3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20Is "ambitious" too cliche to describe a beer? If not, then let me say that this beer is... ambitious. Their website describes it as "BIG on the Amarillo Hops and Rich Dark Malts for a Round and Huge, Smoky Flavor" (my apologies on the punctuation and capitalization in that quote, that’s painful to read).
I wish it tasted as good as they describe it instead of being just another average, hoppy, American strong ale.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice amber color. Citrus and pine nose. Palate follows suit. Very ipa like with a touch more caramel malt. Overall very solid
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sweet sweet aroma. Bit of Lemon and and hops. Dark amber color with a light tan head. Tastes hoppy and and a bit malty with a copper after taste. This it pretty damn good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Confusing red strong ale that tastes like an IPA. Taste is sweet citrus and pine mixed with a little extra malts creating a decent beer that while refreshing and easy to drink is not something I will purchase again. ABV is very well hidden in this ale that tastes a lot lighter then it really is.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a reddish brown with a white head. Pine, grapefruit, caramel, sweet malt. Very nice. A more subtle version of Arrogant Bastard.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours a deep red with a smallish off white head. aroma is mostly tart fermented apples with some name sweetness and floral hops to complete the profile. the flavor is very similar, with a bit of piney resin and brown sugar. mild carbonation and sticky. good beer, but not sure is really a strong and in flavor, but it’s definitely strong.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bomber->tulip. Amber with medium offwhite head. Aroma: grapefruit and pine hops over malt and spices. Taste: citrus peel, pine hops, sweet malt. Chewy, like a double IPA. Really good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours a dark amber with a off white head. The heads bubbles are tight and left plenty of lacing. Medium carbonation. Smells like sweet fermented apples, pine, and a little bit of spice. The malts are dominant on the front of the palate, but the hops quickly take over.
4.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
In a tulip from a bomber. Smells like hops with some brown sugar but very thin and not a lot of aroma. The taste is hops, caramel, not a lot of malt, but very good for an Imperial red. Meduim, non-carbonated, thin palate. Every year I drink this I like it more and more. Is there a better red beer...?
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
strong yeast floral and piney hops in the aroma...amber gold clear liquid with seafoamy white head...tastes spicy,piney,citrusy and otherwise bitter overloading the candy like malts..medium bodied slightly sticky lasting finish...overall very nice but over the top on hops malts and spice like many special ales
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle as a Christmas gift from my wife’s aunt and uncle. Pours a deep golden orange with small white head. Aroma is stale hops, assertive grain and malt bill and some clove. Taste is sweet grain, some nasty garlic and some old hops. Not sure what this was originally going for but this one likely sat on the shelf too long.
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