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MadTree Brewing was founded in 2013 to cultivate a love of craft and community, and be the most respected brewery in the region. MadTree works hard to build camaraderie with their communities and supports countless charitable organizations throughout the year. They are obsessed with delivering the highest quality products and experience. MadTree believes in growing with integrity and intention and balancing long term sustainability in all decisions. They do this while never taking themselves too seriously. Everything is done to inspire madness, while being rooted in purpose. MadTree distributes its beers throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Middle and Eastern Tennessee.
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7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 5/2017. Slight gusher opener. Pours crystal clear pale golden/straw color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, pear, red apple, juniper, spruce, berry, ginger, melon, white wine, gin, oak, hay, straw, mint, and grass; with light notes of honey, cracker, white bread, oaken vanilla, pepper, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky yeast, spices, gin barrel, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart lemon, lime, pear, red apple, juniper, spruce, berry, ginger, melon, white wine, gin, oak, hay, straw, mint, and grass; with light notes of honey, cracker, white bread, oaken vanilla, pepper, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy bitterness, tartness, and yeast/oak/ginger/juniper spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, pear, red apple, juniper, spruce, berry, ginger, melon, white wine, gin, oak, hay, straw, mint, grass, cracker, white bread, oaken vanilla, pepper, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, spices, gin barrel, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tart/spiciness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/tart/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately grainy/sticky/acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.5%. Mildly increasing ginger heat through the glass. Overall this is a very nice barrel aged/spiced experimental Kolsch style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, spices, gin barrel, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mildly tart/bitter/spicy/drying finish. More of a Brett wild ale than a Kolsch. Not much malt presence. Nice fruity Brett complexity with balanced gin barrel/spices. Nothing overwhelming. A very enjoyable and unique offering.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2017 at 18:48

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 8/9/2017. Bit of a gusher can. Pours very hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy/piney hops and bready malt flavors; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, cracker, biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy/piney hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.9%. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy/piney hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very classic tasting Midwest style IPA. Dank and vibrant Centennial, Chinook, Cascade hops; nice bready malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Can on 08 Dec 2017 at 19:25

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 8/17/2017. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of honey, lemon, orange, pear, apple, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with light notes of honey, lemon, orange, pear, apple, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light fruits, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness of bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from bitterness. Very clean on lager flavors, not too fruity/yeast. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an excellent Kolsch style. All around great robustness of bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the minimal bitter finish. Clean and flavorful wheat/pils malts; with very well restrained yeast ester character, and mild hop balance. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2017 at 18:38

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can: Pours cloudy amber-orange with a large beige head. Caramel, orange, pine scent. Strongly bitter woody/pine flavour.....light caramel malt, orange-peel. Very solid.
Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2017 at 15:14

7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On draught at Kraft House No. 5 during the "Mad Tree Tap Takeover: Featuring The Great Pumpcan" event on 09/14/2017. The beer is a clear orange-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Partial rings of lace. Aroma of malt, pumpkin spice and fruit. Medium body with flavors of roast malt, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramel. The finish is pumpkin spices and malt. Decent overall.
Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2017 at 15:32

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can from Discount. Pours a clear gold with a finger of foam. Clean, citrusy hop nose with some pine and light caramel. Some floral aromas as well. Dry on the palate, light grassy notes, zesty, bitter finish. Solid IPA.
Tried from Can on 29 Sep 2017 at 12:11

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50cl bottle pours a crystal clear orange with some cloudy white head. Nose is funky, citrus rind, kumquat, plenty of hand soap, some mild spice, soured wine. Flavor has some acetic notes, grapefruit and kumquat, soap, industrial notes. Finishes slick and oily.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2017 at 10:03

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Willebecher draft at MadTree 2.0 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The pour is a hazed copper golden with an off white head that has great coating lace. The aroma is bright tropical and citrus fruit hop, with sweet malt present as well. The taste is super fresh, nice balance between the tropical fruit hops, the bright citrus and the clean sweet malt backbone. The palate is medium bodied, low natural carbonation and dry softly bitter and mineral finish. Hit the spot nicely.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2017 at 16:51

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Willebecher draft at MadTree 2.0 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The pour is a slight haze very light yellow white with a small white head. Nice splotchy lace on the glass. The aroma is bright fresh lemon citrus hops, along with an herbal yeast and fresh cereal cracker malt. The taste is a nice light, clean Saison cereal malt and herbal backbone, with the bright citrus hoppiness carrying the back. The palate is light bodied, active carbonation and the clean finish. Tasty beer.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2017 at 16:48

6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
12 ounce can Hazy amber, large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of piney, floral hops, lemon, pale malt. The taste is pine, lemon, grapefruit, pale malt. Thin bodied, a little tinny. Decent balance, moderate lingering bitterness. Decent.
Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2017 at 22:29