 Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
Jan 31, 2009 Bottle. Almandine body with a 1” foamy head. Nose-hoppy, lightly grassy, smells like a brewery floor. Taste-hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, mouth stinging like a strong geuze, very hoppy, strong crystal malt background, grassy. Good use of malts versus hops.
imadeadguy (378), back in NJ!, New Jersey, USA
Jan 25, 2009 On tap. Pour is deep red with a lacy off white head. Aromas of sweet malts and piney hops. Flavor is well balanced with citrus, piney resin, and a smooth finish. Where is the alcohol? It is hidden very well in this guy. Solid.
jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
Jan 22, 2009 Red amber color with a good sized off-white head. Aroma is of rye, hops and citrus. Taste is of hops, grass and rye.
marchcow (664), Coralville, Iowa, USA
Jan 14, 2009 Sweet hopped up aroma with roasted carmely notes, some cookie dough, and a little citrus and floral aromas. Rose amber color with a foamy off white head of short duration. Flavor is good an rich initially. Pops on the salty side with a fairly bitter hop richness. Flavors of brown sugar, oak, and some roasted meat. I like this flavor combination. Solid palate, creamy and rich with a good long duration. Very good.
Ceebs25 (217), Naperville, Illinois, USA
Jan 7, 2009 22 oz bottle. Pretty nice aroma of melon, sweet fruit, brown sugar, sweet spices, and a variety of hop profiles, including pine. Small beige cream head on the pour, good lacing, and as described by lagunitas, auburn in color. I get a lot of the same notes from the aroma in the flavor description, but bitterness largely earth and pine and with a little citrus grapefruit, strong and intereting linger, highly chewy and sticky feeling, theres a ton of sweetness and bitter, but it seems slightly off balanced to me. Not bad at all however, with a lot of good things going here.
Kevin (1917), Colorado, USA
Jan 5, 2009 dark reddish purple with a thin gray head. dusty oxidized nose with a bit of plum and raisin. ffruity cardboard taste with a sherry strawberry finish. a touch of bubble gum banana cookie.
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killjoy966 (215), Washington, USA
Jan 4, 2009 On tap at the 2008 Hop Scotch Festival in Seattle. Didn’t write too many notes. Wrote, "very bitter" and "very red". Interested to try again.
Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Jan 3, 2009 22oz bottle. Pours a clear ruby red body with a very foamy and creamy, off white, inch thick head that dissipates slowly and remains very lacy. Medium sweet caramel malts and strawberry candy sugar in the aroma. A decent amount of citrusy (probably Cascade) hop backing. Flavor is pretty nice. A very full malt beginning with a light syrupy sweetness. The moderate, almost sharp, citrus bitterness then kicks in and really balances and finishes nicely. Dry and lingering. Palate is full and very smooth with a light carbonated feel. Overall, this is a great sipper. I really like the balance. Very well done.
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