3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at BCTC 2009: Hazy deep copper brown with a wispy off white head. Lots of buttery oak in the aroma with a fruity undertone of currant. Slick mouthfeel. The flavor is also dominated by buttery oak. There’s a caramel sweetness as well but it’s rounded and has a currant fruity back. Not really sour or acidic, but decent for a Harpoon attempt to the style.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
BCTC. Pale reddish with head. Leather wood tart cherry aroma. Mild wood sour cherry with bitter sweet finish. NIce warm palate. Pretty good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
I think this is the sour that was put on after the Quad. Some nice tart cherry flavors with a bit of metallic and grassy flavor. Aroma is more sweet than the flavor with some oak. A little bit tart but mellow overall.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pouring at their booth at BCTC. Pours a light cloudy brown with a thin white head. Light vinegar and caramel notes. A bit sweet. Malty, with a light sourness. Finishes slightly woody with some light acid.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
BCTC’09. Harpoon brings a sour red beer all the time it seems to Cooperstown and I really can’t tell the difference between them. Its obviously red. The beer is a bit too sweet with the aceto a bit too strong and not enough of a malt backbone. Its fine though and representative of what passes for a Flanders Red in the States nowadays. I could drink it but it needs some work to not just be an experiment brew.
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