Son of Sapping Mammoth
Maine Beer Company in Freeport, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Half Acre Beer CompanyIPA Rotating Out of Production
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Score
7.36
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The friendship between Half Acre and Maine Beer Company and the good times we've shared have become as legendary as the Sapping Mammoth featured in our first collaboration. Expanding on this partnership, we felt it was time for the story to continue with the Son of Sapping Mammoth. For this beer we brewed an IPA featuring Midwest-grown grain as a tribute to our Chicago friends. We hope you enjoy!
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to English pint glass.
Appearance: copper in color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: melon to lemon to grapefruity to piney hops; light clean biscuity malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes grapefruity & piney with a little bit of zing and a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but some zingy toned hops seem to clamp down into the tongue a little bit.
Overall: hmmmm...I had this within their 90 day window MBC says to have their beers so I do wonder about some of that "little" bit of hop harshness on the tongue.
Bottle to English pint glass.
Appearance: copper in color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: melon to lemon to grapefruity to piney hops; light clean biscuity malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes grapefruity & piney with a little bit of zing and a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but some zingy toned hops seem to clamp down into the tongue a little bit.
Overall: hmmmm...I had this within their 90 day window MBC says to have their beers so I do wonder about some of that "little" bit of hop harshness on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2026
at 01:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Grapefruit citrus aroma with notes of grassy hops, floral hops, tangerine, orange and pine resiny hops. Pours brilliantly clear golden colored with a finger of soapy white head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with tangerine, orange and floral hop flavors. Finishes dry with grapefruit citrus, grassy hops and pine resiny hop flavors as well as a touch of bitterness at the very end. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Cheers Liquor Mart
on 15 Feb 2026
at 00:00
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at kermis tasting thanks to Potje. Slight hazy light golden. Super dank juice hops, crisp malts, lemon zest, lime, light spruce too. Medium sweet, a bit less bitter. Medium bodied. Yeah this is nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 17:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the 2025 Pre-Christmas/NY Zaandam Borrel. Poured a slightly hazy yellow golden colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is light citrus hops. The flavour moderate bitter, with a fresh, crisp, light herbal, light dank, light citrus, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 17:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Gebotteld 28 okt 25. Bleekgele kleur en mooie witte kraag met goede retentie. Geur van verse hop, iets fruitig. Retronasaal iets zoetig, hopbladeren, fruitig. Smaak is bitterig tot bitter met een vleugje fruitzurig en misschien zelfs iets zoetig. Lekker bittere afdronk.
Tried
from Bottle
from
J&B Craft Drinks
on 12 Dec 2025
at 17:27
8/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2025
at 17:24
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample uit 50cl fles, Zaandam Kerst/NY tasting. Iets mistig goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Hoppig, fris, vers, citrus, wat dennen, licht harsig, fruitig, hint van perzik, goed bitter. Lichte tot medium body. Lekker spul.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2025
at 10:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy pale gold with an off-white head. Citric aroma. Taste is citrus, grapefruit, melon, bit of pine.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Central Market - Austin (N Lamar)
on 28 Nov 2025
at 22:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at Churchkey. Pours a clear light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bitter citrus and grass with a bit of melon supporting. Flavor has more melon and citrus with light grass and a light sweet grain backbone.
Tried
from Draft
at
ChurchKey
on 21 Nov 2025
at 22:01
🏴 qualify for the World Cup in both dramatic, and sensational fashion. Helluva of a match against 🇩🇰.
Clean, crisp, little resinous pine jawn going on. Finishes with a nice grapefruit twist.
Clean, crisp, little resinous pine jawn going on. Finishes with a nice grapefruit twist.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2025
at 19:51