Mojo Risin' Double IPA - Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

Reaper16

Alabama

3.63/5  rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

served on-tap @ Egan's, Tuscaloosa, AL, into a pint glass
Quick Hits!

Pours a typical IIPA orange color. That orange/brown color that half of the style looks like. The foam is more or less one finger in size, looks kind of viscous, and might have a bit of orange inflected in the white.

You smell some Pine-Sol, a bit of soap, some orange peel, some Meyer lemon, lots of grass. The sweet-smelling malts come in pretty strongly; lots of caramel, lots of crystal. Too malty for my preference but it isn't offensive to me by any means.

This is actually pretty nice. I am surprised because it is very much malt-forward. Juicy, deep caramel & crystal malts inform every bit of this beer's flavor. The hops are somewhat strong but not harsh. The malt is what is harsh. The hops taste like the smell (with the soap being off-putting, sure, but everything else works), and the malts taste stronger than they smell. This achieves a sort of balance, but then again I tend to not love a balanced IIPA.

Mojo Risin' is, given the East Coast maltiness, appropriately thicker, creamier, than some IIPAs. It isn't a mouthfeel that I care for in this style of beer, but it works for this particular example of the style. Its drinkability suffers from the harsh maltiness and the huge 10.55 ABV.

Even if you don't like malt-forward IIPAs (I know I don't) it is worth trying Mojo Risin' if you see it on-tap. I think that it is easily Boulder's best beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-24-2010 09:28:05 | More by Reaper16

MooseBoose

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

06-11-2013 13:25:16 | More by MooseBoose

richkrull

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +5.8%

06-10-2013 17:50:16 | More by richkrull

Emkehr

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -20.6%

06-09-2013 05:22:11 | More by Emkehr

patrick802

Vermont

1.75/5  rDev -53.7%

06-07-2013 23:34:28 | More by patrick802

dar482

New York

2.68/5  rDev -29.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

This beer comes in a copper golden color.

The aroma has a huge earthy aroma with pine. It smells "old" if that means anything.

The taste follows and is almost like a barleywine. It's very bitter, but not really of citrus hops, but more of that deep earthy resin character. So deep that it's almost like bitter tea leaves.

I had this on cask, so possibly that's an issue. Without carbonation, this herbal bittering just overwhelms the palate. It's interesting for sure, but too acrid.

Serving type: on-tap

06-06-2013 20:32:04 | More by dar482

nosavingsaccount

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +5.8%

06-05-2013 01:00:34 | More by nosavingsaccount

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.91/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from bottle into a snifter

Appearance – The beer pours a beautiful clear amber color with a half finger of white head. The head sits around for quite some time eventually slowly fading over time to leave a nice level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell- The aroma is big and sweet with a decent hop hit. The sweet is a mix of caramel and lots of tropical fruits of tangerine and mango. The hop aromas are mainly of a citrus nature and have some other smells of a floral nature as well. Rounding out these sweeter and hopped aromas is a light alcohol smell as well as a bit of breadiness, overall creating one very pleasant smell.

Taste – The taste begins with a bready base mixed with some sweeter fruit and caramel. With these flavors so too comes a grapefruit citrus hop taste. The grapefruit grows stronger more toward the end of the taste where it is joined by some other hop of a pine nature. More toward the middle of the taste the fruit flavors of tangerine get quite a bit stronger in flavor, matching the increase in the grapefruit hop nicely. With the arrival of the pine, so too come some grassy flavors as well as a moderately strong alcohol flavor. These flavors, when all combined, take the taste to its finish were a semi-sweet mainly citrus hopped and lightly boozed flavor is left to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is rather thick with a carbonation level that is on the slightly lower to average side. Both are fine for the style which when mixed with the boozy tastes keep it a slower sipper of a beer.

Overall – The look and aroma of the beer are quite fantastic. The taste is decent as well as it has an alright blend of sweet and hop with a nice warming taste and feel.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 00:44:58 | More by Darkmagus82

inspektor

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

06-03-2013 22:20:33 | More by inspektor

ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +5.8%

06-01-2013 15:20:53 | More by ajzy

woodchip

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-31-2013 00:32:37 | More by woodchip

BRLockwood

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-27-2013 11:41:48 | More by BRLockwood

timontheroad

Colorado

4/5  rDev +5.8%

05-26-2013 01:48:18 | More by timontheroad

duceswild

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-24-2013 02:57:25 | More by duceswild

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

05-23-2013 01:22:24 | More by mikeincharleston

JEdmund

Kansas

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-20-2013 15:42:21 | More by JEdmund

MJSJr

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5.8%

05-19-2013 18:46:49 | More by MJSJr

cosmonick

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-19-2013 01:48:54 | More by cosmonick

ebenicr

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +5.8%

05-18-2013 21:25:40 | More by ebenicr

KansasBeerLover

Kansas

3.53/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Had a pint glass, nitro on-tap.
A - Golden amber body that is almost clear. Head was about 2.5 fingers of extra-fine bubbles, ivory in color. Lacing was continuous to the bottom of the glass with a ridge left at every sip.
S - Weak for an ale of this caliber. Piney hops with citrus. I expected far more with the head.
T - Bold, bitter, hops, a touch of malt. Started on the weak side, but improved into the drink.
M - A lot of carbonation, dry on the finish.
O - After admiring the head for several minutes, I was disappointed with the aroma and taste. Some will enjoy the nitro and it was a good, but not great experience for may taste.

Serving type: nitro-tap

05-15-2013 06:02:00 | More by KansasBeerLover

Mcvs1507

Indiana

3/5  rDev -20.6%

05-14-2013 03:42:27 | More by Mcvs1507

snohojimbo

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-14-2013 03:36:09 | More by snohojimbo

jpd026

New York

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

05-13-2013 23:59:44 | More by jpd026

CloudStrife

New York

3.8/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle poured into a tulip. Enjoy by Jul 9 2013 on the neck.

A: Pours a clear light amber with a full white head. Not very much visible carbonation. The head leaves some nice lacing.

S: Citrus hop aroma is the first thing I notice. Pleasant with a touch of earthiness and grapefruit. A bit of malt sweetness in there as well.

T: This one is bold, a slap in the face of hop bitterness and a strong malt backbone. Hops have great flavor though and blend seamlessly into the malt. Nice fruity aspect going on with the hops. The big ABV is hidden well in all the flavor.

M: Full bodied brew with low carbonation. A bit sticky on the backend from the resinous hops but that gives it a bit of a nectary feel. Very dry.

Overall is certainly a bold and serious double IPA. Worth a try for any hophead. Need to give the Mojo a shot now.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 01:34:24 | More by CloudStrife

jamisonspitzer

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

05-10-2013 18:39:50 | More by jamisonspitzer