Maiden the Shade
Ninkasi Brewing Company in Eugene, Oregon, United States πΊπΈ
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
7.06
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Special Release Series. A salute to the playful side of summer, we had fun with this beer! Maiden the Shade has a big robust hop character from the liberal use of 7 different varieties of hops. It s completed with a light colored malt backbone to stay in balance. Kick back and enjoy!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Golden pour with a sticky white head from ginger Manhattan. Smell is citrus and floral. Grapefruit and hints of malt
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a supermarket in Portland. Juicy hoppy tropical fruit aroma with lots of citrus, grapefruit, notes of peach and mango. Flavour is lightly sweet with a firm bitter finish. Body is medium. Lovely juicy fruits, royally hopped. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at First Draft 6-3-16
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2019
at 14:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Lightly hoppy aroma with a pine note. Hazy yellow pour with white head. Medium body with a hoppy skin and inside with some malt. Long finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2018
at 02:57
8/10
Clear gold amb bod sml wht head. Floral resiny citrus arma. Citrus resiny floral flav. Med bod mod high carb.8/4/8/4/15 3.9
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2018
at 19:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear golden and copper coloured body with a very thin pure white head, only two centimetres tall. Aroma of citrus, grasses, light hops, a bit of earth and some moderate malt aromas with earth and some sticky sugars noticeable as well. Medium-bodied; Assertive earthy and toffee flavours at first with a big dose of grass, hay and citrus right behind with some blood orange notes, a touch of unfinished sugars and ending with an assertive and almost astringent bitterness that is caused by the hops, but almost showing citrus instead. Aftertaste is on the richer side, but with a good balance throughout, some alcohol hits out, but more hops and bitterness than sweetness for sure, and almost a bit too much earthiness for the style, but a good balance throughout. Overall, a nice and refreshing beer, but still showing a lot of flavours, some complexity at the end and a still somehow, easy-to-drink vibe. I sampled this stubby twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 31-May-2017 for US$2,86 sampled at home in Washington on 25-August-2017.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2017
at 01:45
7/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light citrua and pepper. Cloudy amber pour like quality of the necklace is bad. Light bitter finish with some tang and almost a minty feel. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2017
at 18:28
7.2/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Kroger bottle. Nearly clear golden with an inch of white head. Aroma of pot, pine, grapefruit, tropical fruit. Flavor is pine, grapefruit rind, mango, roasted malt. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2017
at 17:57
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
At a tasting, thanks, smallish bubbly head, cloudy very light orange to yellow color, aroma of orange marmalade, citrus and a bit of stale grains, flavor of fruit jam and tea, medium empathic bitterness, quite sweet, hint of alcohol. Drinkable but a bit old.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2016
at 00:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Maxβs place. Better Beer Of The Month Club. Cloudy golden with a white head. Aroma of stale hops, honey, marmalade. Sweet flavor with marmalade, honey, bitter stale hops. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2016
at 13:28