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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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap @ the brewpub. Pours clear deep copper with off white head and nice lacing. It has a very pleasing citrus hop aroma with grapefruit, orange peel and in the background some yummy malty sweetness mixing with faint buttered bread. The taste starts with fresh sweet malt sweetened citrus orange and tangelo hops. The grapefruit bitterness component quickly takes over and rides into the finish. A mild sweet malty backbone is just under the surface but far from being a malty IPA. Solid!
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2008
at 08:16
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draft at Owl & Thistle pub....my first beer as a 30 year old......cloudy copper color, with not much head...a decent light lacing....mild floral aroma...watery citrus body with a bitter finish...just ok...seems unbalanced in the beer-water levels
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2008
at 17:37
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Poured murky amber with thin quick dissipationg white head. Not much aroma, what there is is tea bags and hop. Medium body with a little maltiness, a little hoppiness and some black tea again. Thin finish resting on the centre of the tongue
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2008
at 23:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. The beer had a nice refreshing malt aroma with a strong citrus punch to it. At my first sip I wasn’t sure if this was very good, but I blame it on the previous beverage I drank that night. After that point I could tell that this one was actually pretty good. Nice citrus flavor with a good amount of hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2007
at 13:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cask from Peaks brewpub - This IPA has a good piney hop aroma. The flavor is straightforward hoppiness with decent balance. The body is a little too thin, though the dry, hoppy finish is pretty good. I thought the fine carbonation from the cask pour went well with it.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2006
at 19:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper orange pour with an ample white head. Aroma is hoppy and a little bit sweet. Taste is packed with hops and that citrus feel of grapefruit. Nice dry finish with a sweet/sour aftertaste. A decent IPA, but a bit sweet for my taste.
Tried
on 18 May 2006
at 23:06
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask Frothy off-white head; pale orange-amber beer. Nice hoppy C-hops smell, flowery & spicey. Good, not overly bitter hopstaste, bit resiny, bit grapefruity; chicory in the finish. More than probably dry-hopped (confirmed). Slight burning MF, not disturbing, medium bodied. Good IPA, and well-casked, which is rare over here it seems. Flowery and spicey, rewarding.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2006
at 05:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Copper colored beer with a nice off-white head. Big grapefruit and sweet malt aroma. Nice resiny grapefruit flavor and upfront bitterness. Malt backbone is enough to show it’s still there, but hops dominate. Great IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2006
at 16:43