3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Reminds me more of a pale ale, than an IPA. Aroma seemed faint and not very reminiscent of the distinctive cascades, citrusy aroma and flavor. Appearance is spot on for a red ale. Flavor was very smooth which showcased more of the malt than the hop profile. Palate like the flavor was very clean.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 oz bottle. Poured clear dark copper in color with a touch of amber. There is a medium sized sticky, beige head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, piney, overall a little sweet. Taste of a caramel malt backbone generously hopped. Hops are piney, and finish with a bit of grapefruit. Good body, and quite drinkable. Very nice..
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
In short: An intense fruity hop-fix
How: Tap at Blue Tusk (Syracuse NY)
The look: Clear copper body with a medium beige head
In long: Strawberries wrapped in smooth caramel working admirably well with the coniferous and resinous hops. The type of hop-fix I came to expect from Willimantic. Medium-high sharp bitterness. Long finish. Carbonation appropriately aggressive. Quite tasty, somewhat intense and rather unconventional. Sometimes you just feel like something different, unusual, intense and aggressive, for some it means a S&M session, for me it means an Ithaca Casazilla.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hoppy hoppy hoppy.This one surprised me. I thought it would be an ok beer. But it was good. A little malty which is nice but mostly hoppy. Red in color and nice mouth feel. Ill do this one again.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at DLD08. Clear orange pour with mild tan head. Nose is caramel malts, mild dried fruits, some honey and citrus. Sip starts with a mildly sharp piney bitter followed by citrus hops and caramel malts. Finishes mildly bitter. Not bad, pretty easy drinking.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark amber/copper. Sweet caramel malt aroma and some hops. Flavor is much the same, with a touch of dark fruit and maybe some honey. Average IPA body slightly sticky.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours deep amber with thin off white head. Big malty aroma followed by piney hops and berries. Tasty. Kind of slick. Not very bitter, at least not for an IPA or Red ale or whatever the hell this is. Get a bit of grapefruit in the flavor though. Very decent beer. Worth trying.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thanks to Andrew for the bottle. Pours clear reddish with a thick tan head. Earthy, citrus, hop aroma. Taste is very hoppy, bitter, citrus. Has a nice bit of malt in there trying to balance it Finishes with a bitter grapefruit finish. Tasty.
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