 beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 24, 2007
Deep dark clear coppery auburn color. Hmmm...remindes me of the color of that cleansing/prep liquid the surgeons use just before cutting you open. Coincidence? Castle-on-a-hill towering, fluffy, kinda crunchy topping of lightly parched yellow foam sits for eternity. Lots of big moth-holed sheeting lace is plastered like cob webs all over the glass. Some in the shape of bats!?
Aroma is a hop hum dandy of toasted candy caramel, toasted grains, leafy crisp hops and a delicate natured little squeeze of grapefruity pine resin. And dare I say a bit of dampness of thick forest air seems to be lurking underneath. Must be the pine?
Taste is yum, yum, suck the flavor from my tongue. Great hoppy taste with a finely bittered tone and snappy crunch to it. Bright, brittle, leafy, citrusy grapefruitified and resin loaded with light piney parchments. Wow! Quite a fun ride of goodness. The flavors really pop and are bright with a intensity of a vampires’ eyes. Just a bit of the toasted stuff makes its way through the fog of hops. As the hops play their part drenchingly deep of uncontested mastery and well-balanced, high toned, flavor sucking, palate quenching goodness!
Body of the beer is crisp, lasting, and bright. Nothing a caped casket dweller would prefer, but damn suiting none-the-less as it fits the profile immaculately! Crunchy, snappy, hoppy, and superbly balanaced in the way a nice IPA would be. Surprising. Super clean finish with a dryish pine, citric, toastified fluffy bite on the palate. No turtle neck or stake needed here as its creamy, slick and oily backing is so drenchingly satisfying.
If this were the nectar I needed to survive by sucking the necks of beautiful women or big brown bottles the world round then let it be so. This stuff’s better then blood any day, or night. Mmmaaaawww...HaaaaHaaa...
lovemyipas (450), sw burbs, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 15, 2010 pours a red copper from the tap with a one finger white bubbly head. aroma is citrus hops caramel malt and a little bread. flavor the same as aroma. very nice.
arminjewell (471), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Mar 13, 2010 Pours red with thin white head, aroma is a bit citrusy and grassy. Taste up front is citrus, grass, some sweet caramel and a slightly bitter dry finish. Pretty average ale, didn’t seem strong by any means, more like an EPA. Bottle age perhaps?
sepia5 (65), New Haven, Connecticut, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 6, 2010 Pours a deep red with a deep, white head. I know this sounds strange, but the nose reminds me of boiled asparagus. Taste reflects that classic Great Lakes flavor profile that seems to run through so many of their beers. Slightly citrusy, a bit sweet, plenty of hops, with a dry finish. Really nice beer.
askofficerfriendly (538), Riverview, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 1, 2010 A: Pours a nice shade of orange with a tall white head. Head dies to a cap which lasts for the duration. Nice Belgian like sheet lace pattern all the way down the glass.
S: Nice and malty. Caramel and brown sugar for sure. Light hops with a hint of sweet summer fruit.
T: Nice flavor as well. Malty start. Caramel, lightly bready up front. Hints of sweet pine in the middle. The finish has a nice hoppy bite. Lightly citrus with a grassy herbal like note.
M: Medium in body, smooth, great carbonation.
markwise (1337), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 23, 2010 Thanks to goryshkewych for this extra. Pours an amber red with an off-white head. Nose is hops, malt sweetness, caramel, and citrus bitterness. Flavor is sweet malt with grapefruit/ pine hops. Nice hoppy as heck amber with a malt sweetness. Medium bodied, unique, and enjoyable.
MrChopin (790), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 9, 2010 Transparent ruby with a thin beige head. Creamy nose of malt, wood, nut. Flavor is sweeter, heavier, light alcohol and syrupy sugar clinging to the caramel malt. Meh.
GandGKevin (229), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 19, 2010 Pours red with a creamy tan head. Aromas are a bit subdued with some sweet malty wiffs eminating from the head. Typical red ale flavors that finishes dry with a little bitterness. Pretty good red. Was expecting more hoppiness from the description. Not sure of the bottle age which may have been a factor.
dkachur (2661), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 14, 2010 12 ounce bottle courtesy of alexsdad06. Thanks! Pours a hazy reddish copper color with a large tan creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is bready and doughy with fairly strong hoppy notes and some nutty notes. Taste is bread, caramel, bitter leafy hops and faint berry-like fruity notes in the finish. Medium bodied. Pretty good.
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