2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle (12oz). Poured deep clear copper with an average beige head. Aroma of chocolate, sour grain, light roast malt. Sort of nasty. Taste is not quite as unpleasant, but it’s still a bit vegetal and harsh - chocolate, grain, malt, not sweet, not really bitter either. Mouthfeel harsh, average body. Obviously better on tap.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Eegad…this like cough syrup. Fairly sweet malty nose with that sour twinge. Thick and syrup red amber with little head despite the aggressive pour. Some chocolate and cherries mix with the watery texture to make this fairly drinkable. An unfortunate attempt by a local to me.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(GABF05) Crystal clear light borwn body with beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, caramel, nutty, some chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, nutty, caramel, some chocolate. Light-medium body. Nice for what it is.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Thanks Santa, another east coast brew to enjoy! Sadly I did not care for the look of this one. Ugly murky brown with no head. Also unfortunate were some rotting vegetable aromas that were faint but noticeable. The aroma also contained some non-descript light malt and crisp greenish hops. The flavor was better. Easy to drink, light to medium pine and citrus hops with lightly malted notes. Finish was hoppy with a light and watery body. Overall this tasted like a drinkable beer. I think this bottle was just a bit messed up. I gave the overall a bump for potential.
1.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
Bottle. I have to wonder if I got a bad batch, because after hearing about how wonderful aviator red was since I started drinking these sorts of beers, mine was bitter and tasted like clover and lemon.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 29, 2006 Had at the Rohrbach’s summer beer fest. Dark amber brew with no head. Swee malty palate with slight hops finish. Very drinkable.
12/29/06 rerate - just picked up a 6, very nice. Big doughy aroma along with toasted odors. Nice malt and hops blend! Also liked the nuttiness. Bumped up a tad.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at Ommegang, 2005. Clear copper, thin off-white head. Fruity carmel malt aroma. Malty carmel flavors. Low hops. Very basic and undistinguished.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottle. Deep copper in colour with a thin brownish coloured head. The aroma of powdered chocolate, tobacco, cooked vegetables with very light malt. The flavour was of cigarette smoke and cheap fake chocolate. Medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes bland and thin. Not the greatest but the bottle has seen better days. I hope to rerate this soon.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pleasant surprise. Smokey, malty yeast aroma. Sweet malty taste with a touch of hop biterness. Would drink again.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled with a snifter of Black Bush Irish Whiskey as a companion to the Aviator Red. Sweet malt flavor, slight bitterness. I didn’t catch the hop bitterness the previous raters did.
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