4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20Pours a dark red brick/amber color. Pour creates a dense, tight light tan head with superb retention throughout. A good amount of lacing curtains the sides of the snifter. Terrific aromas of roasted malts, toasted bread, brown sugar and caramels initially shows its sweet side. Aromas show, as does the flavors a great balance with crisp hoppy citrus, spice and floral notes from the hops also filling the nose. Mouthfeel is full, round and smooth with a bit of oiliness. Flavors start sweet much like the aromas with caramel malt, toffee and brown sugar quickly followed up with a firm but moderate hop bitterness with citrus and pine coming through. Definitely one of the most balanced bigger amber ales in the market.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at the Blind Monk. Clear amber pour with an off white head. Sweet malty aromas. Might be a bit old as the grapefruit hop notes are fading and exposing the malty backbone. Decent body and good carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Asahiya. Big fat malty nose, filled in with typical West Coast greenery. Sweet ’n’ sourish initial / mid flattens out and goes to a fairly smooth balance / nice light tanginess that soon clears off and leaves mild hop traces. Very tasty. Aroma promises a lot more than comes out on the palate -- but that’s probably a good thing.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma: Pine resin followed by a bit of candy-caramel like notes.
Appearance: Deep reddish brown with a light beige head.
Flavor: Malty, fruity with medium sweetness and a gentle hop bitterness.
Palate: Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation and malty finish.
Overall: Great flavors and balance. Would go great with a garlicy, roast leg of lamb.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pretty nice - strong, sweet, bitter aftertaste with some pineapple and lingering caramel. Very sweet on the nose, dark in the glass and slightly syrupy in the mouth. Gets slightly sickly almost boring by the end. Not mega hoppy.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
355ml bottle. Clear darkest copper colour with small, creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, beige head. Cautious clean hoppy aroma, minimally herbal, floral, hints of bubblegum, peppermint, underlying malty notes with a nuttily touch. Taste is initially clean bitter hoppy without specific flavour, maybe a touch peppermint, later slightly caramel malty, a touch of toffee, burnt coffee. Narrow, constricted, clean, sober, monotonous.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours a dark red with some head and spotty lacing. Tons of hops onthe nose, caramel and hops are the taste.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Hazel’s beverage world. Deep amber color, beige head. Bitter taste with caramel, nuts, bread, oak and hops. Smooth body with sweet malts and crispy hops. Bittersweet finish with nuts and caramel. Very nice american strong.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Ridgewood (Raleigh)
Pours amber with a bit of creamy head.
Bitter hoppy taste, sharp aftertaste. Doesn't work as one of those "nice summer beers" that some of the other hoppy beers I've tried due to the bitterness, but I'd get it again.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber->SA. Dark amber with frothy offwhite head. Aroma: dark sweet malt with citrus hops. Taste: caramel, molasses, sweet malt, pine. Good.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Amber color with some nice lacing. Strong hop presence with some tart on the end. Excellent red.
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