A tribute beer brewed to honor the memory of our fallen solider, Columbus (a brewery kitten we knicknamed Mongo), who used each of his 9 lives in a short – but brazen – 10 months on this planet.
Let’s just say the little dude lived a hard life. Only, he wasn’t so little. In fact, he was the largest of five kittens born at the brewery in 2009. Mongo was so large in fact that his brothers and sisters kicked him out of the litter.
I told you dude had it rough.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by iabeerguy from Mount Vernon, IA, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/11/2012 2:42:03 PM)
"Dark orange pour with a big white head. Bomber purchased from Family Beer and Liquor in East Dubuque, IL. Aroma is clearly piney hops and citrus dominated. Nice citrus hop flavor with a small amount of malt sweetness to balance it out. The ABV of 8.5% come in to play the longer my glass set, the warming in the throat with about half a glass left. Very smooth and enjoyable!"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Clash from Chattanooga, TN, USA who has tried this beer once. (3/5/2012 3:55:44 AM)
"Murky orange with a white head. Aroma contains some oranges, apricot, pineapple, very floral. The flavor is slightly bitter with tons of citrus and tropical fruit. Some sweetness in the finish. Overall a nice summer bier."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $4.5 Unit Cost: $4.5 per Pint
[3] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/27/2011 11:29:44 AM)
"22oz bottle -
Finally found and popped open my bomber of Mongo. A nice IIPA for sure, but far from the top of the hop heap. The beer pours out a golden orange color with an initial large 3" head, with nice lasting puffiness, but little lacing. Aroma had a nice showing of pineapple/honey sweetness, with a light zip of piney hops. The flavor is where the beer shines as it zeroes in on the bitter tastebuds with a hop-forward hop blast. It's almost like some kind of hop extract, the flavor reminds me a little of sipping something what hop juice might taste like if steeped in vodka. Tons of piney, sappyness, catty hops without a trace of malts anywhere around (love it). The alcohol is a bit distracting though, but not too much. Really nice beer and nice on the wallet. Dig it."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 22oz @ $4.99 Unit Cost: $3.63 per Pint
[4] Review by Sigmund from Hafrsfjord, Norway who has tried this beer once. (7/15/2011 12:29:15 PM)
"Shared bottle at local tasting. Golden colour, large white head. Strong aroma of resinous American hops, also hints of orange marmalade. The flavour is distinctly hoppy throughout, with a piney and grapefruity bitterness, but is still not too extreme.
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Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by Beav from Fort Collins, CO, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (6/14/2011 12:58:47 AM)
"22oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a huge creamy rocky white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is meloney citrus and piney, resiny, stinky hops.
The flavor is some sweet melon with a big resiny tarry, slightly charred hop finish with bitterness that dominates the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with slightly sharp carbonation.
Overall, a good DIPA. It's definitely big in the hops - a bit to tarry / charred for me with a huge bitter aftertaste. The sweet fruits help to balance it a little, but not much."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.1)
Sampled: Bottle, Forced Draught Sample Size: 22oz @ $7 Unit Cost: $5.09 per Pint
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(3.9)
