3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tap @ Cigar City... Poured a hazy amber with an off-white head. Floral, piney hops on this one with some sweet malts, and a mild yeasty fruitiness. Dry and crisp with a hoppy finish. Very much like a Northwest hop profile.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap at Rattle N Hum. Amber pour with aroma of citrus and some bread and caramel. Tastes of a big grapefruit hop bite with a pretty good malt background. Pretty nice!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a rich cherrywood color with a thick lacy head. Aroma of bitter hops, if I was blindfolded I would think this is an ipa. Taste follows, easier to drink than an ipa. This is such a solid beer, ive never been impressed with reds, that is until now
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3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Amber pour. Decent flavor and aroma of caramel malts. sweet maltiness. Well made red, just not my thing
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pint on tap at The Pub in Tampa. Pours a red/copper color as expected, moderate cream colored head. Aroma is sweet and spicy with some caramel maltiness. Also some roastiness and fresh hoppiness as well, like a resin or a floral aroma. Taste is mildly bitter and very enjoyable. Balanced out by sweetness. Full body, active on the palate, fizzy with a mildly bitter finish. Good option.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours red with a beige head, good retention/lace. Aroma of citrus/resin/pine hops, caramel, toffee. Taste is moderately bitter, grapefruit/pine, some caramel malt sweetness. Palate is soft, creamy, bitter finish. More of an IPA than an amber, very good.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
A very nice ale, nice sharp bitter aftertaste, and overall an excellent beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice amber color pour. Taste is slightly malty with a hop bite. Smooth finish that lingers on a good way. Real nice red. So glad I can pick up CC stuff in my area.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle* 750ml.
Clear medium amber colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, wood, light to moderate hoppy, fruity, passion fruit - dragonfruit. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120421]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Grapefruit / pine hops, caramel malt, and apricot aroma. Murky amber with a small off-white head. Just like it smells, sweet caramel malt balanced with a resinous piney hops and apricot flavor. Full sticky body.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
In short: A rich caramelized amber ale with sharp resinous/citric/grapefruity hopping. A nourishing IPA classified as an Amber Ale
How: Bottle 12oz. Consumed when very fresh one week after getting it from GodOfThunder who assured me it was extra-super-fresh.
The look: Cloudy dark amber topped by a medium beige head with medium retention
In long: Nose is IPA-hoppy bursting with hops resin with a citrusy/coniferous character. Taste has lots of creamy caramelized malts, some sweet red fruits, plenty of tasty bitter hops that blend a sticky resinous character with refreshing fruity flavors. Also notes of sharper hops with a bitter grapefruits and citric lemons character. Also plenty of wet grass. Bitterness level is medium-high. Full body with a slightly sticky mouthfeel. This was a tasty nourishing beer, enjoyable. Another nice new beer I didn’t know about, to me drinking and ratings beers is more than a hobby, it’s a passion, and I wish my wife and entire family would stop using air quotes when referring to my “passion”.
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