4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Més aviat sembla una doble IPA. Molt maltosa i llupolada. Omple la boca. Final lleugerament alcohňlic.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at The Pour House in Westmont, NJ.
Pours a very hazy, dark golden orange color with a 1.5 finger off white head that slowly settles into a thick, lasting ring. Chunks of soapy lacing left behind.
Slightly spicy hop aroma with earthy, floral notes, dry pine and a strong malt presence. Lots of carmel, toffee and dark fruit. Kind of bland with the strong malt character overshadowing the hops.
Fuller bodied than expected with a blast of dry, sticky hops that linger over the sweet malt backbone into a bone dry finish. Very earthy and bitter with lots of dank pine needle flavor. Hop profile is one dimensional and is countered by way too strong of a malt backbone. Sweet caramel, toffee and dark fruit notes as well as some zesty, peppery spice. Some alcohol heat in the finish but abv relatively well masked. The hop profile is one dimensional and theres too much malt for my preference.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice deep red with bubbles and large tan head. Aroma is grassy/hay-like. A medium-full body with a little carbonation and some alcohol. Flavor is somewhat herbal, somewhat malty, dry fairly bitter finish. Can’t really point to anything wrong with it but just not feeling this one.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Coppery red with a white head, it has an aroma of sweet candy apple with a taste of pithy hop bitterness. Pretty run of the mill red.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Řlbutikken, Copenhagen, shared with Foffern. Pours a deep hazy red-orange body with a small white head. Nose is thick floral notes with licorice, pine, red fruits and grass. Hints of syrup and herbs. Taste is licorice, red berries, deep "fuzzy" malt tones, grass, pine and hints of alcoholic cough medicine. Nice. A solid DIPA-like ale planted firmly in the American tradition which does a good job but fails to pack the little extra for the top scores (although I like the "red" aspects of it). Nice though.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Red to brown body, light brown head. Exotic fruits and caramel, some salmon? Raw maltiness, tight bitterness. Much alcohol. Wood. Tons of hops. Not in my style.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle shared with ClubGonzo. A reddish brown colour and hazy with a small light beige head. Very dominant floral hoppy aromas but with also sweet berries and hints of leather, oak and alcohol. The flavours are also dominant of a wonderful hoppy flavour with the addition of some sweet malt and berries. Slick and almost creamy mouthfeel. A pretty bitter beer this one but has a well-balanced rounding to it. Really pleasant strong ale that is not far from a double IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle) Pours muddy reddish brown with a small sand-coloured head. The aroma is medium “green” hoppy and medium malty with tones of pine, grapefruit, resin, soft flowers, some apricot and caramel. Bit fruity with notes of melon, star fruit and passion fruit. The flavor is light to medium sweet and medium to heavily bitter with tones of grapefruit, toast, caramel, resin and pine. The mouthfeel is round and soft. Some juicy fruitiness in the background with tones of melon, mango and apricot. Spicy and light numbing finish. Medium to full bodied.
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