MadTree Brewing Heroes

Aroma: “Floral hops, lemon zest, and light malt sweetness. Pears and peach syrup with hints of dank green and honey. Citrus aroma up front, with lemon, grapefruit, and clementine.” Flavor: “Light body, medium citrusy hops profile, a little bit of mineral character in the finish. Pilsen malt, perhaps? Full sweet body with lots of candy-like hops and a good amount of hops bitterness to help balance the sweet body. Citrus and piney hops flavor with some malt sweetness and a slight mineral finish. Candy-like hops character with notes of tangerine.” Overall: “A bit too light for the hops profile, almost too clean—tastes like an IPL. Pilsen malt character is fairly distinctive. A good beer that’s big and in your face with hops and malts alike. Very nice example—one of the more approachable, complex IPA examples and the only thing missing is that ‘wow’ factor of juicy hops character.”

“Tart and fruity nose with both the lime and pineapple well-balanced. In the sip, the lactic sourness muddles the tropical notes, bringing out earthy dank hops, but still well-done overall.”

**Aroma:** “Medium intensity orange and lemon with a slight sweetness from the malt. Nice fruity hops sweetness. Orange, grapefruit, pineapple, tropical fruit, with a quick hit of Christmas tree.” **Flavor:** “Medium malt sweetness accentuated by citrus hops notes. Malt tastes like a blend of toasted and caramel varieties. Intensely bitter on the finish—the bitterness from the hops hits in the front and carries through this beer well into the linger. Fresh and vibrant mango and pineapple notes dance with pine tree and green herbs. Light malt sweetness in the finish, too.” **Overall:** “It’s a touch sweet up front and a touch bitter on the finish making for a pretty bold and bitter beer that should probably be enjoyed at a warmer serving temp to bring out the fruity hop notes. It was quite bitter in the start, but the more I drank it more the rest of the beer came out for me. In the end, I enjoyed it.”