mallons72 (18), livonia, Michigan, USA
Oct 23, 2009 Floral/caramel aroma. Hazy read beer with thick lacing. Wonderful flavor with a very dry bite. Read early of a complex finish - dry/bitter/sweet - very true. Leaves you with an aftertast of rye.
 JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA
Oct 17, 2009 Pours a slightly hazy red/orange, with off-white head. Hops, caramel and rye in the aroma. Flavor is similar but with biscuit, honey, some sweet malt, and pine. Good beer, kinda like a dark rye IPA.
13mikey (117), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
Oct 11, 2009 12 oz bottle from Princeton’s. Amber pour with a foamy white head and nice lacing. Very aromatic with some very hoppy, floral notes. Malty hoppy flavor with a nice bitter finish.
Snojerk321 (1914), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 7, 2009 12oz bottle. Pours a medium golden amber with a nice 2 finger thick off white head, spotty lacing. Fairly hoppy nose with hints of floral and citrus hops with a sweet caramel background. In the finish you get a good dose of caramel then turns to hop bitterness, good stuff.
obguthr (986), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
Oct 7, 2009 Hoppy nose, mainly pine needles, perhaps marigold, but generous amounts of grapefruit and honey are also there. Hazy ochre, with a medium yellow head, decent lacing. Bitter and tart to begin, pine needles throughout, but finishes less bitter and heartier with lightly toasted malt. There is a light woodiness that teases the palate. Quite bitter. Decidedly not sweet, which was a most welcome change for me. An ESB-ish IPA, and very delicious.
SHANER4 (370), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Oct 4, 2009 Bottle 12oz. - Poured crimson color with medium beige head. Small head is retained entire time and has good lacing!
Aroma - Awesome hop pungency along with rich caramel malt. Hope it tastes as good as it smells!!
Flavor - Caramel malt are balanced perfectly with piney/citrus hops. Definite rye taste on tongue and through finish.
Palate - medium mouthfeel and has above average carbonation. Finish is amazing and unique, it’s a combination of sweet then bitter and dry!
Overall - Founder’s does it again, a unique brew that tastes awesome!!
satan165 (541), River Grove, Illinois, USA
Sep 29, 2009 nose is perfect blend of toffee malt, rye spiciness and strong pine/resin notes. appearance is a 5: ultra cloudy burnt sienna bordering on the namesake ’red’. flavor is one of the most well balanced menu of flavors ive come across in any style. crusty, crunchy toffee arises and is met and toppled by a superman tower of pine hops that bring a floral component as a sidekick. the horseplay between the two continues bottle after bottle. nearly a perfect beer.
NathanJM (30), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Sep 26, 2009 A delicious pale ale. A good balance of bitter and smooth. Hoppy with a bit of a carmelized sugar note.
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