 Ughsmash (2835), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jul 20, 2007
Bottle, thanks to Chuck and WeeHeavySD!!! Poured a deep, wonderful cap of creamy beige head. Aroma picked up a whole bunch of spruce and pine hoppiness above caramel and toffee sweetness.. very well-hopped with a toasted malt array beneath. Flavor picked up a great array of fantastic elements... spruce and pine over toasted caramel and drier caramel elements at the core.. more toasted darker fruits emerge toward the finish.. sweet, strong, and very enjoyable! This was a great beer!
RollinHard (507), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Jul 10, 2008 Pours a ruby red with brown highlights and a big fluffy tan head that disintegrates shortly. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, grapefruit (covered in sugar), and pineapple. The fruity hops are more inviting than a harsh earthy onslaught. Becomes faint as the carbonation dies. Really nice flavor upfront, big and sweet with lots of caramel, brown sugar, burnt toffee, woody hops and a hints of old citrus. Finishes with more hop flavor than bitterness, sweet citrus, cake, pie crust, and wood. Aftertaste is wonderful and goes on and on. Texture is almost Belgian in nature, but the carbonation is a bit less prickly. Chewy and not heavy. I enjoyed this more than I ever thought I would enjoy an "imperial red."
oberabcbbsok (642), Hoboken, Belgium
Jun 30, 2008 A very nice and good hopped beer. Well balanced and full bodied. Had it on bottle in Antwerp
railcat1 (482), Hammond, Indiana, USA
Jun 28, 2008 I had this on DLD 08 and it poured a red to ruby color with a small tan head and lacing a bit sticky with caramel malts and candy sugars overall tasty.CHEERS!
biz82 (1300), austin, Texas, USA
Jun 26, 2008 Hazy red with a loose tan head. Giant sticky caramel and hop aroma. Supporting malt and hop flavor which are also huge and amazingly well balanced. Perfect example of a huge hopped up american ale that is well balanced. Bravo!
bgburdman9 (708), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jun 24, 2008 An old rating i finally got to entering. Poured a brown reddish with a tan head. Aroma had a real thick body to it but not cloying really at all. I kind of cut off my rating here.
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