Medusa IPA
Defiant Brewing Company in Pearl River, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.30
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4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Chris and Alisa brought this one back for me from a trip to New Jersey. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a massively over carbonated dark golden color with an enormous fluffy orange-white head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was dry and chalky with notes of Pez and vague citrus. The flavor was bitter and chalky with pepper, Pez and vague fruits. Medium length finish. Light body and massively over carbonated. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2015
at 20:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 ounce bottle. Amber orange color topped by a moderate Rocky beige head. Caramel malty nose. Dank bittersweet toasted malt flavor. Huge hop bitterness is astringent and out of balance. Lacks complexity. All hops, no substance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2015
at 22:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite, 9/7/14
Aroma: The nose is clean hops, orange/citrus, some caramel, buttery notes, and resin hints
Appearance: It pours a murky orange color with a small off-white head and average lace
Flavor: Tastes similar to the nose, but with the malts getting more buttery, and a bitter, citrus finish
Palate: The body is medium, it has an okay mouthfeel overall, with a dryish finish
Overall Impression: I wasn't too impressed by this IPA. It isn't a terrible beer or anything, but the flavor just doesn't quite work. I don't really know where to settle on this beer. Maybe I'm even a little too high with this score?
Aroma: The nose is clean hops, orange/citrus, some caramel, buttery notes, and resin hints
Appearance: It pours a murky orange color with a small off-white head and average lace
Flavor: Tastes similar to the nose, but with the malts getting more buttery, and a bitter, citrus finish
Palate: The body is medium, it has an okay mouthfeel overall, with a dryish finish
Overall Impression: I wasn't too impressed by this IPA. It isn't a terrible beer or anything, but the flavor just doesn't quite work. I don't really know where to settle on this beer. Maybe I'm even a little too high with this score?
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2014
at 14:46
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours orange gold. White head. Nose/taste of sugared grapefruit, pine, resin, caramel malt and toast. Medium body. Overcarbonated mess coming out of the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2014
at 20:49
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 oz. bottle thanks to jcwattsrugger, much thanks! Copper color with low carbonation. Aroma is mostly herbs with a light vegetal note.
Flavor is much like the aroma. Light skunky yeast, herbal hops with a very distracting vegetable flavor in the finish. Was the wort boiled long enough and up to temperature? Perhaps more carbonation would help. Yeah this is just off. I would be willing to re- rate if I can make it to the brewery for a draft sample.
Flavor is much like the aroma. Light skunky yeast, herbal hops with a very distracting vegetable flavor in the finish. Was the wort boiled long enough and up to temperature? Perhaps more carbonation would help. Yeah this is just off. I would be willing to re- rate if I can make it to the brewery for a draft sample.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2014
at 23:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A golden IPA with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt and floral hops, nice and smooth. In mouth, biscuit malt with British hops, oily mouthfeel, not bad. On tap at TAP NY, April 28, 2012.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2012
at 18:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
-on tap-pours a rich retaining off white head that laces and gold color. Aroma is resin/herbal-tea hops, medium malt. Taste is resin/herbal-tea hops with some bite, medium malt-some roasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2011
at 18:08