Real Ale Sisyphus

It pours out an opaque burnt orange, like a roasted pumpkin, with no head and leaves little lacing. The smell is of aged hops, burnt sugar, a little orange peel and just a hint of the alcohol. The mouthfeel is thick like syrup with just a little carbonation tingling on the tongue. The hops come through in the taste, but they are sweet and mellow. There is some vanilla and a hint of figs. Overall, I really enjoy this beer. The alcohol is hidden well and there is a bit of complexity to the taste. A great beer.

Thanks to lb4lb for the chance. poured a dirty blonde color with a cream head. Aroma was orange peel, fruit, banana. Taste is cookie, sharp citrus, banana and a resinous dry finish. Also a flavor I can’t quite place that I don’t particularly enjoy. Different for the style.

12oz bottle. 2007. Pours a bright, firey orange color with a small white head. Head recedes to just a thin layer of bubbles around the rim. Aroma is intense barley wine aroma. Candy, dried fruits, intense maltiness/caramel. Sweet smelling, not much hops detected in aroma. This smells nice. Taste is not as intense as aroma would indicate. Neither sweet nor hoppy/bitter, the first thing that jumps to mind is how smooth this is. I am inclined to believe that the 11.5%ABV listed here is a lie. Someone is lying. This is very drinkable, almost a little bland or watery. Medium/light bodied. This looks and smells the part but the flavor and mouthfeel are a big letdow. Below average.

2007. Pour is a amber, orange with practically no head. Aroma is that of alcohol, barley, pine hops, and fruits...grapes mostly. Flavor is barley, grapes and strong in alcohol. Mouthfeel is smooth and warm, then the finish is rough of high alcohol. A decent brew but the strong presence of alcohol is off-putting. A sipper, but not a drinker.

bottle, color of weak iced tea, no head to speak of, nose is bready malt, flavor of fruit, bread, cookies and caramel, very nice beer