Mad Hatter - Oak-Aged
New Holland Brewing Company
- From:
- New Holland Brewing Company
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.12%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 11.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 163
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 10, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 26, 2005
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 41
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan
3.91/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Oaky IPA that’s more than OK.
From my notes:
"amazingly complex, delicious finish, lingering flavor w/ an excellent hop profile. [my friend] said he's never tasted anything like it and I must agree."
Remember when New Holland held something called Hatter Day (or something like that) and released a few different variants of their Mad Hatter IPA? That was a while ago. I thought of this because I am backfilling some missing reviews with notes from 2011 I recently uncovered.
Nov 10, 2025From my notes:
"amazingly complex, delicious finish, lingering flavor w/ an excellent hop profile. [my friend] said he's never tasted anything like it and I must agree."
Remember when New Holland held something called Hatter Day (or something like that) and released a few different variants of their Mad Hatter IPA? That was a while ago. I thought of this because I am backfilling some missing reviews with notes from 2011 I recently uncovered.
Rated by Cannibalgasm from Minnesota
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On tap at G Allens
Jul 28, 2015
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4.19/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours brilliant chestnut producing a 1” white foam collar that grips the side of the glass.
S: Vanilla, malt, fruit, melon.
T: Starts malty supported by big, large pitted fruit flavors and a hint of melon. Hoppy bitter finish.
F: Very creamy, medium full body, medium to medium low carbonation.
O: Nice, drinkable beer but needs just a little more cow bell.
Jul 12, 2015S: Vanilla, malt, fruit, melon.
T: Starts malty supported by big, large pitted fruit flavors and a hint of melon. Hoppy bitter finish.
F: Very creamy, medium full body, medium to medium low carbonation.
O: Nice, drinkable beer but needs just a little more cow bell.
Reviewed by moonboogie_n8 from Michigan
3.59/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I've tried a few of the "hatter" brews from New Holland, and this one seems to be the most underwhelming.
the oak age is something you either enjoy, or wish it was just absent in this type of beer.
this one may be the latter.
by all means try it if you like Oak Aged IPAs, but for me it takes away instead of adding.
regardless, it's an agreeable beer full of hoppy bitterness and the right balance of malt to add some would say an over the top sweetness, but goes well with the aging.
also, cheap and available.
Jun 14, 2015the oak age is something you either enjoy, or wish it was just absent in this type of beer.
this one may be the latter.
by all means try it if you like Oak Aged IPAs, but for me it takes away instead of adding.
regardless, it's an agreeable beer full of hoppy bitterness and the right balance of malt to add some would say an over the top sweetness, but goes well with the aging.
also, cheap and available.
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