Dark Horse Rod

Brewed by Dark Horse Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Marshall, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

From tap at Sunset Grill. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small white head. Aroma is toasted caramelish and slight spiced. Bitter, toasted malty and caramelish flavoured. Dry and bitter to spiced finish.

Bottle at GABF 2008. Clear brown - offwhite head. Dark bread, nutty, ryebread, caramel, sweetness, raisins, dried dark fruits. Plain.

Draft… RBSG 2010… Cloudy burnt orange ale with a mid-sized, creamy, off-white head. Great retention. The nose is malty, but understated – some caramel. Full-bodied and velvety with laid-back carbonation. Well-balanced brew – leans just a touch toward the bitter but presents plenty of malt flavor. Finishes malty, rich and mildly bitter.

On tap at Capone’s. Ha, ha, should I be enjoying Dark Horse’s Rod? Poured a deeper and cloudy/muddy amberish color with a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of some citrus, toastiness, and a trace of herbalness. Tastes of stronger herbalness, toasted grains, citrus, and some caramel. The herbs are definitely more present in the tastes.

Draft at Hopcat. Poured hazy brown color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate to heavy toasted malt, hoppy and herbs aroma. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate duration. Interesting complex beer and I hope the stimulative factors do not work, I am traveling from home.

Deep amber pour. The nose is softly herbal with a kind of odd, light bitterness. It seems quite indistinct.

A hazed dark amber ale with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet butterscotch with fruity esters, light dark fruit notes, some woody notes. In mouth, a sweet vanilla fudge, creamy maple, not bad. On tap at Sunset Grill, Sept. 11 2011.

Growler courtesy of Overm01. Pours brown with a thin white head. Smells of earthy malt, some light citrus, some earthy notes. Tastes of chocolate, some spice, peppery, light bitterness on the finish.