Russian River Brewing Company Mind Circus

Mind Circus

 

Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - New England / Hazy Regular
Score
7.41
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 32
Mind Circus IPA has a mild bitterness and a thick, luscious mouthfeel. This style of IPA is what is being called in the beer world a “Hazy IPA” Dominantly herbaceous and grassy, with moderate tropical notes as well as some bright citrus. This unique hazy IPA gains its flavor of grapes and grass from the Nelson hops, and its tropical notes of pineapple and mango from the Strata hops. It is unfiltered leaving a “haze” and some yeast for more texture. Oats were also used to add to the softer mouthfeel and hazy appearance.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared by Johnny. Ugly murky yellow color, full sized white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, pleasantly hoppy, somewhat fruity hoppy, decent to medium hoppy bitterness. Medium to full body, decent to medium carbonation. Solid. Ugly but solid.

Tried on 05 Jan 2026 at 19:24


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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle from John's Marketplace Beaverton. Hazy orange golden pour, one finger fluffy white head. Mild grapefruity aroma, fruity. Taste brings minor citrus zest, juicy flavors. So well balanced and really tasty. I expect nothing less from the masters at Russian River.

Tried from Bottle from John's Marketplace - Beaverton on 04 Jan 2026 at 06:11


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510ml bottle. Bottled on 09/10/25. Pours a cloudy yellow color with a big sudsy white head that has decent retention and ample lacing. The aroma is mostly grapefruit with a bit of lemon. The taste, like the aroma, features grapefruit, limes and lemons. Bitterness is medium (for an IPA) and provided by the grapefruit. The palate i full and creamy with soft carbonation. Finishes somewhat short and clean. Overall: Very smooth drinking IPA, not big and bold like their other IPAs, but still quite lovely. much enjoyed.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2025 at 17:47


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Via Bottlecraft North Park. Bottled 07.09.25, so less than a month old. Stemless wine glass back at the hotel first thing after work.

Nice initial cascade. It settles into a hazy, uniform, pale orange pour. Tall, sticky, lathery head.
Smell is bitter tangerine, sweet lemon, booze & some weed whacking.
Soft creamsicle orange, strong herbal & muted pine hops, a little menthol cooling, mild to moderate lingering astringency, overall bittersweet. Really amazing, concentrated tangerine burps will happen.
Extra frothy, slurry, a little dense, a touch boozy, high acid.
Tis a better than average hazy, with less candied fruit & more pith.

Decent enough. 3.6

Tried from Bottle from Bottlecraft - North Park on 06 Aug 2025 at 17:59


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8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Tap at Bottle Craft, Little Italy, 15th February 25. Pours a hazy yellow, aroma is hoppy, aromatic, fresh. Taste is dry, citrus, medium bitter another goodie from Russian River

Tried from Draft on 05 Mar 2025 at 21:22


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16oz can - shared with friends. Solid NEIPA - good tropical notes - definitely thick and juicy

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2024 at 12:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Opaque, thin head. Pale yellow. Soft fruity hops, muddled, apricot, malts a bit weak. It'�s okay.

Tried on 14 Apr 2024 at 17:12


Grassy, little pineapple, solid haze from RR. Mac and cheese and chicken sandwich was really good, too.

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2024 at 15:16


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Pours a very hazy orange hue with a medium white head. A big sweet melon and citrus nose. Big time hazy flavors, sweet, husky, lemons, mint, some tropical elements.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2024 at 08:04


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Eureka! in Santa Barbara. Poured a very hazy yellow-orange color with a very small white head. Aroma was citrus hops - tropical fruits, more bitter orange than I expected, more like bitter orange juice than like an orange slice if that makese sense. Earthy, some pineapple. A touch odd.

Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2023 at 06:08