3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Butters is an idiot. He had a can. This rating from the same can, courtesy of jcwattsrugger. Thanks! Pours a brownish orange color with a thin head. Aroma of caramel. nutty notes, floral hop notes. Taste is leafy hops, caramel, nutty notes. Bitter finish.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottle from Maniac’s Richmond Tenth Gathering. I think I can see what they were trying for here, but unfortunately, I’m picking up a LOT of canned vegetables. Flavor is almost burnt. No one else seemed offended by this, so maybe my palate was just off. Still drinkable though.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Medium amber, clear. Flavor is light caramel and spicy herbal hop finish. Pretty good actually.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Can. Pours a rusty red color with an average off white head. Toasted malt, caramel, hints of sweet citrus and yeast in the aroma. Starts off with a normal, heavy malty taste you’d find in most reds and ambers, but the flavor quickly turns bitter. I’d call this a sour, not hoppy, finish. Soft carbonation and medium bodied, this is heavier than I expected. A pretty unique take on the style, but I prefer my ambers/reds to be a little more refreshing.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft @ the brewery. Pours a hazy, reddish-brown color; light tan head with fine-bubbled lacing; lots of red fruits, slightly tart (maybe a touch infected, but nicely so) chewy, but still crisp. Medium mouthfeel: chewy, lightly tart red fruits surrounded by earthy bitterness; nicely chewy, interesting interpretation of a red ale. This has received rave reviews around here, evidently, and they’re planning to make it a full-time, soon-to-be-canned release. Medium finish, showing bitterness and red fruit sugars.
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