IPA - Mt. Carmel Brewing Company

JCaweinstein

Ohio

3.55/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Hazy orange with a rich one finger white head. Because of the haziness its difficult to determine how much carbonation is present.
I'm smelling caramel, honey, and some floral hop aromas.
It's got that grapefruit hop bitterness followed by sweet malts. I'm also getting some notes of roastiness.
Medium bodied, coats the mouth and not sensing a lot of carbonation. The hop bitterness is backed by a malt presence. It leaves a lemony tingling sensation on the tip of my tongue on the finish which is interesting. This I think is the best part of this beer.
A solid IPA from a decent local brewery. I will most certainly share this with out of town friends and family and be proud to call it local!

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2012 20:36:04 | More by JCaweinstein

jburd19

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

05-20-2013 17:51:15 | More by jburd19

crewfan1952

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

05-18-2013 02:27:44 | More by crewfan1952

davemathews68

Ohio

4/5  rDev +17.6%

05-07-2013 23:02:35 | More by davemathews68

ONUMello

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass
A: Orange color, a one-finger head slowly settles
S: Toffee, citrus rinds but not much complexity
T: Very malty, some toffee, just a hint of hops towards the finish. See the 'overall' for my thoughts here
M: Medium-bodied, smooth but lacks the bite of an IPA
O: Overall this reminds me much more of an APA if anything than an IPA. It lacks the herbal characteristics and bitterness of an IPA. Not a bad beer by any stretch, though not particularly memorable and does not accurately fit the stated style in my opinion

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 23:22:50 | More by ONUMello

elkinbrown

Mississippi

4/5  rDev +17.6%

04-08-2013 13:44:57 | More by elkinbrown

Pinioned

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

03-29-2013 02:39:18 | More by Pinioned

Hanselpb

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

03-20-2013 22:57:38 | More by Hanselpb

Chris77McGrath

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

02-19-2013 14:47:09 | More by Chris77McGrath

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

02-05-2013 21:41:25 | More by RedneckBeerz

brandonati

Ohio

2/5  rDev -41.2%

01-13-2013 00:17:07 | More by brandonati

Lukass

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +25%

01-03-2013 01:27:41 | More by Lukass

Eriehle

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

12-24-2012 04:21:16 | More by Eriehle

JimmyFlatRock

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +10.3%

12-03-2012 23:56:32 | More by JimmyFlatRock

Lee45102

Ohio

3/5  rDev -11.8%

11-20-2012 00:26:33 | More by Lee45102

t0rin0

California

2.75/5  rDev -19.1%

11-08-2012 18:17:22 | More by t0rin0

patpbr

Ohio

3.23/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Mt. Carmel Brewing IPA pours a deep amber with a foamy head. not a lot of scent. A somewhat flavor neutral taste that gives off some hops a malty mouth feel. Overall theirs not enough of the pine and hop flavors that i like, It turned into just a 7 percent abv beer.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 22:08:17 | More by patpbr

NumberNone

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a dark amber with a good slightly off-white head. Some evident carbonation. Mild lacing.

S: Fairly mild aromas, with some mild hops, malt, and faint citrus notes coming through.

T: Malty with some definite bitterness. Mild hops can be detected along with some mild spice. Slight licorice. Perhaps a touch of a whiskey taste. Is this an IPA?

M: Somewhat earthy with some decent dryness and bitterness. It feels a bit thick for an IPA.

O: A beer with varied tastes, some of which work. If it didn't say it was an IPA, I'm not sure I'd know it was one (to me, it tastes more along the lines of a Newcastle Brown Ale). Maybe somewhere along the way it was and the hops had faded significantly by the time I tasted it. It's interesting, but just not what I would go for if I'm thinking IPA.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2012 11:50:21 | More by NumberNone

Rod_J

3/5  rDev -11.8%

09-16-2012 03:13:25 | More by Rod_J

macrosmatic

Florida

3.95/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes. Poured from 12 oz. bottle into pint glass.

A: Pours a clear gold, with a one finger white head and a nice amount of visible carbonation. Lacing through the drink is good.

A: Pine and faint fruity hops with a strong caramel malt backbone.

T: Taste similar to the nose but adds citrus hops flavor - a touch up front, but mostly in the hang.

M: Bit of a creamy mouthfeel for an IPA but still good carbonation. Bitter-ish hang for a few beats. Alcohol presence is minimum.

O: Better than I expected. When I got on here to review this one, I was a little surprised to see the low ratings this beer had received on BA. This one was a solid IPA, not great, but I would be glad to drink another one.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 19:59:30 | More by macrosmatic

seeswo

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -26.5%

05-12-2012 12:28:29 | More by seeswo

jaay

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

05-11-2012 20:04:35 | More by jaay

bigbluebeerguy

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -4.4%

05-06-2012 02:02:55 | More by bigbluebeerguy

meanmutt

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2.9%

04-24-2012 12:53:05 | More by meanmutt

beerme626

Kentucky

3.1/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A bottle from Jungle Jim's in Cincinatti, poured into a weizen glass.

A: Absolutely perfect. Pure golden, translucent, with an almost pure-white two-finger head on top. The head has slightly diminshed, but is still a half-finger, with the last few sips to go. Lacing runs all the way down and the beer bubbles like champagne. Gorgeous.

S: Not much here at all. Light pine, a little hops. Kind of smells like butt. Or butter.

T: Very sour. A strong blast of sour at first, which does mellow out into the pine and hops of a typical IPA. Gets better further down as I get used to it.

M: Pulls on the upper palate at first, but mellows out. Some light stickiness, but a good bit of hop tingle left over.

O: An ok IPA. It is beautiful and enticing, a work of art, to look at. However, the taste is a little sour for me to rate any higher.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2012 04:14:06 | More by beerme626