Port Brewing Shark Attack Double Red Ale

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: American Strong Ale
San Marcos, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Bottle 66cl. @ Amerikaner blindsmagning @ Papsoe, Bottle #17.]
Light unclear medium orange amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lancing, fully diminishing, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, vinous, moderate hoppy, orange, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily - oily, carbonation is soft - flat, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. Very nice balanced. (190608)

[At GABF 2004] An unclear copper colored beer with a beutiful orange head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with some grassy notes. The flavor is surprisingly malty considering the aroma, but still with strong notes of hops, and the alcohol content shines thru.

Bottle. Papsoes MadsBerg homecoming blindtasting, bottle #17, as Double. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Solid wooden hops aroma. Flavour is solid dry hoppy with a dense caramel malt base and a slowly growing bitterness. Smooth yet also hoppy. Dry and woody hops flavour following. Ends dry hoppy and solid bitter.

(Bottle 65 cl) Courtesy of toncatcher. Almost clear amber golden with a tiny, off-white head. Fat and oily hop aroma. Medium body with notes of toasted caramel, overripe fruit and somewhat perfumy hops. Distinct and a little raw hop finish. 190608

Bottled (As Port Brewing Shark Attack Double Red Ale)@Konttori, Tampere. Deep ruby colour with mediumsized beige head. Aroma is fruity hops, some alcohol, mild syrupy notes as well as some spices. Flavour is sweet malts along with fruity hops, alcohol and some wooden notes. Aftertaste gets some alcohol, fruity hops and also a bit spruce needle-like notes.

Botte #17 at Papsoes blindtasting. Cloudy orange coloured with a small off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, hops and pine needles with notes of cardemomme. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops, pine needles, grape fruits and cardemomme. Dry hoppy finish. Well balanced.

<i>Bottled at Akkurat, Stockholm. </i> Hazy roast red, brief head. Strong aroma of perfumy lychee with estery alcohol and roasty malt undeneath. Fairlysweet with some vanilla, roasty bread with butteer, slivoic and good amounts of grapefruit and mango. Warming and potent, yet slim. the bitterness is kept at relaxed levels in a chocolatey finish.

Bottle. Pours a reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Malty hoppy bitter aroma with pine needles hints. Sweetish warming malty hoppy pine needles flavor. Sweetish warming malty very hoppy finish with a long bitter aftertaste.

Bottle. Pours cloudy amber with a creamy white head and lacings. Nose is caramel, bread and hops. Taste is balanced by both a thick malty backbone and a heavy bitterness. Floral and peachy. Nice

UPDATED: JUN 12, 2009 2009-05-11, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Beautiful red-amber color, cloudy, with a medium-sized creamy head. The malt and hops combine into a very nice aroma, reminding some vanilla too, fruity, true American character, also buttery, and with light earthy traces. Medium body strength, caramel flavor, some residual sweetness (just the necessary) and strong resiny bitterness; there are hints of bitter orange too. Balanced, very enjoyable, solid.

2009-02-06, bottle at Ølbaren, Copenhagen, 8-5-8-5-16=42
Good, sweet and hoppy beer, good body and sweetness, powerful and balanced.