3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
My Bottom Line :
Toasted malts and leafy hop resins are diversified by light chocolate and chestnut accents.
Further Personal Perceptions :
-A sheet of foam tops the misty amber-hued red.
-Mouthfeel is well fed; not too lean, not heavy.
-Effervescence is cuddly and soft.
-Hops also build herbal connotations.
Bottle.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
ambrato carico buona schiuma piuttosto persistente agrumato buon malto caramello leggere tostatureriscaldante buon amaro non molto corpo piuttosto secca
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Deep dark red in the glass with a good size head. Smells lightly of citrus fruits. Taste is grapefruit and bitterness with floral perfume. A very drinkable and pleasant ipa.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
16/05/2012 Open Baladin Roma (cask). Ambrata intensa con riflessi color miele di castagno e rubino, schiuma bianco sporca, leggermente giallognola, poco abbondante e persistente. Aroma di malto, resina, pino con note agrumate e di fruttate intense. In bocca delude tantissimo, risultando abbastanza sgraziata e con una componente di malto (caramellato) francamente eccessiva. Il finale amaro, abbastanza lungo, manca un po’ di secchezza. Corpo medio, carbonazione soft. Così così.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml bottle from Tomlinsons. Aroma: Top Hop-tastic, sharp, just like a bunch of malts have been almost roasted and not quite toasted. Look: Stunning creamy head during the pour, nice caramac type colour. Taste: BAWOWZA - first gulp is full-on bitterness, full bodied, sweet malty. Scrumptious.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the PSBH, 1st May 2012. Not bad, different red IPA, liked it, quite hoppy and a little boozy on the aftertaste. would not rush to buy a load, but I have high and spoiled tastes
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours chestnut, with ruby highlights. Aroma is tangerines and pine, some nuttiness - very nice. Flavours are big and punchy, more of that tangerine and strong hop bitterness, but with a rich malt and licorice backbone that makes this a wonderful beer indeed.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
0.5l bottle from myBrewerytap. This is a light blurry chestnut-ruby beer with a nice medium sized lasting beige head that stick around. The aroma has caramel-sweetness, notes of both chocolate paper mixed with licorice and a subtle hoppy touch as well. Nice. It has a good hoppy bitterness all the way. Much more bitter hops than aroma hops here. Some nice toffee, malty and nutty tones as well. Well balanced between sweet and bitter. Hints of some dark berries in the finish. Yeah, quite nice! 18.02.2012
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Not to be confused with an amber ale - which is what my local beer merchant did, which is why i bought it, maybe that’s my fault, did it matter? no it didn’t, shit’s tasty. OK, I’ll shut up now.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Alesela 030212
Orangey red...hazy..off white frothy head...reasonable lacing
Aroma - Spicy hops..light grassy hops..nutty...sweet malt background..very malty aroma...fruity background
Taste - Grassy hops..nutty...citrus hops in the background..some caramel malts...odd but interesting flavour...I like it..then I don’t...then I do...
Finish - Complex bitter hops....grassy bitter nut citrus finish...cleans well
Overall - It’s a well made beer with an unusual strong hoppy flavour. To be honest I’m not mad keen on this but I would have it again...there is a lot of interesting flavours in there
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