New Holland Mad Hatter India Pale Ale - New Holland Brewing Company

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very decent American IPA, Centennial hopped. Some C hop aroma, good balance of caramel. Good bitterness and citrus juice, piney resin. A bit of head on golden yellow. Good carbonation making for a very good mouhfeel for an IPA, and satisfying. This has been brewed for a while and maybe that's why it is a bit disapointing to real hopheads.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2007 02:57:20 | More by northyorksammy

BuckeyeNation

Iowa

4.45/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is the classic American IPA color: slightly hazed, orange-accented amber. The head is larger than most, rich cream in color and pitting/rocky. It also looks fairly sticky and should leave a lot of lace. It eventually falls to a thick, chunky disk that looks great, but not much lace ends up on the glass. The nose is glorious. Citrus fruity hops with nothing else to get in the way of my enjoyment. Mmmm.

Love the flavor, this baby is hopped to my liking! Forget the earthy hops, forget the spicy hops, forget the malt (except to provide a framework on which to hang these yummy hops). I can appreciate grapefruit, pineapple, lemon peel and pine, with the latter especially well-represented on the long, lingering finish. The body is solid, full and smooth. This is a quality IPA and I have no doubt that it will be a long-term member of my IPA top ten.

Thanks are in order for deejaydan. This is the second delicious Michigan IPA that he sent me in a recent trade (Founder's Centennial IPA was the other). Both are good, solid, drinkable beers without any real faults. I wish that IPAs of this quality were available to me on a regular basis, for then I would be a happy man indeed.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2004 20:43:54 | More by BuckeyeNation

mikesgroove

South Carolina

4.58/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

I could drink this all night long. Poors a nice amber, with a thin head but lots of lacing. Head stays for a while as well. Smells wonderful, loads of hops, nice piney smell, but the story here is the taste. BAM! Hops all over, fantastic, strong pine taste upfront, just perfectly bitter. This is a crisp and refreshing beer, I could drink these for days. Truly one of my favorites and hightly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2006 23:38:44 | More by mikesgroove

Thorpe429

Illinois

2.83/5  rDev -26.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On tap at New Holland last week. Reviewed from notes.

Pours a golden-copper color with a white head and a touch of lacing. The nose carries some faint notes of floral and citrus hops. The flavor is mostly just bitterness without much real hop character. Light body with crisp carbonation and a somewhat-harsh bitterness. Not a huge fan.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2012 14:39:28 | More by Thorpe429

brentk56

North Carolina

4.28/5  rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Pours a hazy medium amber color with a rocky head that leaves some lacing

Smell: Primarily floral hops with a bit of grapefruit pith and pine; a touch of malt underneath

Taste: The initial malt backbone is quickly overtaken by a delicate burst of grapefruit pith; very piney as well; the finish is dry and very hoppy with just a tinge of sweetness on the tip of the tongue; there is also a floral tone on the finish that I particularly enjoyed

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and crisp, with a good level of carbonation

Drinkability: This is a fine IPA for your inner hophead

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2005 22:37:47 | More by brentk56

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle: Poured a deep orangey color ale with a medium foamy head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma consists of medium bitter hops with some noticeable caramel malt. Taste is a middle of the road mix between some bitter hops and sweet caramel malt. No floral notes or citrus notes discernable that would have provided differentiation within the style. Average body with some average carbonation. Overall this is not bad but just really another middle of the road IPA.

Serving type: bottle

10-02-2008 20:48:11 | More by Phyl21ca

BEERchitect

Kentucky

3.6/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Good session beer. Begins with a grapefruity aroma, blended with bready malts and sweet fruitiness. Tastes similarly with emphasis on a grapefruit flavor and orange, lemon, and barley hints. Body is lighter than usual, allowing floral and flavoring hops to stand out. Little in the way of complexity or variety, but still pleasing to drink. A light copper flavor displays near the finish along with a drying, grassy flavor. Would make a good session beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2006 03:40:25 | More by BEERchitect

oberon

North Carolina

4.78/5  rDev +24.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Wow I am a new believer in high-hopped beer,the smeel was so floral and fresh and fruity just amazing.I always seen it at the store never bought it,what a dumbass!Hop-Heads will love this flavoral brew!

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2002 10:15:22 | More by oberon

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

4.08/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a hazy orangish amber topped by a creamy off-white head that drops fairly quickly but keeps a decent collar and leaves some minor spotty lace. The aroma, however, is much better than the appearance with a boldly floral hop character that expresses some soft citrus notes over a sweetish, caramel tinged malt. The body is medium/light with a very fine carbonation that leaves it quite smooth in the mouth. The flavor starts softly fruity with a good combination of lightly sweet, softly caramel malt and floral/grassy/citrusy hop flavor. As it warms, the malt becomes more biscuity and the hop bitterness comes forward preparing you for a drying finish with some lingering grassy/earthy hop flavor. Well balanced with a firm hop bitterness and flavor that never build on the palate and allow the malt to come through with each sip. An enjoyable IPA with an interesting nose and a very good drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2002 15:51:38 | More by NeroFiddled

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

4.63/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: murky bronze color, short, white head, rather typical IPA look
Aroma: now we're talking, big, BIG, B-I-G! with the hops, fat with fruit, bitter, yet sweet, and complex, a cornucopia of citrus and peach, pineapple and more. Juicy!
Taste: hugeness returns in the flavor department, healthy hop content, with a firm presence on the palate, sticking to and playing with the palate. Warm and winning, this is a most excellent IPA, reminding me of a former favorite (but only because it's left our market) Three Floyds Alpha King. Long, hoppy finish, ever-so tasty, profoundly satisfactory.
The only thing I'd change is the amateurish artwork on the label.
This one would have an honored spot in my fridge, if it were only available in MN. Thanks to jeffboo for smuggling some across the state border from WI!

Serving type: bottle

11-17-2003 02:19:16 | More by feloniousmonk

WesWes

New York

4.1/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a golden color with a thick frothy white head that slowly fades to lacing. The aroma is awesome. It has a smooth, refreshing pale malt scent and a kick ass floral hop aroma; very nice. The taste is good. It has a crisp pale malt flavor with a powerful floral hop finish. It is smooth going down and bitter in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel is good. It is a medium bodied beer with adequate carbonation. This is a fine IPA. It has everything; an awesome drinker.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2004 23:11:55 | More by WesWes

drabmuh

Maryland

3.73/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a bottle into a goblet. First off, its beautiful. Truly truly beautiful. Its amber and clear with a thin white head of small bubbles that leaves a lot of lacing on the glass. Carbonation is moderate. Looks great.

Moderate hop aroma of fruity variety with some malt backbone. Smells OK.

Medium body, some malt character up front, nice clean finish. There is something left to be desired. Drinkability is good but its just an average IPA, not too bitter or hoppy.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2010 04:01:58 | More by drabmuh

zeff80

Missouri

4.03/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Poured out a somewhat cloudy, orange/copper color with an off-white, bubbly, thick, foamy head that left a little lace on the glass.

S - It smelled of pine, citrus and floral notes. It also smelled of roasted malts.

T - It had a strong burnt toast maltiness with a subtle hop bitterness. Some citrus flavors, too.

M - It was crisp and sharp with a nice dry finish. A medium-bodied ale.

D - This is a pretty good IPA. Solid but not spectacular.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2009 17:00:10 | More by zeff80

metter98

New York

3.88/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: The beer is hazy copper in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high off white head that died down and left lacing on the surface and a thick ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: There are moderately strong aromas of citrusy hops-grapefruit stands out in particular. There are also some hints of pine resin hops.
T: Like the smell, the taste is citrusy and has some hints of caramel and malty sweetness from the underlying malts. There is a moderate amount of accompanying bitterness.
M: The beer is medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: It has a very good balance and isn't overly bitter, making this quite easy to drink for an IPA.

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2011 20:51:40 | More by metter98

Gueuzedude

Arizona

3.68/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Sampled March 2009
An ample pour into my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip produces a fat-two-finger thick, lightly tanned, pale head. The beer is a reddish amber color that shows a lightly hazed, red tinged, copper hue when held up to the light. The aroma is all about the hops with fruity / citrusy nose playing the up front role. Behind this is the scent of fresh pine needle and a spike of biscuit like grain. The up front hop character reminds me of ripe lychee, tangelo, candied apricot and bright citrus jam. I really like the aroma on this beer.

Fairly dry, this beer has a light malt sweetness to it. The beer is pretty easy drinking a the lighter body make this quite quaffable. The dryness accentuates the herbal hop flavors (pine and even a touch of hemp) and amply biting bitterness over the fruity hop notes that dominated the aroma. The fruitiness is still here, just much muted and more as a spicing to the overall flavor; a touch of Meyer lemon zest is noticeable as is a hint of apricot essence. The finish has a bit of bread-like / cracker-like malt to it that helps to round out the bitterness just a bit.

Not a bad beer, the flavor doesn't live up to the juicy, hop laden promise of the aroma, but it is still not shabby. This could use a bit more malt character to support the fruity hop notes in the flavor, but I do like how quaffable this is.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2009 16:22:01 | More by Gueuzedude

TheManiacalOne

Rhode Island

4.33/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Acquired via trade from feloniousmonk, so a big “Thank you” goes out to him. Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a deep amber color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma is a nicely blended mix of floral hops, fruity citrus and caramelized malt.

T: The taste is well-balanced with flavors of citrus and caramel sweetness and a pleasant but not over-powering hops bitterness, all of which compliment each other well. There’s a hearty malt character but it’s not too heavy. The after-taste is slightly sweet and slightly hoppy.

M: Smooth and very crisp, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is very clean.

D: Very tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, good kick, very good representation of style, this is a very good IPA. I could see myself drinking several of these over the course of an evening.

Serving type: bottle

12-20-2007 02:33:05 | More by TheManiacalOne

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

The mad hatter is a pretty good ipa as it is. The hops are there and you can tell that as soon as you open the bottle. This beer is a pretty stand ipa for the most part. I really liked the aroma most. The smell of the beer is actually better than the taste. It's got a slighty hazy yellow color and a sticky head on it. Not too bad at all.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2011 03:44:02 | More by Knapp85

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.8/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Another Joplin Macaddodles Pick up

Pours an effervescent bronze with 1+ finger of creamy pearl colored head. Good head retention & lacing

S: Citrussy, piney, & rindy hops

T: Slight grapefruit hop twang, some orange peel, & a little bit of breadyness up front. Slight apricot fruittyness is some steamrolled by grapefruit & some lemons as this warms. Finishes crisp, with a touch of metallic hops sneaking past the grapefruit & a smidge of pear & apricot & dryness

MF: Light bodied for the style & ABV, slight creamyness. Looking for more malt backdone & depth of hops flavor, not really finding it,just okay on balance

Drinks pretty easy, but I expected way more from this one, just a little too restrained as far as AIPAs go...

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2009 03:34:00 | More by russpowell

Gavage

New Jersey

4.03/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: pours a dark orange color with a short head that breaks apart slowly leaving a few bubbles on the rim of the glass.

Smell: loads of pine, grapefruit, and hop bitterness are easy to detect.

Taste: slightly bready malt profile with caramel, pine, grapefruit, and a hearty bitterness that provides a nice bite.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied. Crisp from start to finish, with some dryness late. Aftertaste is long as the bitteness lingers on the tastebuds.

Drinkability: easy to drink this beer as several can be quaffed in session. Worth giving this one a try.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2009 12:27:14 | More by Gavage

jwc215

New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours orange amber with a thin white head that settles to a wispy cover and a bubbly ring that leaves some lacing.

The smell is of pine/resin upfront with some citrus and a bit of bread.

The taste is of musty pine/resin with some grapefruity citrus with caramel sweetness. It has a sharp, bitterish bite in the finish.

It has some astringency and a medium body.

A nice IPA overall.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2009 14:26:59 | More by jwc215

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A pint at the Old Chicago in Southgate, Michigan, whilst watching two NFL games and one MLB game simultaneously, as appears to be the custom in these parts.

This beer appears a clear medium golden amber hue, with one finger of creamy, soapy off-white head, which leaves some nice droopy, splotchy lace around the glass as it sinks away. It smells of significant citrus, pine, and caramel. The taste is bitter citrus peel, even more astringent pine resin, and a somewhat cowering caramel toffee maltiness. The carbonation is moderate, and a bit zippy, the body medium weight and as smooth as the hovering hops will allow. It finishes fairly dry and hoppy.

Prognosis (in between the hootin' and a hollerin' after after every Tiger or Lion burp): a decently hoppy, almost balanced IPA, something for that sane hop craving - those of you who get it know what I'm saying.

Serving type: on-tap

09-26-2011 22:32:13 | More by biboergosum

akorsak

Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A 12 oz bottle purchased at Shady McGrady's in Harrisburg, PA.

A: The IPA is a leather brown color punctuated with orange marmalade highlights. A small band of head from the pour was fast to recede.

S: The aroma is fairly nondescript, some grains and some bitterness but not a lot of focus from the hops.

T: The taste adds much more of a citrusy flavor than the nose gave off. The hops are grapefruity, medicinal with an grassy undertone. There are plenty of cereal flavors throughout to support the hops and they leave a nice graininess with each sip. There is no hint of alcohol, which adds to the enjoyment of the beer. The hops leave a nice tangy taste on the palate.

M: The mouthfeel is pretty lively, showcasing a pleasant hop bitterness.

D: If only the nose were a little intense. I like the hop profile and the mouthfeel after the sip is gone. I'd like to try this one on tap.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2008 00:03:05 | More by akorsak

tempest

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pulled out of a variety case from Shangy's.

Uh oh, I just got a hint of cooked vegetables (broccoli to be specific). The DMS faded quickly and otherwise, this is good ripping IPA. We're talking big tart orange peel and grapefruit with a mild, light caramel malt background. The aroma has a fruit juice perfume character and biscuit note in the background. All in all, a respectable IPA.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2009 22:39:10 | More by tempest

WVbeergeek

Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Caramel amber with an orange glow hell let's just call it copper nice full cream head leaves tightly packed fine even lace. Aroma: Really nice citrus pien cone mix of hops gotta love it with a solid malt backbone brings strong caramel malts influence. Taste: Classic IPA high hop bitterness nice hop flavor warm bread flavor with grapefruit toned hops nice. Mouthfeel: Medium body carbonation a bit sharp but creamy texture is excellent. Drinkability: A perfect all around IPA when yearning for something refreshing and substantially hoppy turn to this beauty.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2004 20:33:59 | More by WVbeergeek

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.85/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a foggy amber orange. Nice head that falls but leaves a bit of lacing on the way down. Nose is very perfumed pine hops. Flavor is extremely hop forward, but there seems to be a small amount of something on this one that is holding things back, or giving it a different aspect. Almost as if it is not as crisp and clean as it could be. Combine that with the one-sided flavor profile and it turns out to be a nice firm IPA, but not one that really gives anything interesting. Strong sure, but certainly not unique. Feel has a pretty good amount of carbonation on there, and the liquid is fairly well bodied too. Overall drinkable, sure. But with so many other IPAs out there, I’d probably go for something else if I was looking for a regular brew. This one just seems to lack the one little touch that would make it one to remember.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2008 06:40:03 | More by RblWthACoz