very much tastes like a Mojito but without the underlying sweetness
Nov 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.35 by SadMachine from New Jersey

May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by fthegiants from California

Feb 18, 2019
 
Rated: 5 by Alexcortez426 from Connecticut

Jan 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by PprBurke from Virginia

Dec 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Dec 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by peterpunk15 from Massachusetts

Dec 06, 2018
Mirrorshield from Hudson Valley Brewery
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 61 ratings