wxman (585), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 22, 2008 Pours a dark ruby amber with an unimpressive short-lasting antique lace head. Aroma is hoppy pine and malt. Sweet toasted malt, maple and sharp hop bitterness. Some grapefruit notes from the hops as well. Very good, but overly dominated by the hops, as is the case with many California micros. fattibobatti (246), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Oct 21, 2008 liquorloft tallahassee, aroma is full of earth and flower hops, sweet malt and some fruit. taste is powerful resiny and floral hops with sweet malt to back it all up. a great beer that is very drinkable. Chipper (185), Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Oct 21, 2008 Beautiful red color with a huge tan head. Very hoppy, floral, and fruit aroma. Smooth, hoppy, dry, and clean taste. Very Nice. Collint (453), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 20, 2008 Draft at Loki Music Festival. Pours a dark red beer with a dark orangish head. Aroma is citrus and hops. Flavor is a punch of citrus and oil bitter hops. Medium body with notes of the alcohol. Great beer, I enjoyed many of these Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 17, 2008 Draft at the Federal in Durham, NC. Deep red color with a dense slightly tan head. Caramel and raisin dominate this one with a notable grapefruit finish. Hops make their presence known without being bitter. Solid. chimplechamp (463), Oslo, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Oct 15, 2008 CASK conditioned at the memphis taproom, philadelphia, pa. wow. this was really spot on.
pours red with a huge offwhite head nose is thick with bread, yeast, a good dose of piny grapefruity hops. taste is incredibly well balanced, the hops and the malt go really well hand in hand. It was really complex but i didnt write enough notes about it. It was incredibly drinkable for it’s ABV. great stuff. bierkoning (6020), La Tropica, Netherlands
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 15, 2008 Bottle. Reddish brown color. Malt, raisin, flowery hops in the aroma. Malty sweet raisinny flavor with a hint of tartness, red berries, oily hops and grapefruit. This beer has a somewhat vinous chharacter with some tannines. Earthy aftertaste
NobleSquirrel (1105), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Oct 12, 2008 Draft at Old Oak Tap, Chicago. Pour is a deep crimson/red. Nose is strongly C-hopped with some distinct crystal malt as well. Taste is much the same, lots of caramel, a little citric, pretty refreshing and a touch heavy, though light in mouthfeel. Pretty decent one.
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