Mean Manalishi Double I.P.A.
Hoppin' Frog Brewery

Mean Manalishi Double I.P.A.Mean Manalishi Double I.P.A.
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From:
Hoppin' Frog Brewery
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #2,046
ABV:
8.2%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,111
Avg:
3.74 | pDev: 15.51%
Reviews:
370
Ratings:
645
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 03, 2022
Added:
Jul 03, 2007
Wants:
  29
Gots:
  45
Explore the extremes of hops, and experience all of their bitterness, flavor and aroma with this Double I.P.A. An extreme, super-assertive and satisfying amount of American hop character is balanced with a toasty, caramelized, intense malt presence.
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Ratings by RoyalT:
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Reviewed by RoyalT from Michigan

4.82/5  rDev +28.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Appearance – This is a beautiful, dark, brownish-orange in color with a gorgeous white head that left some great lacing and cool pits on top of the liquid.

Smell – This is as good as a DIPA can smell. The hops are a perfect blend of pine, citrus, and light leaf. There’s a little extra something though in the hop profile. Maybe it’s just the extraordinary balance, but the pine-citrus aroma is in a class all by itself. It forms this funky, pungent, floral aroma that is so resiny that it makes your mouth water. Literally.

The malt backbone is no slouch, either. The caramel is rich and sugary and plays well with the big hop profile. There’s a big yeast toasty aroma as well which manages to again mate perfectly with the hops. This is a symphony for sure.

Taste – The hoppy floral character mixes perfectly with the super-sugary malts. This could not be a better balancing act. The hops are fresh, resiny, and laced with citrusy goodness and the malts, heavily toasted, supply a yeasty, biscuity structure that really is the only possible flavor that could play well with the hops. This is big beer flavors perfectly balanced.

Mouthfeel – This is full-bodied, very slick and oily in between the cheeks, with a moderate dryness, somewhat bitter, and incredibly pleasing in the mouth. The carbs are just enough to give this a fluffy feel. The bitterness is complex and equality contributed by the malts and hops. Again the balance here is the key.

Drinkability – For my money this is one of the best, easy-drinking big DIPAs that I’ve ever had. It is so big and so powerful yet perfectly balanced. I enjoyed the big malt balance but again it’s not malt-leaning by any stretch. They just did an awesome job of mixing the best hop profile imaginable with the best malt profile imaginable. I hate to give a beer a 5.0 and say it can’t get any better but this beer really just couldn’t be any better.
Nov 25, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.27 by mpolewan from Ohio

Jul 03, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.1/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Botttle, as Hoppin’ Frog Mean Manalishi Double I.P.A., ABV 8.2%, at RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Deep orange to amber colour, hazy. Big off-white head with an orangey hue. Intense sickly sweetish aroma of stale and caramellized orange marmalade and loads of American hops, not very pleasant. Intense flavour of American hops, partly balanced by a substantial sweetness. The flavour is better than the aroma, but this is still not my favourite beer.
May 14, 2021
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Rated by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

1.46/5  rDev -61%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
Drain Pour.
May 06, 2019
 
Rated: 1.35 by Coho11 from Ohio

Sep 06, 2017
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.84/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a hazy dark burnt orange in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and slightly heavier than moderate amount of copper colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall dense creamy foamy light beige head that slowly reduces to a medium to large sized patch of medium thick film surrounded by a large patch of very thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of citrus/grapefruit pith, floral, and pine/resin hops over the top of just shy of moderate aromas of caramel + toasted malts with a moderate amount of sweetness.

T: Upfront there is a slightly heavier than moderate flavor of caramel + toasted malts with a just shy of moderate amounts of caramel sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of citrus/grapefruit pith, floral, and pine/resin hops which impart a moderate to heavy amount of lingering bitterness.

M: Slightly heavier than medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light amounts of dryness and moderate amounts of alcohol warming in the finish.

O: This is a big beer with big amounts of hoppy bitterness but the alcohol is well hidden from the smell + taste. Enjoyable old school style DIPA with a good balance of malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness.
Aug 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Jul 23, 2017
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio

3.21/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
1 PINT 6 FL. OZ. bottle
Served in a tulip glass

This beer pours a deep amber, almost copper, in color. It is topped with an inch of tan head that leaves decent lacing.

The aroma is malty and has tea and floral smells. This is not what I expect from an IPA.

The taste begins with toasted malt. A stale bitterness creeps in and lingers in the finish.

Medium mouthfeel

This has all the elements of an old IPA, but it was new to my bottle shop's shelves. I have been disappointed in Hoppin' Frog's IPA's in bottles, aside from Killa Vanilla. I think I am officially done wasting money on their overpriced bottles of any IPA.
Jun 21, 2017
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Reviewed by JJKBeerLvr from Pennsylvania

3.67/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 22-oz bottle into pint glass in April 2017. I did not see any bottled/drink by dates on the bottle, but I drank less than 1 month after purchase.

Appearance: Deep amber body with huge light-tan head. Beer is clear and not cloudy. Head is thick, and leaves a lot of lacing on the glass.

Smell: Aroma apparent as soon the cop was removed. The aromas filled the room when poring into the pint glass. Beer contains a strong hops aroma, and includes also some grapefruit, pepper, and pine smells. Definitely dominated by the hops aroma.

Taste: There is a very strong hops flavor, as expected from a double IPA. There is a strong bite from the hops along with other flavors like citrus, but the hops bitterness does dominate. There is a little sweetness from the malts. The aftertaste provides a nice variety of flavors over time. This is a strong IPA, and since the flavor is dominated by the hops, would be best appreciated by those who like hops dominated beers.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied. Medium alcohol, which matches the 8.2% posted. Very crisp mouthfeel.

This is a hoppy medium-bodied beer, that is smooth to drink. It is an interesting Double IPA. The aftertaste is really enjoyable. I found the IBU rating of 168 on the bottle interesting, but most sources that I checked with state an IBU beyond 100 or 120 is not perceivable. The stouts from Hoppin' Frog Brewery are some of my favorite stouts, and I had hoped the same for this. It is good, but not as outstanding as the other Hoppin' Frog beers.
Apr 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by GeorgeAKeim from Oregon

Apr 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.2 by Donkster46 from Washington

Apr 03, 2017
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Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio

3.77/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the 22 oz bomber in a snifter via a friend from work---Thanks Kevin!
This beast pours a lightly murky burnt orange color with a fantastic head of off
white foam that settles to a thick fluffy layer, thick ring, and sports some very solid
sticky lacing. Nose of caramel malts, grapefruit, bittering hop notes, herbal hops,
and moderate booze. Flavors hit the same notes as the nose with rich caramel
awash in grapefruit and orchard fruit notes with bittering hops bringing on the
rear and lingering long with enough malt to keep it lightly sweet with a wallop of
strong booze. Nice mouth feel; brisk, medium carbonation, medium verging on a full
mouth feel, and a strong herbal hop finish. Overall a solid little brew with a decent
malt back bone that is in some ways over the top on the bitterness front. That said the
malt is enough to keep it drinkable and enjoyable.

Cheers
Mar 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by ummswimmin from New Jersey

Jan 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by CPAles from Illinois

Dec 24, 2016
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Reviewed by HockeyBrewmeister from New York

3.5/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L: Dark orange w/ some cloudiness.

S: Sweet malts, some hops and juicy grapefruit.

T: The malt presence really subdues everything else. Not too much hops or hop bitterness, especially considering they're claiming 168 IBU's on the bottle. Some alcohol on the backend.

F: Medium-full

O: Curious if my bottle had some age on it or what, but this is maltier than I expected. I was expecting the bitterness to be in my face but wasn't the case at all. Worth a try if you enjoy IPA's on the malty side... but nothing too impressive.
Aug 11, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.1/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Copper to dark copper appearance, lots of sediment/yeast floaties in it. Aroma dropped lots of grapefruit like bitterness.

Here comes the bitter. That's the takeaway from the beer, totally unfiltered and bitter without much in the way of flavor beyond that from the hops. The malt is kinda weird too, seemingly dark/roasty for style, then it drops some tree bark like notes. Somewhat unique points for that. Once your palate fatigue sets in, you get a little more acclimated to this one.
Aug 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jul 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by SortaAmbivalent from Minnesota

Jun 29, 2016
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Reviewed by Czequershuus from Minnesota

4.34/5  rDev +16%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
This beer pours a rich amber with an average head. The aroma is not particularly vibrant, composed of some caramel, pine, mango, and orange peel. The flavor is excellently bitter, with lots of pine, resin, orange peel, grapefruit peel, mango, pineapple, guava, passionfruit and a hint of caramel. The bitterness is very prominent, in a good way. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a very dry finish. Overall this is a beer I very much enjoy. Often double IPAs are too sweet for my palate, but this works very well - the hgih bitterness blansk out any sweetness, leaving just a touch of caramel richness.
Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by CBrodbeck from Florida

Jun 04, 2016
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