 RCL (1458), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 3, 2006 Powerful hoppy, almost leathery flavor. Beautiful looking beer and pretty damn tasty too.
milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 2, 2006 Updated: Apr 20, 2007It is red. Especially nice combo of bitterness and citrus flavors. Medium body is just right.
BigBeer45 (686), Troy, Michigan, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 1, 2006 Bottle, a dark red ale with a small off-white head, this ale had the delayed foam, sweet fragrance, candy syrup (some whiffs reminded me of Red Pop!), medium hoppy nose, hop bite with malts on the palate, the hops took me by surprise, wasn’t expecting that at all, the hop bite was more then what was let on by the nose, medium malt taste, this strong ale was interesting and unlike any other strong ale, this is not as thick as some of the strongs I have had,
naming this ale after a Vampire makes sense hint the hop bite surprise.
joshwilfong (777), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 30, 2006 brownish white head on top of a brownish red beer, dark sour cherry aroma with an initial malty flavor followed by a rich complex hop character, a perfect autumnal beer, very very good
RollinHard (756), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 29, 2006 Pours a clear deep brownish red color with a not-large head. Aroma is rather hoppy, but balanced with the caramel and woody malt aromas. Nice. Taste is similar, with plenty of deep malt characteristics, and it finishes like an IPA. As it warms, the hop aroma is rather vegetable-y. Basically, you take an IPA and increase the deep malty flavors, make it slightly thicker, and you’ve got something like this. Very good, but it didn’t wow me.
JoeMcPhee (5000), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 29, 2006 12 oz bottle. Amber red colour. Malty sweet aroma, some heavily caramelized crystal and toasted malt with a sweet cherry fruitiness and a spicy hop bouquet throughout. Pine and earthy/mildly resinous hops. Sweet malts up front balance with the strong hoppiness later on. A bit of honeyed character. Some pine and black pepper on the finish. Tasty bottle.
kenb (1100), Oregon, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 28, 2006 Updated: Oct 29, 200612 oz bottle via cewldre (thanks!). Pours are clear dark reddish brown with an average sized beige head. Aroma is both fruity and herbal. Nuts, lemoms, bourbon and vanilla are predominant. Taste is the same and add in some citrusy/piney hops and chocolate malts for a nice balanced finish. Much hoppier than you would expect for a winter beer. I am plesantly surprised. i do not usually like the so-called ’Winter Beers’, but this is very tastey!
bu11zeye (5433), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 26, 2006 (Bottle) Pours a mahogany body with a moderate beige head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, and herbs. Flavor of hops and caramel.
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