Black Market Invasion Imperial Red Ale

Brewed by Black Market Brewing
Style: American Strong Ale
Temecula, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Bottle. Pours red/copper, with a tan head. Aroma is is hops, caramel, and malt. Flavor is hops, caramel, malt, and a bit floral. Medium body.

Bottle. Pours a dark reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak piney aroma with hints of caramel. Fruity malty piney hoppy caramel flavor. has a fruity malty piney hoppy bitter caramel finish.

Dark amber pour with a khaki head. The nose is sweet up front with some caramel malt and is followed by a strong citrus hop aroma. Nice grapefruit and orange. Some floral and pine hop character, too. Strong pine bitterness to the flavor to balance the caramel malt sweetness. Floral hops, plenty of citrus, and notes of dark fruit. Some alcohol comes through as it warms.

Bottle. Pours dark reddish amber with off white head. Nose and taste of maple, caramel, birch sap, dark resin, honey and pine. Finishes slightly dry and resin/pine. Lots of bitterness. Medium body.

Bomber from Casa De Oro. Very deep amber in color. Nose is somewhat sweet with a good amount of citric hoppiness. Some dark fruit as well. Dark fruit up front with a touch of sweetness that gives way to some grapefruit peel bitterness, The underlying sweetness lingers. Dark fruits and hop bitterness dominate. Alcohol is well hidden. Solid ale.