Mayflower IPA - Mayflower Brewing Company

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Impressive head from the cask pull. Very stable. Appropriately cloudy with a dark orange amber color.

Fresh floral hop aroma with lots of grapefruit rind. Slightly sweet, almost like candied ginger.

Served at 50 - 55 degrees. Mildly sweet with a solid pale malt flavor. Good hop bite finish with a long aftertaste, but this moderate compared to most IPAs. Full bodied and lowly carbonated. Very easy to drink--a good introduction to the style for novices.

Serving type: cask

07-14-2012 21:39:21 | More by smcolw

BigStarFan

Massachusetts

4.9/5  rDev +24.7%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

This is a review for the dry-hopped cask-conditioned version of Mayflower IPA, sampled at the Alehouse in Amesbury, MA on 3/13/2011.

A: Slightly ruby amber. Thin white head. Very little carbonation.

S: Wow! Peach! Never experienced a peach aroma from hops before. Also a little citrussy pineapple/grapefruit with some fresh-mown grass and sweet maltiness in the background.

T: That sweet peachy/maltiness upfront with some mild hop bitterness coming through in the end. Don't detect any alcohol harness, despite the 7% ABV. Flavors are perfectly balanced. Just delicious.

M: Smooth, smooth, smooth. Wouldn't mind a bit more carbonation, but, hey, this is a cask and that is the correct level for this style of beer.

O: Just a wonderful cask conditioned ale. Probably the best cask IPA I've ever had, including some I tasted in England. This is a completely different beer from the standard Mayflower IPA (which is still very good). I could drink this all day. In fact, I ordered a second...

Serving type: cask

03-16-2011 18:03:07 | More by BigStarFan

grub

Ontario (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

on cask at redbones, dry hopped with williamette. sampled oct 16/09.

pours hazy dark orange with a big fluffy cream coloured head. the head drops slowly and leaves tons of chunky lace.

aroma is good. bright citrus - orange, tangerine, bit of grapefruit. a bit earthy. light caramel. white bread and cracker. light alcohol. bit of biscuit.

taste is good. lightly sweet citrus, very bright and fresh. orange, grapefruit, and tangerine. floral. a bit earthy. slightly powdery. white bread. biscuit. bit of cracker. caramel. light alcohol. just under medium bitterness level.

mouthfeel is good. medium body with a nice drying finish. low carbonation level works well.

drinkability is great. excellent balance. great hop depth. this is one tasty ipa!

Serving type: cask

10-20-2009 16:30:01 | More by grub

Viggo

Ontario (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Cask at Redbones, w/ Willamette.

Pours a hazy dark orange, very thick slightly off white head forms, good lace chunks stick all over, settles down to a pretty solid layer, looks good.

Smell is nice, tons of floral and citrus, tangerine, some caramel, very malty middle, biscut and bread, quite pungent, almost a bit of dirty sock, bright and fruity, pretty nice.

Taste is similar, good floral notes, very malty, caramel, biscuit, grapefruit, a bit sugary near the finish, but has a real nice orange peel/grapefruit bitterness, very nicely balanced.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation, feels a bit acidic and bitter in the finish, but I dig it. Good way to start off Boston!

Serving type: cask

10-19-2009 15:58:46 | More by Viggo

tzieser

Arizona

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Had this on cask a while ago @ the pour farm in new bedford, MA. I've also had this on regular tap and bottles as well. Always a good choice.

Pours a hazy, golden color with a very small head. The head settled into almost nothing. This beer was poured on a 90 degree day, so the cellar wasn't as cold as normal, resulting in a much thinner head. Still looks good, regardless.

Smells great. Lots of floral hops dominate the smell, subtle notes of malted oakiness (special thanks to the cask)...slight grassy/farmhouse smells as well (also thanks to the cask)

Tasted even better. This batch seemed to taste hoppier than I remembered. Lots of flowery hops again, with big malty flavor to keep the hops in check. The grassy/farmhouse flavor is back and bigger than expected. I love that Mayflower cask taste. Really great stuff.

Mouthfeel was pretty bad because of the cellar temperature. It tasted like the beer was served at above room temperature, resulting in a thinner body with little character. I'm sure it looked much better the day before.

Drinkability was good. Very well balanced, which makes this one easy to chug

Overall- Try this beer on cask no matter what.

Serving type: cask

08-19-2009 15:06:10 | More by tzieser

timmay41

Massachusetts

4.47/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

On cask at the Moan and Dove, Amherst, MA... delivered in my Mug Club mug.

A: Pours a burnt orange/amberish hue (lovely to look at in the late afternoon sun that poured through the open front door), accompanied by a two-finger cream-colored head that is alive with small to medium carbonation bubbles. These bubbles dissipate quickly, leaving an intricate lacing design. Decent retention overall.

S: A distinct citrus-floral mix. The citrus notes are rather bitter, like grapefruit, and the floral expressions are like summer wildflowers and freshly mowed grass. Big hop profile, with only traces of the malt in there. The warmer temp is accentuating the hop profile big time.

T: Clean, balanced, mellow. A bigger hop-bitterness occurs up front, but it's supplemented by a malt body that balances out the taste incredibly well. A much more floral IPA than a citrus one.

M: Smooth as can be, with a nice bittering residue/bouquet on the back of the palate. Minimal carbonation of course.

D: It's totally a delight at 7% and the cask-conditioning retains this beer's floral hop characters, making it even more drinkable.

Serving type: cask

03-25-2009 23:41:56 | More by timmay41

ipacac

Massachusetts

3.15/5  rDev -19.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured, not very cold, into a tall glass, producing six inches of sticky foam. When it settled, the beer is light yellow, with a honeyed aroma -- heavy on malt, light on hops. Mild flavor, easy to drink, but not much excitement. I didn't finish the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 13:15:40 | More by ipacac

Flounder57

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 oz bottle was poured into a pint glass. 2/5/13 bottle date.

Appearance: This beer poured a small head that reduced to a thin layer. It is a pale orange color with slow moving bubbles coming up through the glass.

Smell: Light citrus and grapefruit hops followed by caramel and bready malts.

Taste: Flavors have diminished and lighter than expected. Nice tingly bitterness in the end to.

Mouthfeel: Low carbonation, crisp, a bit dry, medium bodied, and some tingly bitterness in there too.

Overall: I have had this on draft plenty of times, but the bottle tastes different. Citrus hops are more noticeable at the bar, but at home they are lightened up from what I an used to. This is still a good beer though.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 05:54:57 | More by Flounder57

angrybabboon

Rhode Island

3.84/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Consumed 1/17/13

Note: Bottled 12/4/13

Appearance: Clear, dark orange, with some gold and amber - small, off-white head fades to a wispy hint of a cap - despite the relatively low carbonation, leaves some nice streaks of lacing

Smell: Caramel malts and some floral, citrusy hops - maltier than average, with caramelized malts, sweet biscuits, and toffee - floral orange and tangerine, with a lot of mellow, sweet flesh - doesn't smell particularly aggressive or bitter

Taste: Nicely balanced and drinkable - slices of orange and tangerine, with something lightly tropical, like mango - some ruby red grapefruit as well - sweet, but not excessively so, malty - caramel, biscuits, and toffee - balances nicely with the moderately bitter hops - a light touch of booze in the finish, as well as some pith

Mouthfeel: Medium body, smooth, a bit oily, could use a little more carbonation, boozy finish

Overall: Very good, but not top tier

This is a solid IPA. There's just so much competition in this style. This could be a bit hoppier, and a bit more carbonated. It's a bit too sweet. But it's charming nonetheless. I would be happy to drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 06:44:42 | More by angrybabboon

ricchezza

Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25

Appearance shows off a nice thick long lasting head. This is not at all a citrus hop bomb very common now a days from North American IPA’s. Taste and aroma is quite balanced between toffee-like malt and earthy/pine hop notes. However, the hops just slightly tip the balance in their favor (obviously, as to be expected) with a crisp, sharp, earthy bitterness on the palate. I could easily believe that this was barrel aged (it isn't), as there’s a faint woodiness inherent in the beer.

Overall a very enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 15:25:04 | More by ricchezza

Gatch

Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Union Brewhouse in Weymouth, MA.

A: Golden-orange in color with the typical head. Off-white with pillowy lacing.

S: Fruity and piney nose. Very nice.

T: Big floral and juicy hops. A West Coast hop profile with an East Coast malt bill to balance it out.

M: Super smooth with tons of flavor and the right carbonation.

O: I was hoping this beer would be this good. An impressive IPA from a great brewery.

Serving type: on-tap

12-16-2012 18:00:19 | More by Gatch

Gosox8787

New Hampshire

3.53/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: Bottle from a six pack picked up pretty recently at the store. Bottled on date of 10/2/2012. Served chilled in a Dogfish Head tulip glass.

Appearance: Cloudy dark orange to very light brown in color. Pours a nice two finger, pillowy white head with good retention. The head sticks to the glass pretty heavily and leaves a lacing all the way down the glass.

Aroma: Grapefruit and pine notes upfront from the hops. A pretty solid malt backbone with some caramel and toasted bread. Some grassy and earthy tones from the hops wins out over the limited fruit character of the hops.

Taste: Bitter hop tones dominate. More pine and bitter grapefruit than tropical fruit here. Hugely bitter aftertaste. Definitely some earthy and grassy hop notes in there. The malt backbone is strong like in the aroma. A pretty decent amount of caramel and toasted malt.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with plenty of carbonation. Refreshing enough for a warm day.

Overall, a pretty good IPA for the most part. The bitterness from the hops can be pretty overwhelming. The malt backbone is pretty strong considering the heavy hop bite. Nt a bad local option, but there are certainly better.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 02:01:01 | More by Gosox8787

Durge

Connecticut

3.58/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Found at Yesterday’s Ale House in Newport, RI this IPA is a somewhat hazy tea color with a respectable off-white colored head and chunky lacing left generously behind. The aroma has a dominant, sharp lemon citrus and tea leaf base. I mean this smells a lot like lemon iced tea to me, which isn’t bad at all, but it’s kind of surprising. The taste buds pick up a somewhat lighter version of the aroma with a bit more of an herbal and grass hop prevalence. The grain and malt aspects bleed through and make for a decent blend of bitterness and mellow sweetness. Carbonation is medium-light, body is medium and the feel is medium-smooth. Not one of the best IPA’s but a fair option for the hop lover.

Serving type: on-tap

09-17-2012 16:33:42 | More by Durge

jwps214

Massachusetts

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Chilled bottle poured into a pint glass. The beer had a nice creamy head, but it quickly dissipated. Dark gold color, but not quite amber and cloudy. Almost had a greenish tinge to it which was a little suprising. Aroma was a nice hoppynes without being over bearing. Taste was hop foward, but had a nice sweet malty finish, with just a tinge of lingering hop bitterness. Mouth feel was pleasant and full, but not heavy. Over all, I loved this beer, and I am not a Hop Head! It's hoppy without being over powering and there is a good balance of malt. Would highly recommend as a starter IPA or for those who liked to drink several beers at a time!(Its hard to believe its 7%!)

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2012 21:53:42 | More by jwps214

Burlyn

4.13/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance- cloudly golden yellow. Thick sustained head. Very beautiful and lasting lacing.

Smell- florals, grapefruit, and malt

Taste- Very different from most AIPAs this was a lot more malty and sweet. Citrussy hops. Malt. Bitter finish.

Mouthfeel- crisp but not as dry as I would like

Overall - This is much more easy to drink than most beers of this style. Not sure if this is a good thing or not. I did enjoy this beer regardless.

Serving type: on-tap

08-16-2012 01:36:07 | More by Burlyn

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.95/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Sampled at the NE Brewfest on June 30, 2012. It pours a handsome looking bronze amber with a moderate off-white head and good clarity. The aroma is at first slightly malty but then a decent floral hoppiness kicks in. The body is medium and creamy. There is an excellent bitterness that wraps up the taste at the end. This would be a nice beer to wallow away the hot summer days in.

Serving type: on-tap

07-01-2012 17:22:01 | More by puboflyons

Naugros

New Jersey

4.05/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Had this while vacationing on Cape Cod. The beer is crystal clear amber with an orange glow. Not a huge head, but decent lacing. It was a little yellow in color. Nice balance in the aroma and flavor. Cracker-like malts provide a counterpoint to piny and citrus hops...more citrus in the nose than the taste. This beer does not provide a massive pucker, but delivers decently balanced bitterness. Very crisp, very refreshing and a major surprise for me.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2012 01:55:40 | More by Naugros

kscaldef

Oregon

3.38/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Good copper color with apparent carbonation, although not much of a head on the pour.

S: Soft earthy, floral hops, with some light citrus / tropical notes. Definitely more of a British nose than American, in my opinion.

T: Almost malt-driven on the front of the mouth, with more earthy, spicy hops. It does finish nicely bitter.

M: A little on the heavy side of medium body, just slightly sticky. For the most part there's enough bitterness to scrub it, but it does linger a bit. Good carbonation.

O: I feel like this is much more of an English IPA than an American, and as such it's quite good, but a bit of a disappointment for the hop heads.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2012 01:59:35 | More by kscaldef

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I poured this beer into a perfect pint glass. It has a nice light amber color body with a nice 2"white foamy, sticky head. The smell is nice of citrus and pine. The taste is nice and hoppy, not real strong but good though. Very nice balance of malt and hop. The mouth feel is well carbonated and goes down nice. Overall this a good ipa and i wish i could get this in Pa.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2012 02:49:17 | More by chefhatt

jneiswender

Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this beer at the brewery as part of the tour. Served in a sample glass. NIce clear amber body and an off white head. Smell of nice citrus fruit and pine. Great resin, fruit flavor. Bitter but not a bomb. Good malt balance. Nice cereal flavor. Medium mouth feel. Great beer and I would have this again.

Serving type: on-tap

03-03-2012 02:23:38 | More by jneiswender

TonyC

5/5  rDev +27.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Mayflower is a nice local offering for me. I really enjoy this beer, and could drink it all day long.

A: Nice copper color with subtle head retention and lacing.

S: A nice floral/grapefruit aroma. Not over powering, but mouth watering.

T: Sweet flavor with a nice grapefruity flavor. Herbal/floral notes as well.

M: Nice carbonation, and a nice level of bitterness.

O: As I said, I could drink this one all day long, and never get tired of it.

Being a hop-head, I LOVE hops! But this one is definitely not overpowering, but it offers a nice balance of hop flavor. And for me, it's all about the hops. This one has four awesome hops: Nugget, Simcoe, Glacier and (one of my all time favorites) Amarillo. It's not a hop monster, but is a delicious hop flavor.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2012 05:00:20 | More by TonyC

GarthDanielson

New Hampshire

3.65/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured on-tap and served in a tumbler pint, the beer is a crystal clear, vibrant, amber-copper coloring with a frothy, low profile, light, off-white head. Aromas are subtle, with an even blending of malt and grapefruit/floral hops. Flavors are wicked hop forward, with a resiny blast on the forward tongue, followed quickly by the green, sticky, marijuana-like hops presence that blends with a strong, tart, grapefruit character and a caramel malt backbone. Slightly roasted overall, leading to a hoppy bitter aftertaste. Great lacing on the glass, with a smooth, slightly drying bitter finish. Solid brew!

Serving type: on-tap

02-21-2012 18:55:36 | More by GarthDanielson

rmcnealy

Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Received from a great east coast BA'er! Packaged 12/20/11.

Poured a medium amber that was virtually non-translucent and appeared to be totally filtered. A small, bone white, energized head faded to a mere lace around the glass. The smells are of a slight piney hop scent (not sensing citrus) and a bit more of a heavier malt aroma. The tastes are in accord with that. There is no strong hop front and the malts take precedence in this one. The hoppy bitterness I look forward to in this awesome style was only barely present at best. A decent beer and worth a try.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2012 03:25:01 | More by rmcnealy

SawDog505

New Hampshire

3.93/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a 13 oz sniftered, bottled on 1/09/12. Pours dark orange, with some floaties, and a one inch white head that leaves some lacing. Smell is tangerine, pine, and grapefruit. Taste is very balanced nothing dominating, grapefruit comes threw after a few sips. Body is typical, nice amount of life, a touch dry, and very drinkable. This is a very nice IPA, not over the top, nothing to complain about.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2012 21:28:17 | More by SawDog505

icepik

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: Dark golden color, clear, good head and lacing.

S: Some light pine/floral/grass hop smell with some caramel malt aroma underneath.

T: Clean malty flavor, smooth taste. Definitely balanced more towards malt than hops. Light hop bite at end.

M: Velvety mouth feel, low carbonation, which is nice.

O: Straightforward, good drinking beer, hop wise, seems more like a pale ale than IPA, but still a decent beer overall.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2011 21:34:14 | More by icepik