Mongoose IPA
Hale's Ales in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.43
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A classic IPA; medium bitterness with light malt and citrus flavor. Calypso, Chinook and Mosaic add their spicy hop character and an enticing floral aroma.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From Jul 2007
Purchased at Wilbur's Liquors in Ft Collins for US$7.49 a 6 Pack.
This beer pours from 12oz bottle a clear medium gold with a medium sized head of foam. After a few minutes, the foam is all but gone but it does have some lacing in the early stages.
The smell has a huge grapefruit nose along with some floral hops.
The taste starts off with the grapefruit and follows through with floral hops that makes for some real strong bitterness. As I swish the Ale in my mouth, I'm picking up some malt that I didn't notice when I was just sipping....it's earthy and it gives some balance to this very bitter IPA. The finish for me alternates between the hop bitterness and earthy malt and I quite like it. I'm also getting some grain the more sips I take. I think it's more complex than what the first taste would have you believe...this is a good sipping IPA and I'd guess that the alcohol content would be somewhere between 6.5% and 7% abv as it's no "light weight". Solid IPA if you're willing to give it a chance to warm up a bit...
Purchased at Wilbur's Liquors in Ft Collins for US$7.49 a 6 Pack.
This beer pours from 12oz bottle a clear medium gold with a medium sized head of foam. After a few minutes, the foam is all but gone but it does have some lacing in the early stages.
The smell has a huge grapefruit nose along with some floral hops.
The taste starts off with the grapefruit and follows through with floral hops that makes for some real strong bitterness. As I swish the Ale in my mouth, I'm picking up some malt that I didn't notice when I was just sipping....it's earthy and it gives some balance to this very bitter IPA. The finish for me alternates between the hop bitterness and earthy malt and I quite like it. I'm also getting some grain the more sips I take. I think it's more complex than what the first taste would have you believe...this is a good sipping IPA and I'd guess that the alcohol content would be somewhere between 6.5% and 7% abv as it's no "light weight". Solid IPA if you're willing to give it a chance to warm up a bit...
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2017
at 11:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle. How old? Who knows. Golden pour, which is surprising bc it’s much lighter than the super mongoose. Ligtly sweet tea malts with oily hops. Low bitter and no caramel malts, which is a great step up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2016
at 03:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 12 fl oz bottle. Golden orange with white head. Earthy pine hops, subtle toasted malt, medium-light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2016
at 02:48
6/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2015
at 23:02
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Lizzie and Daren! Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some juicy citrus with some sweet grains and a bit of butterscotch. Flavor has more of a butterscotch note with some sweet citrus and a bit of sweet grain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2015
at 17:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
[3/3/15] Draught at Hales Ales Brewery & Pub in Seattle. Clear golden. Mild hoppy aroma with a buttery hint. Flavor has a bit of sweetish maltiness, a faint buttery hint and some bitter floral hops. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pale IPA, seems mild at first, but has lingering hops/grapefruit on the finish, and stays on the palate for a while. Interesting take on the style.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 19:05
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours golden, with a thick white head. Very floral aroma and taste. A little sweet. Not quite what I look for in an IPA but overall its not bad.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2014
at 18:06
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
22oz bottle picked up in Spokane
Cloudy golden with a medium sized creamy off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is floral, dusty, caramel and burnt rubber. Flavors are floral, dusty, herbal, rubbing alcohol and bitter
I hope this is Infected because this sucks. Footbalmed
Cloudy golden with a medium sized creamy off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is floral, dusty, caramel and burnt rubber. Flavors are floral, dusty, herbal, rubbing alcohol and bitter
I hope this is Infected because this sucks. Footbalmed
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2013
at 08:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Anchovies & Olives, Seattle
Hazy deep blond color; small head. Some aroma of malt, caramel, crystal malt. Common malt and toffee flavor, with quite strong bitterness, some hop resins.
An entry level for IPAs, not bad, but without fresh characteristics.
Hazy deep blond color; small head. Some aroma of malt, caramel, crystal malt. Common malt and toffee flavor, with quite strong bitterness, some hop resins.
An entry level for IPAs, not bad, but without fresh characteristics.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2012
at 01:32