 Jokes (1449), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jan 11, 2007
Dark, ruby red with a thin, tan head. Big, grapefruit nose with pine, caramel, light spice, brown sugar, mild alcohol and a bit of lemon zest. The is big and full with soft carbonation increasing that weight. The flavor is pretty cool, it starts with plenty of sweet malt before the bitter hops sweep through and clean of the tongue. Some whole grains come through from time to time, but the piney bitterness is the star here. Despite that, it’s ultimately pretty well balanced for the style. I wish I would have been able to try this on cask, I imagine it would be fantastic.
derekbang (129), Indiana, USA
Oct 9, 2008 On tap at GI Clybourn. Aroma - hops, fruit. Pours reddish brown colr with frothy head. Mouthfeel is really nice - thick and luscious. Flavor is apple, grape, berry, hops, with a little bitterness. Very smooth for high ABV. Not too far from a barley wine. Very good.
Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 8, 2008 Objectively speaking:
Marvellous strong ale which captivates from the first whiff.
I like:
Many have attempted the double red ale scheme before, but few have done it with such soft edges and smoothness. One of the great beers of the recent months for me and it’s not a type I generally dig. Beautiful, shadowed cloudy dark orange. Healthy, completely lasting beige uniform head. Very full maltiness, sweet, but calm and poised. Thick, creamy, warming mouthfeel is absolutely velvety. growing sheets of grapefruit, pungent spices, orange and straight pine resin emanate in remarkable smoothness. Complex, but doing it with masterly confidence and no intimidation. Regal. Perfumey and exotic. You can only bend in front of its graceful mercy.
I dislike:
A bit of bubblegummy yeastiness is the sole detail that felt out of place.
General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Oct 1, 2008 Draft at Clybourn. Poured a clear amber color with an off white head. Diacetyl dominated nose made of of cloying butterscotch and buttery caramel. There was also a distinct whiff of alcohol and some citrus presumably imparted by the hops. medium to full bodied and sweet. Syrupy, sticky mouth feel with plenty of raw alcohol (listed at 9.4% on the menu). Lots of fruit with a big malt bill. I tasted pear, orange, cotton candy, toffee, and caramel. Not a bad beer, but a bit much.
hombrepalo (506), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sep 29, 2008 Cask Pint @ Wriglyville, my first casked conditioned beer. Nice feeling overall about it. Poured a glowing red with head that lasted all the way down. Aroma was hard to find some fruits and hop scents. The flavor was strong, a mixture of carmel, grapefruit, other citrus fruits, pine. Very agressive. The body is thick don’t knw if its because of the cask or the beer itself, but I really liked it.
Davinci (258), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Feb 29, 2008 Nice garnet red beer with little head on draft. Nose was somewhat estery, banana bread, bubblegum, peppery alcohol, sweet caramel malt, dark fruit. Flavor was sweet somewhat bubblegummy, alcohol tingle. Thinnish body for the style. Definately not my favorite, but easy to put back.
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