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Since 1989 Mad River Brewing company has been crafting award winning ales made in Humboldt County. Our most prestigious awards include four Gold Medals, four Silver Medals and one Bronze medal from the Great American Beer Festival. Two Bronze awards from the World Beer Cup and 2010 Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year award from the Great American Beer Festival.
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6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
12 oz bottle poured at a restaurant in Humboldt County. Pours a thick copper orange with a rocky foam head. Rich caramel and soft pine hops aroma with a matching flavor. Good malt bill. Creamy. Medium bitterness. Has a memorable sweetness to it. Not really July typenif double here. Doesn’t drink very easy, but has good things going for it. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2016 at 15:27

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle poured at a restaurant in North Cali near the source. Bright golden cloudy pour with a high carb, active fizz head. Very gentle hop aroma. A ton of dry, dusty straw grain throughout. A savior splash of juicy, yet bitter combined hops. Overall an easy drinking pale. Light, and medium refreshment. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Sep 2016 at 15:01

6/10
Backlog. Taki... Bardzo normalny, bardzo porprawny, nie urywajacy ale bardzo milo sie pijacy, glownie kawa, popiolowosc, palonosc, malo owoc
Tried at Brewdog Warszawa on 21 Aug 2016 at 16:00

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a brown head. Rich malt and toffee aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light chocolate and rich malt. Medium-plus bodied. Grapefruit and pine lingers with toffee/caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2016 at 17:56

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Black with dark, creamy head. Aroma and flavour have dark roasted malts and a touch of coffee. It’s bittersweet and has a smooth, creamy texture.
Tried on 07 Aug 2016 at 10:10

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
0,355l bottle at home. No BB date. black color, small dark coffee-colored head. smells nicely of bitter chocolate, earthy, coffee, roast, lightly leathery, nicely creamy, also some milk chocolate, very nice smell. medium to full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of coffee, a bit ashy, earthy, hints of bitter chocolate, a bit scratchy bitterness. finishes lightly roasty bitter and earthy with notes of coffee and leather. overall very nice beer, taste is lacking a bit compared to the very nice smell, might be also related to freshness since its unclear how old the bottle is.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2016 at 07:46

6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Tap Zuid, medium sample. Dark brown color, short frothy head. Aroma of roast, dark bread, tar, slight ashes. Thick one dimensional roastiness in taste, tar, slight fruity blackcurrant, touch of roasty sourness. Bit too onedimensional I guess to be really enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2016 at 07:10

7.6/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Deep brown to black, hazy. One finger tall tan to brown head. Aroma of coffee beans, earth, roasted malts. Light to medium body. Complex taste. Coffee, dark chocolate, dry fruit, roast, Port. Light bitterness. Well balanced. Tasty

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Tried on 21 Jul 2016 at 13:05

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled@PBF XI (Steelhead Porter, 6.5 %). Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, some rye, wood and mild herbal notes. Flavour is wood, fruits, roasted malts, some floral, fruity and mild ripe fruity notes as well.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2016 at 23:54

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle Shared (Cheers Anders!)@Taproom Malmö, Malmö (09/07/2016) - pours black with a tan head. Dark roasted malty aroma and taste, with chocolate prominence, some caramel, wooden nuances, subtle vanilla caress into the finish. Nice!
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2016 at 09:28