3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Color is a rich brown with good carbonation and head. Aroma is a nice sweet caramel scent. Taste is average. It starts off with a medium body that goes down smooth yet bubbly. The finish comes on with a nice malt flavor, a light hop bitterness and the faintest hop flavor. Nice Winter brew.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Darkish copper with a medium head and a nice amount of carbonation. A nice mix of malt and bitter hops. The body is thin and the finish is pretty dry but overall I still liked it.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours nice clear copper. Off white head that quickly subsides. Citrus and Floral Hops with a base malt, but not quite enough malt or spice for a winter brew. A very easy drinking beer and pleasent for what you can pick up at your local grocery.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Clear, rich amber appearance that is almost too placid for my tastes. No sediment or even traces of carbonation to be seen. This telegraphs it’s flavor: crisp, clean, goes down easy, but almost remarkably unexceptional. I was rather let down by this beer’s flavor, or lack thereof. It’s not a bad beer but it certainly does not stand out.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear, deep amber body, with a head that disappeared way too fast. Aromas of citrus and malt. The flavor profile contained too much citrus hop for this style, but that seems to be a trademark of many beers from the Northwest. In my opinion, this beer needs a heftier dose of malt. Also, this beer needs some more weight, as it seems far too watery to be a winter warmer. It gets better as it works its way to room temp, though, so you may want to wait before being too judgemental. All in all, there are finer winter beers available, so I think I’ll pass on this one the next time.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma of hops (both citrus and floral). Balanced taste with an amber hue. Does not remind me of St. Arnolds Christmas ale as much as graham thinks...
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a light gold into the glass with a small white head. Aroma is piney and slightly spicy. Taste is balanced with a nice toasty flavor followed by some spicy hops. Easily the best beer I have had from Redhook.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
not bad for a grab-and-go sixer. Deep amber hue, mild hop flavor with a sweet aftertaste.
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