Mango Boss Tweed
Old Nation Brewing Company in Williamston, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.23
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/7/2019. Pours opaquely hazy/cloudy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge lightly tart/tangy mangoes, melon, fruit skin, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, onion, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit/dough, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Amazing aromas with incredible complexity and balance of mangoes, citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge lightly tart/tangy mangoes, melon, fruit skin, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, onion, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit/dough, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy mangoes, melon, fruit skin, mandarin orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, onion, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit/dough, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of mangoes, citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 9.3%, with minimal lingering hop burn after the finish. Overall this is an amazing fruited NEDIPA. All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of mangoes, citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/tart/tangy/drying finish. Awesome soft feel, and not aggressive. Amazing Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic, Azacca profile. Super juicy/vibrant hops/fruit, with some dank/earthy notes; and a nice sized wheat/oat/Vienna malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example as expected. Not as impressive as the base beer, but still top tier stuff. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can, courtesy of Jeremy. Pours slightly murky orange. Mango, tangerine, mandarin, pineapple, light perfume, nice bitterness in the finish. Good body. Tasty, the mango integrates well.