Molotov Hoptail
Mad Fox Brewing Company in Falls Church, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.13
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The current rage in American craft brewing, a Double India Pale Ale. In our version we refer to it as an East Coast style of Imperial IPA where malt body and sweetness can be discerned with a heavy hand on hop character (unlike those West Coast brewers version of overly hopped beer). Loads of Palisades, Glacier and Mt. Hood hops are used. Original gravity of 21 degrees Plato and the hop bitterness is massive.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
15th August 2013
GBBF Day 3. Hazy amber beer. Small pale cream coloured head. Smooth palate. A rich and sweet IPA. Rich tropical fruits - mango and pineapple with lesser orange and lemon. Light hop spice. Riding alongside all this (as identified by Harrisoni) is a vibrant tangerine jelly. This whole hop shooting match in underpinned by sweet malt cream. A belter!
GBBF Day 3. Hazy amber beer. Small pale cream coloured head. Smooth palate. A rich and sweet IPA. Rich tropical fruits - mango and pineapple with lesser orange and lemon. Light hop spice. Riding alongside all this (as identified by Harrisoni) is a vibrant tangerine jelly. This whole hop shooting match in underpinned by sweet malt cream. A belter!
Tried
on 01 Sep 2013
at 05:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2013, Olympia, London. An orange/amber coloured pour with a small white head on top. Hoppy, tropical fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, sweet, tropical fruit, slight bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2013
at 02:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at gbbf 2013. Slight orange small white head. Sharp grapefruit aroma. Sweet lemon orange blossom flavour.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 05:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Gbbf 2013. Hazy amber thin white head. Some tropical. lots of satsuma tangerine tales me back to jelly as a kid
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2013
at 05:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is smooth fruity, peachy and light citrusy. Sweet, fruity, crisp hoppy. Peachy and light citrusy. Ends bitter yet also fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2013
at 04:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brew pub. Pours amber with a with a white head. Floral hop aroma. Sweet malts integrate nicely with grassy hops Mildly bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2013
at 11:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Clear orange amber color, white edge head. Arona of grass, licorice, light scallion. Taste is bitter lemongrass. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Aug 2012
at 14:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Served on draft at the brewpub on 6/10/11. Pours a clear dark amber color with a large offwhite head. Decent head retention and lacing. Big citrus hop aroma with toffee, tea and earthy notes. The taste is citrus hops, toffee and berries. Linger bitterness. Medium-full bodied. Nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Aug 2011
at 00:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Draft at the Brewpub, 6/10/11, as Molotov Hoptail Double IPA
Aroma: It had a nice hoppy aroma with some pine, orange, and malty notes too
Appearance: The pour is a somewhat cloudy amber color with an off-white head
Flavor: The taste is mid-sweetish, with a slightly heavier bitterness to it
Palate: It had a good mothfeel, it finishes fairly dry, with a creamy body, and average carbonation
Overall Impression: Overall, I found this to be a pretty decent DIPA. It wasn't anything exceptional, but it was rather tasty. Out of all the beers I got to try at Mad Fox, this was definitely one of the better ones.
Aroma: It had a nice hoppy aroma with some pine, orange, and malty notes too
Appearance: The pour is a somewhat cloudy amber color with an off-white head
Flavor: The taste is mid-sweetish, with a slightly heavier bitterness to it
Palate: It had a good mothfeel, it finishes fairly dry, with a creamy body, and average carbonation
Overall Impression: Overall, I found this to be a pretty decent DIPA. It wasn't anything exceptional, but it was rather tasty. Out of all the beers I got to try at Mad Fox, this was definitely one of the better ones.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2011
at 19:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Woah. This Double IPA was top notch! Poured a clear, slightly orange/dark-yellow color, tiny head when arrived. Aroma was a solid wallop of pine, hops, sweetness - not overpowering, but it certainly is there. Great balance between the malts and hops on the taste and palate - hoppy but countered at every turn with a good dose of sweet malts. I savored this one quite a bit.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2010
at 19:56