Mandarina IPA
Highland Brewing

Mandarina IPAMandarina IPA
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From:
Highland Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 9.42%
Reviews:
47
Ratings:
170
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 31, 2021
Added:
Dec 23, 2015
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  42
An adventure-loving and aromatic orange IPA. Brewed with German Mandarina Bavaria and Hull Melon hops, and bold, juicy oranges. Expect intense citrus and tropical notes with a crisp, bright nish from this palate-pleaser!

IBU: 35
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Ratings by lupercmda:
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Rated by lupercmda from North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Feb 12, 2017
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Rated: 4.25 by lagrluvr

Oct 31, 2021
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.69/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Copper colored with a faintly hazy complexion. There’s a fingernail of off white around the rim and covering three quarters of the top. Light lacing. The aroma is of mandarin oranges. I’m tasting very bitter mandarin orange flavor. The mouth is moderately dense and resinous.
Jan 02, 2021
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Rated by nick_perry from North Carolina

1.86/5  rDev -51.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
Tastes like someone made a beer out of Sunkist orange soda.
Aug 07, 2020
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Reviewed by ArchimedesSox from Georgia

3.63/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: Slightly hazy golden color, large white head, really good lacing
S: Orange, pine
T: Bitter hops, slight orange flavor
M: Light to medium, dry, crisp
O: Not as balanced as I would like, I was slightly taken aback by the dry crispness that I experienced. Interesting beer for sure.
May 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking this from a can poured into a pint glass.
Appears golden, big white foamy head.
Smells citrusy.
Taste follows the nose.
Mouth feel is medium for the style.
Overall a nice IPA that I would definitely order again.
Feb 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.87 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Feb 06, 2020
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.68/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can with a May 2019 canning date.
Pours with an oversized, foamy white head that has good retention and that leaves ample lacing.
Slightly dank, orange and hop aroma.
The flavor is better and cleaner than the aroma suggests. Just the right amount of mandarin orange flavor to go south the hops. Near medium bitterness for the style but leaning towards the low end.
Jan 29, 2020
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Rated by BenjiReed95 from North Carolina

3.92/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pleasant aroma of tangerine, slightly citrusy taste - Meyer lemon, orange. Pours golden orange. Easy drinking IPA.
Aug 09, 2019
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Reviewed by donspublic from Texas

3.91/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from can into tulip, good 2 finger cream colored head, good retention and lacing. Golden in the glass, slight chill haze. Smells beautiful, like scratching the skin of a navel orange and smelling it, great orange on the nose. Mild malt sweetness on the front, some orange on the palate, somewhat one note thru the beer, finishes with a mild bitterness. This is a good casually drinking, not to adventurous on the palate, not too bitter on the finish. I just wish the nose on this would have translated to a beer with a little more personality
Jul 31, 2019
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Reviewed by Griffin2 from Virginia

3.81/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz can dated 5/23/19 into a Willi Becher pint glass.
L - Poured a clear amber color with a slight white head.
S - Smells of oranges.
T - Slight taste of oranges.
F - Medoim body and carbonation.
O - Another easy drinking IPA from Highland. I really enjoyed this beer. Perfect for drinking while grilling.
Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.98 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Jul 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by BeardedWalrus from North Carolina

Jun 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.69 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.58 by Gagnonsux from Texas

May 19, 2019
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Reviewed by Buckeye55 from North Carolina

3.98/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A clear yellow pour. Finally a non-hazy IPA. Nothing against hazy, but a nice change of pace. Smells and tastes of orange/citrus. No hop bitterness till the tail end. Just short of outstanding.
May 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by VolatileAgent7744 from Kentucky

Apr 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by Mxsluis from Michigan

Mar 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by KeyWestGator from Florida

Dec 22, 2018
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Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia

3.62/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Pours clear and golden in color with an off-white, near 2 finger width head. I thought retention was pretty good.

Aroma: Orange peel and bread.

Taste: Some bitterness, some orange but also some grapefruit that adds tartness.
4th selection from a Highland variety pack that very little variety as each one was very close in character and substance to each other.
Dec 21, 2018
Mandarina IPA from Highland Brewing
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 170 ratings