Mathias Imperial IPA - Haymarket Pub & Brewery

KDawg

Illinois

4.18/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Had on tap at haymarket. Pours a dark orange color with a foamy head.

Big and bursting aromas of grapefruit, navel oranges, fresh picked citrus, papaya and hop aromas. Deep and very complex.

Full bodied with a very smooth feel. Rich with really good flavors of navel oranges, grapefruit, hops, and papaya.

This was damn good. It has never failed to impress and is a really good imperial ipa.

Serving type: on-tap

11-24-2012 03:43:13 | More by KDawg

JimGlonke

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-20-2013 21:06:31 | More by JimGlonke

mkennedy119

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-20-2013 02:46:30 | More by mkennedy119

jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -15.2%

05-19-2013 00:00:10 | More by jakeox

PHBoiler

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-17-2013 17:25:56 | More by PHBoiler

kscaldef

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -20.8%

05-11-2013 17:22:50 | More by kscaldef

--Dom--

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

05-10-2013 05:06:25 | More by --Dom--

HopHeadRyan

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-09-2013 21:56:00 | More by HopHeadRyan

GoBlue12

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

05-09-2013 14:38:33 | More by GoBlue12

BeerBucks

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

04-25-2013 02:44:23 | More by BeerBucks

thinwhiteduke

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

04-22-2013 22:27:26 | More by thinwhiteduke

Florida9

Illinois

4.38/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A: Deep amber colored. About the color of cognac or an aged rum. Forms a rather smallish white head that reduces to absolute nothingness. No lacing what-so-ever.

S: Aroma is very pleasant. Candied orange dominates. Sweet. Citrus, particularly orange, with notes of tropical fruit and melon. Alcohol comes through as well, but its a nice balance to the sweetness.

T: Damn, this is a fine tasting beer. Taste is sweet, but the alcohol really balances the sweetness. More orange, with tropical fruit, kumquat, and a pine bitterness on the back end. Gets spicy and fusel after the swallow, but it just seems to cut the sweetness, so it works.

M: Medium bodied. Medium carbonation, though it doesn't seem to want to stick around for too long. Sweet, slick, and spicy. Moderate bitterness.

O: Got to admit, this is a very fine DIPA. On the sweeter side, which I typically don't like, but Citra just demands a sweeter base to play off of. However, unlike most Citra beers, the brewer uses the alcohol to his advantage, allowing the alcohol to cut the sweetness. A very well thought out beer.

Serving type: growler

04-19-2013 22:21:47 | More by Florida9

bradycd1

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

04-15-2013 23:33:37 | More by bradycd1

Rope

Illinois

4.36/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance-
A beautiful crimson with a small, but lasting, white head.

Smell-
Mango with a slight hop bitter.

Taste-
The citra hops really blast through here, a hint of the alcohol, slight bitter but mostly mango and bubblegum.

Mouthfeel-
The taste sticks with you and coats your mouth, but it isn't really a bad thing given the taste.

Overall-
Excellent entry for citra hops, probably the sweetest of the ones I have tried.

Serving type: on-tap

04-11-2013 16:29:39 | More by Rope

straightlambic

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

04-08-2013 18:02:55 | More by straightlambic

Joel12

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

04-07-2013 04:03:47 | More by Joel12

MIA4IPA

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

03-20-2013 22:25:24 | More by MIA4IPA

baker2gs

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

03-15-2013 12:03:51 | More by baker2gs

Durb777

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

02-12-2013 20:00:29 | More by Durb777

CityofBals

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

01-31-2013 23:19:27 | More by CityofBals

BrianBo

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

01-25-2013 06:27:20 | More by BrianBo

EliRix

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

01-23-2013 07:17:29 | More by EliRix

KevinMc79

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

01-22-2013 15:34:16 | More by KevinMc79

MCain04

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

01-22-2013 09:15:51 | More by MCain04

jeonseh

Indiana

4.46/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at Haymarket

A - Copper with a clean body with small, sticky white head.

S - Big nose filled with mango and passion fruit. I also picked up hints of grapefruit.

T - Loads of mango up front. Then, grapefruit and pine bitterness kicks in. Great balance between the two that makes it nice and balanced. Long pine bitterness lingers on in the finish as well as a slight alcoholic kick

MF - Heavy body with light carbonation. Slight stickiness. Rather clean finish with only slight hop resin remaining in the finish

O - Really great DIPA that never fails to impress. Great flavor and good balance between hoppy bitterness and citrus sweetness

Serving type: on-tap

01-22-2013 02:24:35 | More by jeonseh