Muffin Top
Clown Shoes in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Regular|
Score
7.17
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Muffin Top combines the attributes of a Belgian Tripel with a huge burst of American hops. Intense flavors from the Belgian yeast, reminiscent of candied fruits, mix with the hop bitterness and sweet orange peel to create a unique take on a Belgian-Style ale.
Disclaimer: No muffin tops were harmed in the production of this label.
Disclaimer: No muffin tops were harmed in the production of this label.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 22 oz bottle from Half Time, 10/14/12
Aroma: The nose has some lemon peel, a little peach, some Belgian yeast, and mild spice
Appearance: It pours a mostly clear orange color with a small off-white head and some sticky lace
Flavor: The taste is light-medium sweet, fairly fruity, with some medium hop bitterness as well
Palate: The body is medium, it is smooth and slightly sticky, with average carbonation, and a dryish finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one is well-made. I really enjoyed what they were doing here, and I thought the Belgian and IPA style combination worked well. I like Clown Shoes' beers in general, and I thought this one was quite good.
Aroma: The nose has some lemon peel, a little peach, some Belgian yeast, and mild spice
Appearance: It pours a mostly clear orange color with a small off-white head and some sticky lace
Flavor: The taste is light-medium sweet, fairly fruity, with some medium hop bitterness as well
Palate: The body is medium, it is smooth and slightly sticky, with average carbonation, and a dryish finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one is well-made. I really enjoyed what they were doing here, and I thought the Belgian and IPA style combination worked well. I like Clown Shoes' beers in general, and I thought this one was quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2012
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ FOneFan. Hazy amber with small white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, yeast, fruit and spices. Flavour is malt, caramel, yeast, dark fruit, little citrus, grapefruit and medium biter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 15:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Light hazy orange with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 140912
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 15:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Really Late Ulfborg Summer Tasting, 2012. Pours cloudy golden with a creamy head. Yeasty and fruity. A bit of vanilla and caramel. Medium bodied. Bitter dry end. One of the most overrated breweries in the database.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 15:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are yeast, caramel, hops, fruits, citrus, pine, flowers and malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 15:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
cloudy orange, smooth orange head. flowery hopyp aroma, flavor is bitter hoppy, malty, spicy.
Tried
on 10 Sep 2012
at 09:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. An unclear dark golden beer with a huge yellowish head. The aroma has notes of hops, malt, lemons, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of fruits, yeast, malt, straw, alcohol, and lemony hops, leading to a dry finish. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2012
at 08:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is grapefruity and peachy. Dry, peachy and grapefruity. Bitter, bone dry and grapefruity. Bitter, citrusy and crisp hoppy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2012
at 08:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 65 cl. Pours a cloudy opaque orangey golden bordering amber with a rich and frothy off-white head with quite some laces. Fruiy, yeasty aroma with some perfumy aroma hops. Rich body, sweet fruit, a leathery Bretty note, loads of Belgian yeast, syrupy almost, with a solid late hop bitterness. Still, Belgian yeast and aroma hops is no favourite of mine. 100912
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2012
at 07:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle. Brassy amber color topped by a massive rocky beige head. Sweet fruity malt aroma hints at Juicyfruit gum, melon and peaches. Wow, their is a lot here. Again, more sweet fruit malt flavor that touches on peaches and orange peel. Nice warming alcohol flavor. Citrusy hops show up late and make this one complex and interesting quaff. Nice clinging belgian lace. Nicely done!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2012
at 18:46