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Mai Tai P. A.

Alvarado StreetAmerican IPA
ABV: 6.5%IBU: 45
94
Overall
Aroma
11
Flavor
20
Mouthfeel
4
Appearance
3
Salinas, California

What Our Editors Thought

Bold tropical fruit notes evoke passion fruit and mango with deeper layers of musk, coconut husk, and al-mond. The sip hits quickly with a tight but polished bitterness that softens into more lingering citrus and bit-ter orange peel. A thoroughly new-school approach to West Coast IPA.

What Our Panel Thought

Muted aromas of tropical fruit. Very tropical and bright flavors fill the mouth with rushes of pineapple, pas-sion fruit, and kiwi. Low-to-medium bitterness throughout with a soft finish showcasing the hops flavors. Al-most like a clear NEIPA.

What the Brewers Say

A drier ‘tropical’ IPA. Light on bitterness, heavy on hops aroma (from100 percent Mosaic hops), American 2-row malt. Notes of passion fruit, mango, and lychee.

Let's Play IPA (Aug-Sept 2019)
Review printed in: Let's Play IPA (Aug-Sept 2019)
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Date Reviewed: August 6, 2019