The Mission Begins
Wild Mind Ales

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From:
Wild Mind Ales
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.25%
Score:
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Avg:
4.07 | pDev: 0%
Reviews:
1
Ratings:
1
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Active
Rated:
Feb 25, 2021
Added:
Nov 29, 2020
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Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota

4.07/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fruity aroma from a distance as I pour, inviting me closer. Aroma is citrus - grapefruit - and pineapple.

Appearance is murky, barely translucent, and almost the color of juice from the namesake aroma fruits - pineapple and grapefruit. No visible bubbles, but perhaps that's because there is no visible anything other than the fuzzy darkness of my hand on the opposite side of the glass. With the pour, it formed a 3/4 inch off-white head with decent retention, but no lacing. Nothing offensive about the appearance, but I wouldn't call this a great looking beer.

The taste is dominated by citrus, with the pineapple fading well into the background, and is quite bitter from the beginning. The bitterness carries through into the aftertaste, but it is half-heartedly balanced by a light breadiness. This beer is surprisingly bitter given what is normally expected from the hazy appearance. If it is not quite WCIPA territory, it is getting there, especially since as you drink, the bitter finish grows. This may sound like criticism, but it merely caught me off-guard. I LIKE it!

The mouth feel is on the thick side of moderate. It briefly leaves a bit of a coating on the roof of the mouth.

The finish begins just a touch sweet, and then completes in a more dry-ish direction, the perception driven by the bitterness, but it never quite gets to where you could call it dry.

Overall, this is a delicious beer. Just based on the brewer's description (and previous beers I've had from Wild Mind) I bought two crowlers. I'm glad I did.
Feb 25, 2021
The Mission Begins from Wild Mind Ales
Beer rating: 4.07 out of 5 with 1 ratings