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Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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RATINGS: 30   MEAN: 3.16/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.09   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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We let the gauge go a little high on this one. What results is Durango Derail Ale, a full strength high gravity ale with more alcohol than our other fine beers. Take notice of the beautiful golden color and hoppy aroma and heed the government warning about operating machinery (and trains!).


Ratman197's rating

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
Ratman197 (7762) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - OCT 2, 2009
Bomber poured a hazy amber with a lingering off white head. Aromas of biscuit, fruittiness, light pine and light earthiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of biscuit, fruittiness, light pine and light honey wioth a smooth moderatly bitter finish.


most recent ratings

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Fratto (2348) - Arlington, Texas, USA - DEC 31, 2012
Shared at the local homebrew Christmas party. Lighter pour with a small head. Aroma is light, spicy, and a little alcohol. Taste is bready, earthy, and a weird finish.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
vt3stick (103) - Chicago, USA - NOV 8, 2012
Smooth finish. Can’t taste high alcohol content. Slight sweetness. Very faint flavors.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
uhclem (304) - Loveland, Colorado, USA - SEP 28, 2012
Not a bad ale. Nose and appearance were pedestrian, but it had a nice, balanced flavor. Mouthfeel started out thin but improved over the length of the drink. Finish was mediocre.

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
adnielsen (6553) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - OCT 19, 2011
Bottle @ home. Golden orange appearance with a white head. Sweet paler malty, creamy, citrusy hoppy aroma. Bitter, grassy, citrusy hoppy, bready, straw, pale malty flavor. Not all that smooth.

2.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
RSRIZZO (1821) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - MAR 23, 2011
22oz bottle poured into a Snifter at 48°. Color is a light gold with mellow carbonation and a thin head. Aroma is sweet, malt up front then a mellow hop scent. Medium body with a rich mouth feel. Flavor is sweet, its like creamed corn then some hops show up to give a touch of bitterness, but its just not enough. After taste is clean leaving a little bitterness behind. Overall I don’t really like it, not that its bad just a little too sweet and unbalanced for me.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Headbanger (2488) - Aurora, Illinois, USA - MAR 23, 2011
22oz bottle 3/23/11 (Veteran Liquor) 48° in snifter. Pours an orangish amber with a small white ring for a head. Aroma of hops and malt. Taste of exactly the same. This full bodied brew is not bad but not sure what style they were going for.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
hellbilly (3249) - scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA - MAR 7, 2011
bomber from wagon wheel in durango consumed 8/13/10. hazy orange with a soft white head. strange aroma... sweet grain/wort/cereal, sugar right when it begins to caramelize, straw, dried herbaceous hops, honey, flowers, alcohol and an add vegetal note akin to cooked cantaloupe. sweet palate... overly. the flavor is annoying... all cantaloupe. arrogant cantaloupe making everything else take like you. bastard.there’s some wort/sweet caramel graininess and lemon but i can’t get past the melon flavor. medium bodied, soft and creamy with little prickly blasts once in a while. 5/3/4/3/11/2.6

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
drewbeerme (3689) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - JAN 15, 2011
22oz pours orange with head. Nose stale grains and honey. flavors stale sweet grains, hay, and honey. No hop presence for balance, gross.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
rader58 (702) - Leawood, Kansas, USA - OCT 5, 2010
Pours a cloudy golden color. Aroma is floral, orange, clover, honey and leaves. Flavor is bitter hops of floral and grass up front with a light sweetness of honey in the finish. Alcohol is prevalent in the finish too. A nice strong ale, but not as harsh as some. Not too overwhelming. Well done.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BeerandBlues2 (7468) - Hanover, Maryland, USA - JUL 17, 2010
Bottle. Pours clear light copper with an average, frothy and bubbly white head, mostly lasting with good lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, caramel), moderate hops (citrus, spruce, pine), light yeast (dough) with notes of light alcohol, pear, peach, apple, and pineapple. Medium bodied, sticky texture, and lively carbonation. Average duration, moderate sweetness, light acidity, moderate bitterness.


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