3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark caramel colored pour- bottle thanks to jblauvs. Aroma and flavor both hold a great Cascade hop presence, with pine, grapefruit, orange, and lemon. Flavor follows suit and includes a superb caramel malt backbone. Reminds me of Nugget Nectar’s balance, though obviously with a very different hop profile, and not quite as complex or bright. Very good though.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottled. Poured medium amber with a short, but sticky dark beige head. The aroma picked up somewhat oxidized floral and citrus hoppage over sweet caramel and nutty malts.. decent components, but it came across a tad stale. The flavor found sweet caramel and bready notes at the core.. quite bitter around, but fairly nondescript.. black pepper and piney bitters on the finish over bready malts.. just didn’t do it for me. Medium-bodied and sharp on the palate due to bitterness and higher carbonation.. just OK balance.. drinkable, but I don’t need another.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
a little oxidezed. hoppy irish red kind of feel to it. Not bad, but nothing really special. meh.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pour copper amber decent beige head. Aroma citrus, grapefruit, caramel, mat sweetness, earthy. Taste grapefruit, citrus, earthiness, caramel, malt, biscuit. MF medium chewy body good carb. Solid brew nothing that really stands out.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A - Pours a clear red color with some brown hints mixed in and a big finger of frothy off-white head. The head fades down slowly to a thin ring leaving behind some nice lacing in the process.
S - Aroma is a nice mix of sweet caramel malts and some citrus and pine hops. Bit of bready aromas as well.
T - Starts off with some sweet caramel malts and some piney hops and bitterness. Through the middle some bready flavors and citrus hops come through. The finish is a mix of some citrus bitterness and some copper tasting malts that linger nicely.
M - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth and crisp without being watery. The finish is nice and crisp and a touch bitter.
D - Very drinkable. The flavors all mingle really nicely and the hop malt balance feels spot on. There is a nice balance of sweet malt and some deeper bread malts that mix well.
4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Black Squirrel. Murky maroon color. Aroma of light grapefruit. Taste has tons of citrus. Nice stuff.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Spuyten Duyvil bottle shop. Pours bright red-amber with large-bubbled white head. Nose of resiny/piny hops and rich sweet malts. Celery seeds and strawberries are also present. Bitter kick. A big beer.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Big floral aroma on the nose. Pours a brownish red with a rapidly dissipating head. Nice hop flavor with just a touch of malt. Finishes with some linger to it.
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