Hop Manna IPA
Shmaltz Brewing Company in Troy, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.08
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In the book of Exodus, the ancient Hebrews survived 400 years of bondage before the ultimate supreme court dropped the 10 deadly Plagues on the land of the taskmasters and the head dictator, Pharaoh. Even then, only begrudgingly, did he Let My People Go. The freedom ride across, nay through the sea left a band of wandering nomads broke and suffering, no doubt with a profound hunger – and a mighty thirst. Enter the Manna: a glorious gift to nourish body and soul. Manna was said to combine the tastes of everything most delicious to each individual, depending on their desire. And as the Good Book says, Each shall gather according to one’s need and shall enjoy a double portion for thine chosen day of rest. Manna fed the entire tribe, but tradition suggests the righteous received manna ground in a heavenly mill, while the wicked had to grind it below for themselves. Hear o’ Tribe of Shmaltz – Behold: A celebration of the flower of the craft beer revolution! A golden opportunity to feed your inner hop head and rejoice in HOP MANNA, our newest delicacy of the modern He’brew Beer family. L’Chaim! Dry Hopped with Centennial, Cascade and Citra (Centennial and Cascade in Batch 4).
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear amber-orange with a medium tan head. Aroma of citrus and pine, with malt notes in the background. Flavor is of grapefruit and pine, bitter finish. A good west coaster.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2012
at 14:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm, 26 April 2012) Amber colour with brief, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of cereal, orange, marmalade, resin and apricots. Malty, fruity taste with grainy malt, apricots, orange and generous amounts of resinous hops in a fairly bitter finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Well balanced, quite hoppy and very nice.
Tried
on 20 May 2012
at 07:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Wood and caramel dominated aroma with piney accents. Clear copper, medium head. Fresh split oak flavor, caramel notes are understated. More citrusy orange peel in the finish. A malty IPA, just what I expected from Shmaltz.
Tried
on 17 May 2012
at 17:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a hazy copper orange with a medium white head. Aroma is very resinous hop heavy, loads of caramel malt to back, oranges and grapefruit. Flavour of mandarin oranges, grapefruit, tropical fruits, buttery caramel malts, and truckloads of resinous hops that linger very pleasantly with little astringency. Excellent IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2012
at 20:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle-pours gold with a rich offwhite head. Aroma is pine/some resin, 2nd light/medium malt. Taste is pine/some resin hops, 2nd light/medium malt-caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2012
at 13:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a clear copper with small off white head. The aroma is pine hops and grapefruit. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet hop and nice dry. Easy to drink a very good IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2012
at 02:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours with a lightly hazed copper hued body with a medium white head. Huge dank aromas, citrus, resin, sweet, floral, pungent, grapefruit, sweet, caramel, alcohol, hops, mild esters. Really fresh smelling (should be as it is brand new). Flavors are off. Plastic, wet dog, bad malt, medium bitter with lots of tangerine. Soapy and detergent like. Pine. Very soapy, dry, light vegital. Lively bubbles, medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2012
at 21:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle labeled as Hop Mania #4 pours up clear amber with copper hues and off white head. The aroma offers up some stunted pine hops, earthy citrus fruit peel and then it rolls into a bit of boozy heat and dark fruity esteriness at the end of the draw. The taste starts somewhat hop neutral and a little malty for a moment and then it picks up muted blunted pine hops. To midway the pine hops move into resiny notes just as orange and lime peel and slivers of sweet malt are noticed. It stays tart with citrus hops as well as pine hops into the after taste. The level of bitterness is pleasing in this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2012
at 07:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Beer Run. Pours a clear copper color with a large frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of big pine, citrus and resin hops. Faint bready malts. The taste is big citrus and herbal hops, pale malts and a bit of nuttiness. Medium bodied. Good.
Earlier Rating: 12/26/2011 Total Score: 3.4
Served on draft at Beer Run. Pours a clear golden color with a thin white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bitter resin hops with some earthiness and faint toasted malts. The taste is bitter resin and herbal hops, toasted malts, butter, caramel and a lingering bitterness. Medium bodied.
Earlier Rating: 12/26/2011 Total Score: 3.4
Served on draft at Beer Run. Pours a clear golden color with a thin white head. Decent head retention. Aroma of bitter resin hops with some earthiness and faint toasted malts. The taste is bitter resin and herbal hops, toasted malts, butter, caramel and a lingering bitterness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2012
at 16:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and summer fruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor with light tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Grapefruit and tropical fruit linger with light pine.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2012
at 10:06