does not count  chumba526 (6), Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 3, 2009
The appearance of the beer was solid it was not quite red -a little darker- but it was close enough. Who really cares about appearance anyhow, you’re not going to pour the beer into a frame! The carbonation seemed to be average for red ale: meaning that it has a decent amount of carbonation. The smell was strong and bold but what else would you expect from port brewing. A bold combination of hops and a strong mask of sweet malts are apparent by smell. The taste remains true to the smell. It was at first a tad bit sweet, it quickly turned to the taste of the creative hop blend; the blend was quite bitter but had a nice floral pine flavor to it. The malt was as sweet as the smell gave away. It had a nice balance of the hop and malt: each seemed to have equal force. Overall it is creative strong bold red ale.
kromamc (83), Italy
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 5, 2010 Birra molto tosta! al naso è ben luppolata e in bocca ha un corpo molto robusto... ma la cosa ke mi ha colpito di più è il colore rosso intenso... ottima red ale!
 HenrikSoegaard (4444), Randers, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Heavy malty and hoppy powerfull complex aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long great heavy bitter foinish. Creamy palate. Excellent.
onystrom (809), Teachers Brew - Skanderborg, Denmark
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Bottle. Hazy amber colour with fine head. Very nice aroma and flavour of burnt malt and hoppy taste. Hides the high alcohol with a fine balance.
beersearcher (311), Glendale, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 1, 2010 This is an attack in a good way. The hops really come at you. Big hop aroma. The alcohol seems higher than the 9% on the label. That being said this is one of my favorite Port offerings.
5000 (2900), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Bottle: Deep amber, somewhat like a dirty caramel with reddish hues, thin off-white head, very little lacing. Meaty nose, malty, definitely some hop notes, slight caramel... smells decent enough. Also getting a little citrus peel. Perhaps a smidgen of alcohol is also noticeable. Pine flavored caramel on the tongue. Seems well balanced between hop bitterness and malt sweetness. ABV of 9% is well hidden. Yep, has a citrus twang to it too. Certainly feels like a meaty/bigger version of a Red/Amber Ale. Body and mouthfeel are fairly moderate. This beer is nothing fancy, well crafted, well balanced, clean on the finish. I can certainly feel it, albeit I don’t get the alcohol on the tongue. Fairly good beer.
doboy (206), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Returned from his excursion out West past Indian Country, DrBayern returned with this treasure from his Wedding Anniversary Trip. Shared with Uncle Steve, Brian the Beer Pimp, and Celticbrew.
Sweet aroma with hop and malt added in. Pours a dark red that is cloudy. Very light lacing on edge. It has a sweet malt taste with really nice bittering on the back side. A really nice beer!
popery (207), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Citrus and caramel explosion. This beer a bright, hazy red-amber with a creamy ecru head. The aroma is like a big citric American hop dipped in caramel. There’s a splash of acetone, but it doesn’t overwhelm. The hops dominate the aroma somewhat, but the malt comes out in the flavor. The beer is just the right level of sweet for its sub-style. I’d put this beer just a half step or so behind the wonderful Winter YuleSmith.
Bragesnak (2361), Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 8, 2009 From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 301109.
Amber-orange with white head. Aroma of grapefruit and malt. Flavor is caramel, citrus and spices
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