Medusa IPA
Defiant Brewing Company in Pearl River, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.30
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Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 10 years ago
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.
Gripweed57 (8744) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 10 years ago
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.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 11 years ago
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?
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 11 years ago
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.
CLW (16859) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 11 years ago
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.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 13 years ago
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.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Medusa IPA from Defiant Brewing Company 14 years ago
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.