Boatswain American I.P.A. - Minhas Craft Brewery

tsauce2

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

P: 22 fl oz bottle into a New Belgium snifter.

A: SRM is caramel. Translucent. Head is off white, 1 in, dissipates to line the top of the beer. Medium carbonation. Light lacing.

S: Moderate hoppiness, medium roast malt, a touch of caramel sweetness.

T: Moderate hoppiness. Malt is much more subtle than on the nose and a touch of caramel is noticable. Aftertaste is light hop bitterness giving way to malt and a bit of caramel.

M: Medium body. Mellow hops and light malt base give a light feel, but not watery. Dry finish.

O: A good APA. Moderate hops and malt. Nothing too fancy or bold, but a good overall beer. The best offering that I have had from the rebooted Rhinelander/Minhas operation. At the price, $1.99, I would buy more of this beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2012 04:26:24 | More by tsauce2

HeightsEats

Ohio

4.08/5  rDev +47.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From Trader Joe's, a 22 oz. bomber for $1.99. Pours a darkish golden hue with aroma of hops and subtle malt. Flavor is like drinking clean, dry floral hops. Full-flavored but not overly bitter, with just enough malt to balance everything. Beeradvocate no longer has a "drinkability" rating, but 4.5 would work well for this. I had no trouble finishing the bomber--the flavors did not get tiresome or cloying. And the price can't be beat.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2012 23:26:10 | More by HeightsEats

TheGordianKnot

Tennessee

2.05/5  rDev -26%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Shared by a work friend who knows I like beer. He received as a present from relative. Poured from 22 into tapered DuPont glass...

A- Deep amber/orange color, nice finger of fluffy cream head. Settles at a medium pace, no lacing left behind. A little dark per style otherwise average.

S- Malty, very malty, do much malt this scares me to think it may rate like an IPA. The minimal amount of hops are spicy and earthy. Otherwise not a ton going on that is pleasing my nostrils.

T/M- A little hot, but just as I suspected it is very malty. Finishes bitter but not the 79 IBU they proclaim. Soapy. Again, the hops are earthy and piney, but shadowed by by thick, sticky, doughy malt. Medium heavy body, minimal carbonation, slightly astringent.

O- Not a big fan. It may not be super fresh, but judging by the date of the other review, age can't be what made this not good. I want more hops in, my IPAs, not hot sticky malt!

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 16:54:31 | More by TheGordianKnot

smcolw

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev +27.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Deep amber color with a mild chill haze. Moderate head but it sticks around. Nice blanketing lace on the glass.

There is a mellow pale malt smell along with a moderate level of floral hop. Leans to the malt side for an IPA.

The bittering hop is more pronounced than the smell indicates. The beginning is brief malt, then the peppery hop takes over. The body is as expected. A predictable, middle-of-the-road IPA.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2011 01:10:20 | More by smcolw