Redhook Late Harvest Autumn Ale

pours and orangish color with a tight head that lasts and leaves some decent lace. Smells fruity, malty, and autumnal. The flavor is spicy and malty with a light hop bitterness, overall fairly simple but in no way offensive, enjoyable even.

I believe I had this on tap at an Old Chicago. Light flavor with a hint of sweet maltiness and a definite metallic tinge. Unimpressed.

Bottle. Very malty aroma. Light amber color with average head; not as dark as I would like to see for an autumn ale. Tasted roasted malt with a bitter finish of hops. Decient way to start off the fall season.

Pours a heavy carbonation in a clear, glassy reddish orange. Two fingers of extremely thick white head, which does not move at all. Really dynamic look and very nice lace. Looks great. The aroma’s thickness actually impedes the aroma of this one. What little does come through is typical pub ale with a little flowery hop presence. The taste is thick, roasted caramel malts, with some flowery hops. Very mild hop flavor; more like a regular ale really, but a decent one. Malts really bring some flavor. Sweet caramel and tobacco; nutty and toasty. More bold malts than anything. Feels thick and a tad fizzy. Leaves its film after swallow. A solid, quasi-hopped ale. The malts are dark and deep. A really diverse ale and surprisingly good.

Pours amber with a thin off white head. Smells earthy, some caramel, light fruity hints, some citrus. Tastes toasty and full bodied with a light resiny finish.

12oz bottle 6/5/09 (Binny’s Naperville)-Pours a nice amber with a small off white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, and hops. Taste of the same with some decent hops on the back end. This medium bodied brew is not bad and a pretty decent amber.

Overall Impression: Nice red color, almost tastes more like a winter beer then a fall beer. Not bad, but missing something.

Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Some caramel and nutty notes with a hint of earth and grain. A hint of toasted malt and a berry note.