Midwest Red IPA
Masthead Brewing Company in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
7.04
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Amber brown pour. Thin foam around the rim. Grapefruit zest with floral notes. Zesty palate. Light bodied and light carbonation
obguthr (12524) reviewed Midwest Red IPA from Masthead Brewing Company 3 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 8
Marigold, grapefruit nose. Clear rust, medium yellow head nice lace. Marigold, dried leaves, grapefruit zest. Medium body, easy carbonation, very resinous.
superspak (10160) reviewed Midwest Red IPA from Masthead Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, caned on 10/27/2017. Pours slightly hazy reddish orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, peach, apricot, pineapple, grapefruit, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, peach, apricot, pineapple, grapefruit, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, peach, apricot, pineapple, grapefruit, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel citrus rind, pepper, pine, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance; and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.3%. Overall this is an awesome red IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Really juicy and lightly dank hop complexity; sizable dark/bready malt backbone, but never overly sweet/heavy feeling with adequate dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Midwest Red IPA from Masthead Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at Daily Growler UA during the "5th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest" on 10/26/2017. Clear reddish-copper color with a medium thick white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of fruit, resiny hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, fruit and roast malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Decent overall.