Twice As Mad Tom IPA
Muskoka Brewery

Twice As Mad Tom IPATwice As Mad Tom IPA
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From:
Muskoka Brewery
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,728
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
89
Ranked #11,605
Avg:
3.98 | pDev: 9.8%
Reviews:
79
Ratings:
306
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 22, 2024
Added:
Oct 28, 2012
Wants:
  27
Gots:
  76
While the legend of Mad Tom is laden with mystery and intrigue, one thing remains clear - Mad Tom did things his own way. Twice as Mad Tom is an aggressively twice dry-hopped Imperial India Pale Ale, that delivers a definitive hop aroma and unabashedly big bold flavor. We brew this beer with the road less traveled in mind, and in the spirit of old Mad Tom, we make no bones about it.

71 IBU
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Ratings by IdeaSpeeder:
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Reviewed by IdeaSpeeder from Canada (ON)

4.46/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Serving Type - 355ml bottle poured into a snifter

Appearance - Beer pours a bright golden-yellow colour. A white head forms but dissipates quickly enough, leaving behind a slight amount of lacing. The brew is quite clear.

Smell - Having a difficult time pinning down exactly what I'm smelling here. It's definitely appealing and it's definitely sweet. I'm thinking some light toffee or caramel, some grains, maybe even a light hint of fruits and flowers.

Taste - Pretty bitter, but to be expected given the style. The bitterness isn't overbearing by any means. It's rather pleasant. As the nose indicated, there is some toffee comming through in the malt. After that there is a 'bready' or grain flavour, followed by some light fruit notes. A wonderful hop-kick coming through at the very end.

Mouthfeel - Carbonation is pretty low...and to be honest I forgot about until this point. It could be a combination of low-carbonation or the fact that there's so many other things going on in this brew...but the bubbly is understated. The body is medium...on the light side even (again, given the style).

Overal 4.5/5
May 10, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by mlemieux85 from Canada (ON)

4/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Considering its 8.4%, very drinkable, lots of hops and citrusy vibes going on. The lower alcohol Tom IPA is ultimately the superior brew but this gets a thumbs up from me as well.
Jan 22, 2024
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Reviewed by ewpass from Canada (PE)

4.05/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Hazy light gold with a thick even head. Full tropical hop nose, juicy. Full malt body, quite smooth. Alcohol level is present but doesn't overpower. A strong Double IPA
Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.03 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Nov 14, 2021
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Reviewed by SSS from Canada (QC)

4.03/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A-Yellow with a chill haze and a solid white head with good lacing
S-Notes of ripe fruit, raisins and subtle pine
M-Medium body and carbonation, with a very assertive alcoholic punch that is not very pleasant
T-Sweet and alcoholic upfront with nutty notes and a push toward the high ABV
O-Was hoping this was somewhat more balanced. Great flavours but the alcohol is heavy and quite apparent
Sep 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Tony787 from Canada (ON)

4.03/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
I bought a can at the lcbo in Ontario poured a 1 finger head into glass that leaves a lace as you drink it good carbonation and aroma.
hoppy and lots citrus tropical fruits and bitterness .
overall a strong smooth and very nice imperial IPA
cheers.
Dec 05, 2020
 
Rated: 3.52 by ikidunot from Canada (ON)

Oct 20, 2020
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Rated by ben741 from Canada (ON)

3.87/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw coloured, no head or lacing. I’m not getting anything on the nose.
Taste is good, it hides it’s alcohol well, bitter and floral.
Jun 06, 2020
 
Rated: 3.93 by WDJersey from Colorado

Sep 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by roryhoy from Canada (ON)

Jul 10, 2019
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Reviewed by Wubufatoto from New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I'm up at my place at the northern most tip of Newfoundland. Good beer is hard to get here. My local liquor store hasn't had one IPA in more than two months, so I drove to the bigger store some 30 miles away.(The nearest store with a real selection is 300 miles away!) They had one case of four packs of 12oz. Muskoka Mad Tom and a case of Twice as Mad 16oz. singles. This is only the second time in the 20plus years I've been coming here that I've seen any double IPA up here--so I bought half of them for $4.29 each. Who knows if we'll ever see any more...ever.

This is a great brew, very much to my taste, which prefers lighter colored unroasted malt, which is quite fortunate as its the only double I can get. Very light yellow slightly gold colored with a decent head when poured into a big snifter(which I prefer with double IPAs and Belgian Tripels). Very refreshing fruity hoppy taste without the dankness that seems to overwhelm too many other doubles. There's definitely some alcohol here, but it is never the dominant note. This stuff feels right at home with the Stone Ruination 2.0 and Enjoy Bys and with my one darker double Dogfish 90. On a scale of 1-10, this would get a 9.5. Awesome.
Jul 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.64 by jhodgert from Canada (QC)

Jan 29, 2019
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Rated by JunctionCat from Canada (ON)

3.13/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Decent ipa back in 2010, has not kept up with the trends or stood the test of time. Decent, but hardly adventurous.
Sep 14, 2018
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.12/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 oz can pours a bright almost clear golden with 3 fingers white head. Aroma of sweet citrus, mango, caramel malt. Taste is a bittersweet citrus, pine - hops predominant with well balanced bitterness throughout . Full bodied creamy mouthfeel. Excellent.
Aug 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Jul 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.93 by Gasp262 from Canada (AB)

Jun 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Tivlavrie from Canada (AB)

Apr 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Apr 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Mar 03, 2018
Twice As Mad Tom IPA from Muskoka Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 306 ratings