Miracle - Clown Shoes

BeerDawgs

Georgia

3.93/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - A cloudy orange, with 2 fingers of head. Lots of sediment and carbonation in the brew. Lace left all over the glass as it goes down. Impressive.

S - Nice citrus notes shine through. Orange and coriander. Maybe some pineapple too. Not a kick in the nostrils aroma, but good none the less

T - Starts out tasteless, than a huge citrus and piny hops kick in and give your tastebuds a nice jump start! Dry finish. Well balanced. Very good IPA.

M - High in carbonation

O - Definitely an excellent "session" IPA. 5.5%, and has a huge flavor for the potency. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 00:33:21 | More by BeerDawgs

far333

Connecticut

3.85/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Clear apricot colored with a thick and dimpled beige head that lingers long. Low aroma of citrus and honey. Bright and fresh flavors of citrus and honey, lots of tangerine and grapefruit, some pithy orange rind. Moderately assertive bitterness, but good balance against the honey malt. Wait, here comes more citrusy hops and bitterness, forget balance. Even mouthfeel, a bit tingly. Very good beer overall.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 19:59:08 | More by far333

lordofstarside

Nevada

3.33/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

bomber to a snifter, bottled in 5/12, pretty old :/

Pours with a ridiculous amount of foam, a little over three fingers. I don't know if it got shaken up at all during transit, but I know this is unnatural. I won't hold it against the beer much as a result, so other than that a nice thick golden copper, can't see through anything on the other side, good retention (unfortunately in my case) with almost no lacing. All the good about the look cancels out the bad

Smell of hops, a little citrus, and sweet malts. Good, but not any of the complexity I'm used to in my IPAs. Not very pungent

Taste of hops and some strange malts I've never had anything like before. Some citrus and other fruits are here, but the malts really seem dominant

Feel is pretty medium bodied, nice bitter bite, good tingle from the carbonation. Most redeeming part of the beer.

Overall tolerable. I knew for 5.5% this wouldn't have too big a punch, but living on the west coast this east coast ipa is pretty foreign to me. I don't think I'll pick any more, good to try though. Also very admirable of the brewery to donate some of the proceeds

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 07:33:08 | More by lordofstarside

obywan59

Virginia

4.08/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a fairly cloudy golden orange. I could see through it, but just barely. 3 finger off white head that rises above the glass, becoming thick and chunky as it recedes, leaving thick, sticky lacing.

The aroma is impressive. Very hop forward, not surprisingly. Fruity and piney with ripe citrus and light spice and honey. The malt lends a light sweet aroma that contributes to the fruitiness.

The carbonation seems to inhibit the taste for a second, before the sweet citrus blows through it. This is followed by a rising bitterness, like grapefruit rind, that finally outlasts the sweetness in the end. Spicy pine in the middle.

Medium in body with a good bite of carbonation, especially early. Light oily burn in the throat. Somewhat drying.

Tasty and sessionable. Fairly light, but not a light weight. A good followup for a turkey dinner.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 03:49:20 | More by obywan59

TheBrewo

Michigan

3.7/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

This was served from the tap at The Ginger Man in Greenwich, CT. It arrived in a generic flared pint glass, showing a golden amber coloring. It held a one and a half finger head of active white bubbles, with good retention. Thick sheets of lacing coated the glass’ walls entirely. There was a chill haze, no sediment, and highly active carbonation. The aroma showed booze, mud mineral, gritty citric hop cone and rind, raw pine cones, light woodiness, and sticky nectarine sweetness. This component of the beer was rather light and subdued. Our first impression was that the flavoring was robust, with a nice balance of malt and gritty hop flavoring. The beer opened with paler toasted malts, and hints of grapefruit flesh, and lemon peel. The latter drove to the peak, where a piney hop rumble came in, full force. A hint of booze began here, giving peppery, and herbal notes of dill that brought us to the finish. The end was characterized by more bittering hop citrus, with more herbal hops, and those same notes of dill, with mineral and mustard seed to cut any final sweetness. The aftertaste breathed simply, of citrus, pine, mud, and mineral. The body was medium, and the carbonation was lighter. A fine astringency permeated the mouth, with a light crispy toast, and some heat on the back. There was smooth sip, slurp, and cream to each sip. The abv was appropriate, and the beer drank easily.

Overall, what we enjoyed most about this brew was the robustness of flavoring. It followed the nose nicely, showing all the flavoring therein. The original aroma, however, was where we lost major points, in that everything seemed a bit dull, but with great potential. The feel was softer, and lightly creamy, helping to make this beer not seem overly heavy, or overwhelming at any point.

Serving type: on-tap

11-12-2012 22:02:40 | More by TheBrewo

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.58/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 22 ounce bomber into a pint glass.

Pours medium amber with an inch of white foam. Lots of foam. Laces, sticks everywhere. Strong pine smell. Grassy.Firm. Hoppy start that slides into a juicy malt. Bitter fades, but lingers too. Very nice blend. Good IPA.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 21:59:04 | More by KTCamm

Durge

Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A pretty clear copper-amber color with a decent off-white head and plenty of lacing. The aroma includes floral and leafy grapefruit hops wonderfully blended with orange toffee edges. Real scrumptious for the hop head! The flavor brings harsh citrus grass hops and biscuit caramel. Simple but undeniably good. This IPA is medium-light bodied with a very crispy feel and full, but tasteful carbonation. A swell IPA that brings pretty heavy hitting, dry bitterness that should please most hop heads.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 04:10:51 | More by Durge

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.7/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a hazy orange-golden amber with a one finger off-white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus hops, grapefruit, lemon and light biscuit malt. Starts with citrus hops and sweet malt with a bit of light fruit juice, but finishes dry and a bit stark with strong hop bitterness without as much malt support. Medium bodied. A decent citrusy IPA, but somewhat unbalanced in the finish.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 02:37:45 | More by LiquidAmber

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22oz Bomber from the Potsdam NY IGA 6$

Appearance - Clear amber/copper colour with an above average size fizzy off-white coloured head. There a an above average amount of carbonation (large bubbles) and there is some fair lacing. The head lasted for only 2 minutes.

Smell - Malts, hops, oranges, grapefruit

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste hops and malts mixed with grapefruit and oranges. There is also a bit of a guava/strawberry like sweetness and some resin and a slight chalkiness. It ends with a fairly bitter hoppy aftertaste.

Overall - A decent beer, but I was expecting more from this brewer. It just seems like it is missing something. Still well worth the price, just not something I'd return to. I'd give it a bunch of 3.75's if I could.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2012 00:16:47 | More by spinrsx

Dave1999

Virginia

4/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy orange with a small head.

The smell is citrus,lemon and grapefruit as well as some dark roasted malts and pepper.

The taste is fruity with the grapefruit flavour of the hops at first then a malty flavour takes over.

The flavour is medium bodied with a medium carbonation.

Overall this isn't bad but it's definitely more malty than hoppy.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 23:02:57 | More by Dave1999

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.23/5  rDev +16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Clown Shoes Miracle has a very thick, fluffy, slightly off-white head, a significantly hazy, somewhat bubbly, orange appearance, and a bit of lacing left behind. The aroma is of strong grapefruit and bread, and the flavor is of fruity, grapefruit hops, sweet bread, caramel, and sugar. Mouthfeel is medium and viscuous. Clown Shoes Miracle finishes dry and even crisp to some extent. This really is a session IPA. Overall, this is a most excellent beer, and I strongly recommend you giving it a try! RJT

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2012 22:15:26 | More by RonaldTheriot

HuskyinPDX

Washington

3.35/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottled on 8.20.12.

A - Pours a cloudy, light orange with a two inch off-white head that slowly fades.

S - Some light citrus and heavy, bready malts.

T - Bready and subtle grass.

D - Solid carbonation with a lighter body.

O - Malt forward, grasy taste, pretty muted all-around.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 06:37:55 | More by HuskyinPDX

lordofthewiens

Maine

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

In a pint glass this beer was a hazy gold color with a medium-sized white head. There was a tiny bit of lace.

Mostly citrus aroma, some pine. A good amount of sweet malt.

Lots of grapefruit. Lots. A little resiny pine. Some biscuit.

Astringent, hoppy.

Nice enough.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2012 22:40:29 | More by lordofthewiens

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A friend borught a bottle to a neighborhood get together. The beer poured a clear orange color with white foamy head that laced. The smell had some biscuit and toffee malt, with some pine and a hint of citrus. The taste is very similar, with the pine and citrus notes being more prevalent from the hops. There is also some biscuit malt and a low amount of bitterness. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Overall a very tasty beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2012 19:18:57 | More by WoodBrew

coldriver

Texas

3.63/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber pours a cloudy medium amber with tightly bubbled head and good lacing. Aroma of resinous grapefruit, lemon, and grassy hops. Taste is juicy citrus and piney hops, with apricot, seems a bit out of balance with insufficient malt backbone for the bitterness. Thin dry mouthfeel with almost no lingering aftertaste on the front of the tongue and very bitter on the back of the tongue - kind of an odd effect. Overall I like the hop profile here, but the taste and mouthfeel don't quite live up to the appearance and aroma.

Serving type: bottle

08-10-2012 22:49:38 | More by coldriver

vickersspitfire

Texas

3.88/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This one poured out a nice burnt orange color and is very hazy filled with carbonation and topped off with a semi thick head. There’s some good lacing going on too. The smell is very hoppy, spice, grapefruit and orange zest all fill your nose. The hops are well presented in this beer, but not over powering (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing). It’s pleasant to drink, you can taste the sweetness with an underlying tone of bitterness, it’s really great tasting but I can’t quite identify any specific flavors(spices, hops, floral notes). It has a medium mouthfeel, the aftertaste is pretty much the same with the exception of a slight alcohol flavor.

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2012 04:26:41 | More by vickersspitfire

womencantsail

California

2.9/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

The pour is orange in color with a white head. Smells like candied oranges, sugar, and caramel. Not much else going on here. Super sweet flavor. Some tangerine, candied oranges, floral hops and a mild pine. Tons of sugar, caramel, and bread. This is just not good.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2012 18:37:10 | More by womencantsail

atr2605

New York

3.73/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A-pours a golden orange color with a white fluffy head with good retention
S-citrus, pine, and a bit of a yeasty smell that fades as it sits
T-Lots of pine up front that is followed by the citrus, malt provides a decent backbone to support the large amount of bitterness.
M-medium-light bodied
O-pretty solid ipa. At times is almost out of balance and seems as if it needs a touch more of malt, but I think it hangs in there. I would get it again

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2012 22:16:51 | More by atr2605

bmwats

Louisiana

3.53/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a 650 ml bottle into a standard pint.

A: Medium golden hue. Heavy carbonation clings to the sides of the glass, and effervescence continues to rise throughout. Pours about a 2 finger, frothy, white head. Craters slowly and unevenly, leaving sticky residue in its wake. Slight spider web lacing.

S: Pine and a little Italian spice, not much else.

T: Really hoppy, with a very subtly sweet butterscotch or something....very light and very indistinct, but definitely there.

M: Feels a little shallow in the body; but light, crisp, and full flavored. Bitter hop bite clings to the palette throughout, but subsides just long enough for that sweetness to poke through for just a second, between the initial shock and dry, bitter finish.

D: Sip and enjoy....the bitterness will dictate it.

Atmosphere is good. Nice appearance, great head, and some slight lacing. Nose is simple, but characteristic of the style...hops. Really hoppy with a subtle sweet note. Overall, this is a good quaff.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2012 05:54:24 | More by bmwats

XicanoBeerRun

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I appreciate that this is a lower ABV IPA.

Poured a beautiful golden color with a quarter inch light copper head. I could hear the bubbles receding and it sounded like rice crispies. Smelled sweet like nectar, apple, and slight malt. I hate to use this phrase, but here it goes. The brew had a solid malt backbone. It was biscuity, slightly metallic and faintly bitter, but in a deliberate rather than offensive way. Carbonation rolls around the mouth with a dry finish. Bottled in April and it seems to have lost some of the hops. I prefer a piny or citrusy hops, which this did not have. This was a good brew, but not what I prefer in an IPA.

Nonetheless, I’ll have another.

Serving type: bottle

08-03-2012 15:50:24 | More by XicanoBeerRun

acevenom

Louisiana

3.6/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a brandy snifter. Pours hazy golden orange with a white head and plenty of tiny bubbles rising from the bottom and side of the glass. The head leaves some lacing behind. I pick up grapefruit from the hop aroma. I pick up some of the piney hop aroma as well. There are some malts in the smell as well. There are bready malts and citrus hops in the taste. I can pick up some the pine as well. It's a pretty straightforward IPA. The body is light with adequate carbonation. The finish is dry. The drinkability is very high. This is a very good beer. This is a very sessionable IPA that doesn't quite get into the excellent territory, but still manages to be a solid beer. Perhaps a fresher bottle would change my point of view.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2012 22:45:45 | More by acevenom

Kromes

Georgia

3.58/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: A clear gold color with a thick white head that laces the glass.

S: Sweet toasted malt and citrus hop with a touch of pine.

T: Initial taste is of toasted grain the hops really fall out of the flavor in the finish where a bit of citrus hop shows up. A touch too sweet for me. Much more hop aroma than flavor.

M: Light in body and a bit watery feeling. Low carbonation. A touch of bitterness in the finish.

O: A little bit better than average overall. Flavors are OK, aroma is good.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 21:44:45 | More by Kromes

twiggamortis420

Texas

3.3/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber bottled 4/2012 pours a hazed, dark gold color with a fluffy cap of white head. Nice retention and lacing.

Hops have more of a Euro leafy/herbal smell to them and the malt backbone is grainy and sweet.

Taste is surprisingly (for Clown Shoes) light on the hops and is really grainy and malty. There is a freshly crushed grain/toast flavor that is real nice, but I am not getting a whole lot of bitterness or hop flavor. Pretty good beer, although it is not all that good of an IPA. I would think pale ale would fit better stylistically. I would say this is one of the weaker offerings from CS that I have had to date. I am becoming increasingly annoyed at not having anything in six-pack format, this one would be a perfect candidate.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2012 00:25:22 | More by twiggamortis420

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.93/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Sampled on July 14, 2012 at the Southern New Hampshire Brewers Festival. The pour is golden yellow with a full off-white head and good clarity for an IPA. The aromas are of pine and floral with bread and malts balancing it out. The body is light to medium. The taste begins sweet then momentarily becomes very hoppy and bitter. This is a nice IPA and is recommended.

Serving type: on-tap

07-15-2012 13:37:21 | More by puboflyons

philbe311

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Voluminous head of delicate and fluffy light tan colored head comprised of big chunky bubbles with a bit of a batter-like top... The color is a deep, darker than expected, copperish amber... Moderate to quick paced micro-bubbled carbonation...

S - The nose delicate and a bit understated, but still quite pleasant... Hops lead the charge in the form of citrus and floral... Lemon zest... A slight spicy component sits atop a malty cracker base...

T - Malt to start in the form of biscuits and cracker... Next is a subtle hop bite... Lemon is a dominant player throughout... A hint of caramel sweetness... Some subtle spice and peppery notes... A slightly metallic character lingers...

M - On the lighter side of medium bodied... Light and airy... Smooth... Sleek... Goes down real nice... Light carbonation... A slight bitterness lingers...

D - Insanely quaffable... A very nice American IPA that will never be accused of being a "hop bomb..." However, subtleties win the day and this one brings lots of charm and character... A very nice beer and pleasant introduction to Clown Shoes...

Serving type: growler

07-14-2012 01:58:13 | More by philbe311