 CaptainCougar (4601), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 10, 2008
Pours a transparent copper ruby with a spotty-lacing off-white head. Aroma of dry toasty caramel earthy maltiness and some mild grapefruity hops. Starts with a fairly full earthy sweetness and crisp resiny bittering hops. A decent double red, but could use a little more assertive crisp hop character.
Tejas (581), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 18, 2008 Hmmm, normally I love these big red brews but this one seemed to be lacking something but then again I’m comparing against Lagunitas’ and Alesmith’s imp red which I loved both. Still solid though and well balanced. Glad I tried it.
ChainGangGuy (1457), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jul 17, 2008 Appearance: Pours a dark mahogany-hued body with a thin ring of white bubbles up top.
Smell: Toasted grains and caramel with a distant, though distinct spicy hoppiness.
Taste: Grainy, caramel maltiness with a light amount of sweetness. Even some roast in there too. Spicy, woody hop character with a medium-high bitterness. Hint of lemon zest. Dry, grainy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: Adequate and drinkable, I’ll give it at least that much.
robforbes (641), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Jul 17, 2008 pour is a brown with a red tint, small mocha head, excellent lacing.
smell of cocoa, caramel, malt, roasted nuts.
taste is creamy, hoppy, bitter-sweet chocolate, touch of nuts, brown sugar, ends nicely bitter, malt, touch of citrus.
overall a well rounded strong ale.
ABUSEDGOAT (1868), California, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Darker amber color. Aroma is malt dominated with notes of sweet caramel and crystal malt. Grapefruit and citrus there as well. Medium to full body, fairly sweet.
fuya_jo (215), Portland, Oregon, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Pours to an opaque red/brown color. Not much head. Caramely, roasty aroma. Taste is fantastic. Lots of hops in the aftertaste, some sweetness. Need to re-rate to get more exact info. Regardless, it was the best red I’d had.
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