Rockyard Redhawk Ale

Brewed by Rockyard Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale
Castle Rock, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Thistle

Draft at brewpub. Pours brown with a rapidly disappearing head. Not much on the nose. Small hint of caramel on the nose. A tad astringent on the tongue with a little eek of caramel. Clean finisher. Eh.

Mild caramel aroma with just a slight toast feel. Clear amber color. Sticky semi sweet palate with a lingering creamy finish. Good toast feel.

On tap @ Rockyard. Dark burnt orange appeaance with a cream colored head. Sweet caramel malty nose with a touch of hop bitterness. Sweet amber/caramel malty flavor that’s balanced nicely with the hops. Sweet malty, slightly malty finish.

5/31/10. Courtesy my brother from WBC. 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Sweet smokey smell that reminds me of wine in many ways. The flavor is sweet, almost sour and Belgian with an ashy undertone. Not bad.

Amber pour with a thin tan head. Smell is vegitive and coffee. Taste is sweet with a big hoppy bitter finish too mush perhaps.

(draft at the Colorado Brewers Rendezvous in Salida, CO). Clear amber color. Small off white head. Light malt aroma. Sweet malt taste. Avg duration. Thin texture. Slightly astringent finish. Moderate carbonation. Spare lacing.

Draft at SBV. Pours a thin head, over a typical clear light brown (SRM 15) body....nose is moderately heavy hop, with medium toffee....taste early is sweet malts. then rather heavy (for an amber) hops. This seems somewhat unbalanced for an Amber.

On tap @ Rockyard poured a clear reddish amber with a small diminishing amber head. Aromas of carmel, toffee, light fruittiness and a hint of smoke. Palate was light to medium bodiede and smooth. Flavors of carmel, light butterscotch and light fruittiness with a smooth lingering bitter finish.