3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
JW77 hooks it up again! Amber pour. Cherries, herbal notes, and light caramel. Flavor has a bit too much cherries but the beer has some interesting herbal notes, fruity esters and some light yeast.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at hopleaf... Pours a semi-cloudy caramel and raisin brown with a thin crey light beige head... Dark fruit, spices, and a splash of cherry make up the nose... Bready caramel malt with dark fruit accents and a touch of earth in the finish. Slightly spiced with a hint of wood. Medium carbonation and body. Fairly unique.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler from Big Z Beverage. Pours brown with a small white head. Aroma of cherry syrup and light spices. Flavor is also cherry with some spicy rye in the finish. Not your typical s/h/v but it’s a pretty decent, tasty beer. Not sure where the cherry comes from, but it’s the strongest flavor/aroma in this beer.
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4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Delaneys. Fruity malt aroma. Dark amber or light brown color with a large tan head. Fruity beginning that is slightly tropical. Fades slowly in the finish and I don’t want it to go. Great beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Growler from Big Z. Poured a red-amber color with a cream colored head. Sweet and malty with notes of cherry, rye and some spices/herbs. It smells a little like Mr Pibb. Fruity flavor with cherry and a rye finish. Some warmth. Smooth mouthfeel on a light-medium body. Light warmth.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Redlight. Pours a cherry red brown, slightly thick with a thin white head. Tart orange, spicy rye and notes of cherry in the aroma. Taste is a lot of the same, bitter orange, smooth malt, some spiciness. Very interesting blend of flavors that I think work well in a beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Redlight Redlight. The pours yields a clear crimson to cherrywood colored body with a small, neat head of light khaki foam. Scattered spots and feathery lace mark the glass. The aroma is pretty spot-on, smelling very much like a Manhattan, with big, spicy rye and sweet cherry notes, along with hints of vanilla, wood, and caramel. Flavors are largely the same, malty and carmely, with a sharp rye whiskey overtone, oak, and sweet maraschino cherries. The palate is smooth, but slightly syrupy and boozy, finishing quite warm. It’s a good brew. I’m not a huge fan of the cocktail, as I’m not big on sweet cherries or vermouth, but this beer captured everything pretty well and did so in an enjoyable way.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at RedLight. Dark amber. Small off white head. A ton of rye, rye whiskey, barrel, fruity spices. Same flavors with some herbal notes, more booze, and some bitterness. Very much like a beer version of a manhattan. Medium/full body, softly balanced carbonation. Unique, enjoyable brew.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Really nice brew even though it’s not completely my style. Aroma is spices with some cinnamon. Flavor is spicy with some fruits coming through and a slight hoppiness.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler fill from Whole Foods Upper West Side. Pours a deep reddish brown with a thin off-white head. Aroma is largely cinnamon, though I also detected clove, a bit of wood, and a slight wisp of cherry. Taste is cinnamon and clove up front exploding into a complex array of flavors including cherry, grain (rye), and wood. The finish is sublimely smooth, with no indication this beer is anywhere near 8.5% ABV. So offbeat, so complex, so utterly wonderful - best thing, by far, I’ve ever had from Brooklyn.
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