Shipwrecked - Mission Brewery

Nugganooch

California

3.43/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Saw this new DIPA at the local bottleshop and had to give it a whirl being a local.

A: Pours a very clear dark orange color. Almost a burnt copper. Nice 1 finger dense cloudy white head formed. Second pour hit almost three fingers. Sticky lacing down the glass all the way.

S: Picking up lots of sweet honey and biscuit malt notes with an earthy pine and spicey hop aroma. Leads me to believe this is a more malt forward DIPA.

T: Juicy sweet orange fruit and floral hops sort of took me by surprise here. A very nice resinous sticky pine hop bitterness that puckers at the palate. Honey and biscuit malt flavor profile for sure this one falls on the sweeter side. Especially after it settles. Finishes a bit warm and ABV definite on the exhalation.

M: Sticky sweet across the palate but balanced nicely with a solid bitterness that finishes a bit warm.

D: Moderate. A big brew indeed where hops and ABV are both present. Falls on the sweeter side of IPA's and to be honest 2nd pour was not as enjoyable.

Not a bad offering by another SD Brewery. Like I said I was definitely surprised by the IBU's here where I was expecting something much more malt forward going into it. In the end the booziness takes over a bit and knocks this one a bit out of balance but I would probably purchase again.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2011 23:35:19 | More by Nugganooch

bcuz7

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-19-2013 22:02:59 | More by bcuz7

hit728

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-19-2013 01:45:25 | More by hit728

rringler

California

4.13/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A: Light copper color, slightly hazy. Pours with half to one finger head that dissipates quickly. Leaves very little lacing in my glass.

S: Lots going on in there. Smells a bit dank and hoppy from the start (maybe some grapefruit fruity as well?), but I also get some bready malts in there.

T: Starts hoppy, and finishes hoppy. There's a milt bready malt throughout the whole taste, but it seems to start with spicy hops (and maybe some really mild sour fruits) and finishes with more earthy bitter hops. Mission's website lists it at 75 IBU, and it tastes at least that. Tastes a bit boozy at 9.25% abv.

M: A bit thicker and slower. A full mouthfeel, which is probably what you want out of a double. Carbonation is very good.

O: Decent brew. If I could get my homebrews this hoppy and light-colored, I'd be ecstatic. That said, the hop-profile just isn't my gig; I'm not a huge fan of the spicy start. Someone out there will love it though.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 05:21:18 | More by rringler

stevied71

Australia

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-16-2013 14:12:42 | More by stevied71

HarmonMW

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-14-2013 22:38:15 | More by HarmonMW

JReites

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-13-2013 03:34:01 | More by JReites

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-13-2013 00:49:28 | More by skaboom420

IPeteA91

Texas

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-12-2013 22:44:05 | More by IPeteA91

nrbw23

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-12-2013 17:20:01 | More by nrbw23

philaduffia

New York

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-11-2013 04:04:53 | More by philaduffia

TheBadger0289

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-11-2013 01:22:59 | More by TheBadger0289

arizcards

Arizona

3.54/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a single at Total WIne at the end of March for $2.99.

Beer poured a murky orange with not much head.

Nose is muted hops.

Taste is not bad but a bit uneven. Sweet malts and pine and citrus hops are present but without much continuity. Alcohol is warming in the finish with each sip. Suspect i have an old bottle but no way to tell without a freshness date.

Mouthfeel is full, smooth, and satisfying.

Overall a decent beer but in a style with many outstanding beers i am not sure i will buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 00:50:10 | More by arizcards

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-10-2013 00:27:33 | More by Damian74Shensky

nickfl

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-08-2013 00:46:16 | More by nickfl

macrosmatic

Florida

3.89/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a Cigar City pint glass.

A: Deep copper color, nearly clear. A big burst of carbonation with a good size white head directly after the pour, but both quickly subside.

S: Resin, pine, more subdued grapefruit with a good amount of sweet bready malts and mild caramel aspects.

T: Resin and pine bitter, maybe some citrus pith hops up front. The malt sweetness comes back nicely and they both fade together after the swallow, with the hop bitterness lasting a bit longer.

M: Medium body for style, lower carbonation than most, alcohol noticeable but well-masked for this ABV.

O: Pretty unobjectionable, but pretty forgettable at the same time. It strikes me as a good exemplar of the new "average" for American DIPAs. The aroma could use some help - pretty low on the nose for a DIPA. I'm not going out to buy a 4-pack (or 6, or whatever they come in), but I wouldn't mind drinking some on tap somewhere if it's what they had.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 00:44:15 | More by macrosmatic

CoolEthan

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

05-04-2013 19:54:48 | More by CoolEthan

dansmcd

Australia

4/5  rDev +8.4%

05-04-2013 12:38:40 | More by dansmcd

RyanAU

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -11.9%

05-04-2013 03:04:49 | More by RyanAU

TequilaTom

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

05-01-2013 22:00:37 | More by TequilaTom

brewblues82

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-29-2013 04:06:32 | More by brewblues82

Lee45102

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.6%

04-28-2013 03:18:36 | More by Lee45102

pkalix

California

4/5  rDev +8.4%

04-27-2013 00:36:34 | More by pkalix

LSx

California

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

04-25-2013 04:27:35 | More by LSx

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.61/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

a little bit of a different take on the most overproduced style of beer on the market these days (surpassing the annoying middle of the road American saisons, a welcomed, if underwhelming, switcheroo). this one pours a lighter than copper red tinted color, clear for the most part, with a frothed up milky white head a finger or so high, maybe two, and fine retention. the nose is sort of cinnamon spiced, a bizarre characteristic for a big ipa, but its got my interest up. an oily hop profile, flirting with fruity, and a lot of alcohol, fusel heavy and I already know this is going to be a slow bottle. the flavor is not spiced at all, but more resiny, not hop resin per se, but almost like resin from my one hitter, sort of charred and sweet and bitter and more like something leftover, a byproduct, than something I want to consume first hand. this doesn't taste bad at all, but is certainly unique in that way. the alcohol is also very robust, more so than I really care for, as it dominates any interesting hop subtleties that I might otherwise be digging on. there is some malt balance, and a moment of clarity right before the swallow as the bitterness sets in, but the booze is just too much to overcome. fuller body, decent carbonation, not something im really getting off on, but my local shop just got a bunch of their stuff in, and this is good enough to make me want to check it out...

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 01:32:16 | More by StonedTrippin