Redhook Late Harvest Autumn Ale

Not great. Not bad. Sweet aroma with a touch of toasted grain. Caramel and apple in the flavor with a spritzy finish. No hop to speak of. A little too spritzy for me.

Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a foamy head that lingers well. The taste is dominated by toasted malts. This wasn’t as hoppy as I expected, but it’s very warm and tasty. If you’re looking for an amber without a lot of hops bite, this would be a good choice.

Nice appearance definitely. Some hops in the finish. But otherwise, not much to offer.

Bottle (12oz). Pours a clear orange-amber with an average size diminishing fizzy off-white head. Mild aroma of caramel malt, fruit, toasted grain, some earthiness and sweetness -- it’s all very mild and subtle though. Mild, slightly watery flavour of caramel malt, toasted grain, sweet fruit, a bit of spices and a very light bitter finish. Some light, sweet candy-like flavour mixed in there too -- not unpleasant, just a little odd. Average bodied. It’s alright, it’s not bad but it’s nothing special, just a decent Amber-like beer.

10/06/2008: Redhook Late Harvest Autumn Ale has a vibrant golden amber color (like copper) with a full, dense, ivory-colored head. There is good lacing and an adequate level of carbonation. The aroma is a bit thin with only a marginal amount of caramelly maltiness. The flavor is lightly malty with some brown sugar and a light amount of citrusy hops. There is also a lightly toastiness to it as well that reminds me of dried leaves in the Fall and a faint pineapple-like essence. The finish is slighty dry. This beer has a solid mouthfull and a medium-body. It is very smooth and really does fit the season nicely. This Amber Ale is definitely better than average and is even fairly sessionable. However, I would have liked more of the German Smoked Malt supposedly in the recipe to come through in the delivery...

12 fl. oz. bottle (5.9% Alc. by Vol.; Bottled 082708) from Bigg’s Hypermarket in Harrison, Ohio. Rating #260 for this beer...

Clear reddish copper color with a finger of puffy creamy off white head. Slightly metallic amber malt aromas. Slight piney hoppiness and caramel with a cool metallic feel and a bit of nuttiness with enough hops to balance.

Poured from bottle . Gas and malt in aroma. Clear amber, thin tan head. Roasted malt flavor comes through, hops somewhat evident in aftertaste. Good finish. A good beer that could be better.

From a bottle at KSBF ’08. Amber body with a small head. Nose of spicy noble hops. Bready spicy flavor that I remember being unpleasant but I didn’t write down why. The only beer I dumped all day.