Redhook Late Harvest Autumn Ale

Pretty much just a light smoky malt. Some caramel and toffee. Slight crisp hoppy bite in the back. Thin and overcarbonated. If not for the slick smokiness, this beer would be pretty damn boring, but that saves it.

12oz. bottle. Sweet, malty aroma, nutty and lightly floral with notes of caramel, faint citrus and a light apple fruitiness. Clear medium copper color with a lasting, fine head. Flavor is primarily sweet and malty, more brown sugar than caramel here really, and seeing a brief influx of spicy hop flavor and metallic bitterness enter late. Lingering combination of the sweet, lightly toasty malts, very light citrus and almost astringent but faint hop bitterness for the finish. Body is light-medium, mouthfeel is a bit rough. I only bought a single bottle of this, I think that was a good call. Certainly not terrible, just boring in that Redhook way. Smoked malt? That’s hard to believe.

Had this one bottled in Geneva, Illinois. I am starting to really come down on the amber ale style, and this one is no exception. Beautiful red color but the flavor is muddy and unimaginative, nuanced but with no real payoff. Lacks strong maltiness or bitterness. Weak finish. Pretty bland.

Bottle. I was a little disapointed with this brew. I’m not a huge fan of Ambers, but when they’re done right, I love them. This one was just a little too toasted malty for me, with not enough hop balance in my mind. Bittersweet finish, not as refreshing as I would have liked.

Bottle. Pours a gorgeous amber color with a medium off white head. The aroma is a roasted malt and light hops. Nice lacing on this one. The taste is a nut malt with a caramel finish. A decent amber ale but nothing too special.

clear orange/amber with a medium sized off-white head. malty, toasty, nutty aroma. very balanced with toasted malts, and a good hop addition. just a really nice, standard amber.

Bottle from Party Source. Pours a clear copper with an average rocky white head that mostly lasting and produced good lacing. Good toasted malt aroma. Medium body. Good well balanced malt and hop flavor with a medium bittersweet of moderate duration.

12oz bottle. Poured a deeper orangish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of earthiness, toasted grains and a touch of caramel. Tastes of caramel, citrus, and toasted malts.