BrewDog IPA is Dead - Mandarina Bavaria
2015 IPA is Dead series.
From the central European plains of Germany, comes something very different. A blast of tangerine and orange, Mandarina Bavaria brings a highly distinctive backbone of flavour. This is down to its parent – Cascade – and a frankly enormous 70% myrcene oil content. If equate Germany solely with earthy, spicy Noble hops, Mandarina Bavaria will make you think again.
From the central European plains of Germany, comes something very different. A blast of tangerine and orange, Mandarina Bavaria brings a highly distinctive backbone of flavour. This is down to its parent – Cascade – and a frankly enormous 70% myrcene oil content. If equate Germany solely with earthy, spicy Noble hops, Mandarina Bavaria will make you think again.
3.5
186 reviews
Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Bottle from Coppers, Newcastle. Hazy straw coloured with a zesty mandarin orange and citrus flavour, warming alcohol notes followed by more orange and lemon on the smooth creamy finish. Very good.
Bottle from Beer Cartel 291015. Nice drop this one with some subtle earthy flavours. Smooth in the mouth and an easy drinking IPA. Holds the 7.2% alcohol content well.
Bottle - Slight hazy orange colour, medium white head, good retention and lacing. Mild citrus aromas of orange peel and tangerine with grassy and floral scents. Taste is overripe tangerine, lemon zest, some caramel and biscuit. Medium body and carbonation, dry hoppy finish. Nice citrussy IPA.
330ml bottle from Good Spirits Co. Yellow amber, big foamy head. Soapy boiled sweet hop aroma. Resin orange grapefruit flavour. Orange aftertaste. Very orangey ipa.
Third of the series. Cloudy pale gold. Thin white head. Nose is quite fresh. Tangerines/mandarins. Earthy and orangey in the taste. Really subtle, making the drink feel smooth and delicious. Really enjoy this one. Brings out the maltiness somewhat. Slightly salty.
A superb hop for my palate - mandarin indeed - lovely beer - reasonably complex - good drink.
Pale gold pour with a thin white head. Malt, citrus, orangey aroma. Taste is bitter orange, some sweet caramel. A bit rough
Fresh sweet floral hoppy aroma. Golden and clear. Sweet IPA with medium bitterness, not lasting that long. Average carbonation, creamy texture. Not a really powerful hop; more "laid back".
Bottle @ home. Hazy yellow to oramge with a small white head. Smells hops, foody (mcdonalds or something) or frietvet, chives/onion. Tastes hops, fruity, sweet, nice. Medium body, soft carbo.
330mL bottle that pours a light cloudy golden hue with a small white head. Has a heavy citrus, orange, mandarin, tangerine. Mostly a resinous grassy/pine in the flavour.
Pours a cloudy orange colour with a white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, floral, fruit and some citrus. Taste is medium sweet leading to a moderate bitter finish.
Bottle from systembolaget sweden. Lingering beige head. Clowdy golden color. Mild mandarin hoppy aroma. Fresh hoppy taste with a small bitterness.
Bottle 33 cl. Pours an almost cloudy golden with a tiny and diminishing white head. Hardly anything in the nose, but extremely rough and bitter flavours - very earthy. Rough indeed - bordering unpleasant. 150915
(bottle, 33cl) Almost cloudy, pale golden colour with a short and slightly off-white foamy head. Citrus-fruity hoppy aroma with notes of grapefruit and tangerine, accompanied by herbal and slightly resiny notes. Bitter and delicately sweet flavour, medium bodied with a moderate carbonation. Mildly bready malty base with moderately fruity (tangerine, grapefruit) and herbal hops; moderately dry, bitter and slightly sweet finish with lighter fruity, but herbal spicy and slightly resiny hops. 30.VIII.15
33 cl bottle@home.
Appearance: cloudy golden orange with shrinking white head.
Aroma: flowery and c-hops.
Taste: mandarine, red grapefruit, medium bitter.
Palate: smooth, a little oily, lasting medium body, low carbonation.
Overall: very nice.
From a 330ml bottle on 5/9/2015. Pours a hazy lightish golden with a small head. Has a mild pleasant citrus and tropical fruit aroma. The flavour features sweet orange and mandarin, with a touch of apricot. There’s a firm, slightly spicy hop bitterness which finishes things off. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A very solid, very quaffable fruit driven IPA.
Colore biondo torbido, poca schiuma e poca frizzantezza in bocca, da stile.
Profumo delicato, floreale, agrumato, mandarino.
Nota dolce maltata, amaro agrumato lungo, mandarino, leggermente asprigno, ma comunque non aggressivo.
Tap@o’connels. Golden color with a white head. Aroma has citrus, mandarin, floral hops. Taste is malty with bitter finish. Flavors of mandarin, citrus, malt, grassy hops.
Bottle pours golden hazy with small white head. Aroma is hops and a distinct touch of mandarin
Medium body with a fatty feel. Hops and some malt in the taste end with a nice bitterness
Bottle. Semi hazy blonde orange beer with a large white head. Aroma is fruity with notes of citrus, grapefruit, peaches, caramel, oranges and pungent overripe oranges. Flavor is fruity with notes of citrus, caramel, peaches, overripe oranges and pine needles. Well balanced.
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, floral, citrus, bread.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, floral, grass, pine, citrus.
Pours clear Amber with some head. An orange peel aroma with some resin. Decent bitter finish.
Bottle at home. Pours clear pale golden with a white head. Aroma of orange, hops, malts, sweet, foral. Taste is orange, perfume, hops, hop oil, sweet, malts. Decent body, medium bitter finish. Decent
Pours gold with a small head.
Aroma is citrus-focused with massive kumquat and mandarin notes and soft clean malt behind.
Similar flavours. More citrus peel and spicy herbal notes.
Bottle. The fruitiest in this years IPA is Dead collection so far, mostly lemon and orange. Still too much on the malty side for my taste, I seem to prefer to aroma hoppy ones.
Pours a cloudy golden with a fluffy off white head. Nose is lots of citrus, lemon and orange, but also a little spicy noble note. Flavor is very clean, good mandarin notes, a little spicy. Biscuity finish, gone from the palate quickly. I like this hop a lot, pretty simply, good flavors, very clean.
Aroma: Subtle tangerine, but there is not body below it
Appearance: Attracting pale yellow colour and a little sticky thin head
Taste: Some fruity sweet and dry bitter
Palate: Light body, thin texture, medium carbonation, and fruity bitter finish
Overall: Imperial Pale Ale
Bottled. Orange coloured. Unclear. Dense off white head. Aroma. Orange, flowers, grass, spice. Flavour. Flowers, orange, herbs, some Spice and grass. Medium bodied. Ends flowery bitter.
Hazy golden orange color, off-white head. Mandarin orange nose, peach, caramel, light malty, grass. Grassy taste, caramel malt, citrus peel, hint of orange, bitter finish. Medium body, average to soft carbonation.
From bottle. Pours gold, hazy with white head. Very nice and clear aroma of fruits, mandarin in particular but also apricot. Taste of lemon, grass and wood with bitterness a bit like orange peel but in a pleasant way. Good one.