2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Date: 10/12/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, GABF
hazy orange, frothy off white head,
sweet malt flavor with light butterscotch,
sweet caramel malt flavor with a butterscotch character,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
tap at cbc. raisins, dried figs, melons. light resin hoppiness. dry. touch of booze. meaty, fruity, malt forward dipa. not my cup of tea.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
citrus, earthy, red, hazy, white foam, very bitter, medium body, liked this, very hoppy red brew, had it at the brewery and it was my favorite
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy copper red with off-white full head. Massive hop of citrus and catty (Simcoe). Also piney. Chewy full bodied with lots of yeast on the mouthfeel. Big meadowy hops on the flavor.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
tap.
More of a hoppy amber... deep dark copper color, middling thick off white head, deep resnions hop aroma. Fruity sweet malty notes, some heavy bitterness, and thick citrus and resin hop flavors. Thick and sweet on the palate. Decent, but nothing really impressive.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Solid aroma of resinous, piney hops. Cloudy red amber pour with a thin offwhite head. Good flavor of resinous, piney hops with some malt. The body is medium with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. Good stuff.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Included as part of a sampler at the brewpub. Tried many of the offerings over several visits to the brewpub. I remembered liking pretty much everything but do not remember specifics. Will no doubt retaste many of these at future visits.
Note to self: This is the one you drank out of the yard glasses. Do not do that again!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
GABF 2007. A pale golden beer with a huge orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of grapefruit and hops. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of over, that almost makes it acidic, and gives it strong notes of grapefruit.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a medium beige head. Aroma of toasted malt, herbs, caramel, resin, and citrus. Flavor of caramel malt and hops (citrus, herbal, earthy).
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Rich reddish colour. Thin head. Hazy...looks beautiful. Quite cheesy hop nose with lots of caramel. Oddball taste - melon, earth, wood. None of it makes any sense. Really dry finish despite the chewy taste. For me, this simply did not come together.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the 2007 GABF: Pours a transparent deep golden bronze with a nicely-lacing wispy white head. Nice, fresh resiny piny hop aroma has good caramel malty background. Body has good sweet caramel flavor and bittering hop balance toward a crisp, bittersweet finish. A nice IIPA.
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