2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Date: November 5, 2011 Mode: Draft Source: Xcel Energy Center
Brownish amber pour, malty aroma and taste.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours an amber with a small white head. Faint sweet malt aroma. Slightly sweet malty flavor with a touch of hops. Fairly plain but drinkable.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark yellow, hazy. No carbonation. Plain aroma, sourdough bread, pepper, lemon. First thing that strikes me is the yeast flavor- cinnamon, pepper, with a nice hoppy finish (pine). Everything about this beer is subtle and unexpected. Rich flavors, nice balance, overall enjoyable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle 6/6/11). Clear copper color. Medium off white head. Moderate malt aroma with light sweetness. Flavor of the same. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Thin/slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Pours orange with a medium white head. Aromas of sweet, bready malt, and mild hops. The flavor is nearly identical; sweet malt, too sweet, with not enough balancing hops. Not great. [785]
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Draft @ Portsmouth, NH location. Served in my mug, can’t tell color. Light head. Malt and bread nose. Starts sweet and finishes bitter with a touch of salt. Flavors of biscuit, light caramel and light fruit hop finish. I’m really thinking Red Hook is getting too big. This brew is aimed at the masses, to commercial. Nothing to make it stand-out. Skip this one.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
On draft. Amberish orange color with a nice white head. Malty refreshing crisp beer.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz. bottle from Total Wine - Pours a hazy golden color with a 3/4 finger thick white head. Light spotty lacing. Aroma is has hints of toasted malt, perfume, and something odd I can’t put my finger on. There’s just not much of an aroma to this beer. Flavor is light malt, esters, and hops. Light to medium body. There is just not much to this beer, period!
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
poured from a bottle into a tulip glass. 1/2" off white head, slightly cloudy deep yellow. I didn’t see a copper color tone anywhere. Funny everybody says there are no hops but it is the only thing besides alcohol to smell. Nice feel in the mouth. Fast dissipating mild hop flavor with a finish that is like licking a aluminum spoon that was dipped in weak sugar water. The flavor is forgotten quickly. Drinkable I guess if tasting like beer is your metering unit. 5.8%apv could sneak up on you.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz unique Red Hook bottle. I’m not the biggest Amber fan, so my rate might be a little jaded. Slightly hazy orange-tan color..not so amber,but I guess me don’t recognize Copper Ales around these parts.. Thin off-white head. Buttery, fruity amber malt aroma, some hops to make it acceptable. Medium bodied, thin, fading aftertaste. Just a hollow shell of a craft beer. Sessionable, but just lacks any semblance of depth. Not bad, not off, just bland and insipid, West Coast style.
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