3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20A: The pour is a dark amber color with a nice off-white head forming on top and spotty lacing.
S: A pretty nice hop character to this one. A great grapefruit and orange rind aroma with some caramel malts and toffee. A moderate breadiness and a touch of alcohol.
T: Starts off with juicy, slightly bitter grapefruit, tangeringe, and maybe a bit of grass. The hops die away somewhat quickly, which was a touch disappointing, but the malt backbone is pretty good. A bit of bread and some moderately sweet caramel flavors. There is a decent bitterness to this one as well, which I enjoyed.
M: The body is medium to full with a nice lively carbonation and a decently dry finish for the style.
D: Pretty good beefed up red ale. I find this sort of beer to be hit or miss, but this was pretty good, and my first beer from PP OB.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours deep copper and red with a decent off white head. Nose caramel, spicy rye bread, citrus and hay. Taste is sweet with a great bitter backbone that comes through on the finish. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy, body is heavy and finish is long.
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3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled at GABF 2012 with Andrew and Moreau. Pours a reddish, copper body with a nice sized off-white head and lots of lacing. Aroma is fruit and caramel malt. Mouthfeel is medium with flavors of fruit, sweet malt, light bitter hop and light bite.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample at GABF 10/13/2012, thanks to Bluemeow76 for assistance with note-taking. Copper-amber color with a medium off-white head and small patches of lace. Aroma of caramel malt and fruit. Medium to full body with flavors of overripe fruit, sweet malt and mild hops. The finish is sweet and malty. Slightly above average overall.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Reddish pour at GABF. Moslty white head. A mix of hops and caramel in the nose. Flavor is hoppy, but not overly hoppy. Caramel malt, light nutiness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at OB. Clear garnet with a tiny beige head due to the pour, looks fairly creamy though. Flavor is pretty fruity between the citrus hops and toffee notes. The toffee isn’t scorched, though, which usually makes me mad for this style. Lots of crystal malt in here, though. Also a bit of cotton candy sweetness. Finishes with bitterness at a 4 and earthy, alcohol masked well except for the light burn in my empty stomach. Medium full body with low carbonation that heavies the beer. I do like this batch better than the last. The aroma added a weird slightly unpleasant tang that the flavor didn’t have. 6-3-7-3-14--3.3
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught Amber-brown beer with a small yellowish rim. Fine dry, aromatic hops, wafting in between some more plain malts. Immediately bitter, husks, walnut and dry spices’ taste (not flavour). In the finish, the bitterness recedes in front of coloured malts. Dry, medium bodied. Medal winner. I understand why.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
2/18/12 strong beer fest.
dark copper color with an off white head.
aromas and flavors of caramel/toffee, nuttiness, over ripe and bruised red apples, a touch of citrus and some alcohol. light bitterness on the finish.
pretty dece.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Growler fill from OB location. Huge beer; alot of caramal malts on the nose, deep red. Huge flavor of sweet malts and fruity hops. Thick full body that coats my tongue. Very good beer, reminds me of Ballast Point Tongue Buckler.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Reddish brown pour with an off white head. Aroma is pure malts and caramel. Taste is very malty with a sticky caramel taste thrown in. Hoppy finish. Just something not quite right on this.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at the AZ Strong Beer Fest. First pour of the day. Dark reddish copper pour with a small ivory head. Loads of caramel, toffee, dark fruit, and roasted nuts in this one. Touch of citrus but more herbaceous and sticky sweet. A bit hot...can definitely taste and feel the ABV in this one.
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