3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20Pours ruby with a mostly receding tan head. Aroma of C hops (pine, citrus), toasted malt, and toffee. Taste is moderately hoppy (sour orange, pine) with notes of toffee and crystal malt. Full bodied with light hop resins and moderate carbonation. Pretty enjoyable amber ale.
2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Aroma is hoppy with a hint of spruce. Pours amber/copper colored with a half inch of head that lingers. Taste is hoppy with spruce notes with a very dry finish.
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3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle (2012). Pours a murky orange copper color with a foamy tan head. Aroma of malt and some herbal/grassy hops. Taste is much the same with a medium hop bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Rich amber/cider color; Medium body; Aroma of sweet malt, floral hops, & some spice; Flavor of slight roasted sweet malt, caramel, pine hops, citrus (notably grapefruit), and spice; Finish is bitter; Overall, too astringent - meh.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12 oz bottle (2011?) served in lager glass.
A - Dark red mahogany with a fine tan head. Head has good retention and leaves attractive lacing. Slighty hazy.
Medium strength aroma that is primarily hoppy gives way to a flavor with more malt balance than anticipated. Malt is clearly in aroma too, but the balance changes in tasting. Meanwhile, excellent sweet/bitter balance.
Slightly too earthy: otherwise, flavor = 8. Nice dynamic and lasting finish.
M - nice smooth feel, medium body with good level of carbonation.
O - Think, Imperial Red Ale. Good enough to go out and buy a couple more bottles to stow away for next Xmas.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Ninas mini market Edinburgh cons 2013-04-04 Uddingston
AR: hoppy, pine, ripe appricot, old butter
AP: amber, frothy wee creme beige head
F: roasted malt, a bit floral, heavy grape fruit, pine, troical fruits, a bit tired (BB?)
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a nice amber colour with forever lasting doughy looking head. Aromas are bread, yeast. Flavours are bready and sweet at first. Finishes soapy and hoppy. Well done.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle->shaker. Pours a medium orange-brown with small offwhite head. Aroma: caramel malt, citrus hops, cinnamon spice. Taste: bittersweet malt with spices and pine. Interesting.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a mildly cloudy orange-amber color with a huge, fluffy light taupe head. Some tropical fruit and citrus on the nose. Mouthfeel is average. Pretty light-bodied, wet, but gets a little dryer toward the finish. The flavor is nearly off-putting. It tastes like I’d dropped my homemade Christmas pull candy in my APA. These flavors just don’t blend well. The wrong hop/grain combination. If this is what Santa drinks, then he can stay out of my chimney.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12 oz bottle. Reddish-copper color with a nice off-white foam. The aroma is spruce hops and mild malts. Medium body with a thick texture and soft carbonation. Piney, bitter hop flavor with light caramel and light chocolate. Bitter dry finish. More bitterness. Meh.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bought on clearance. Forgot about in the back of the fridge. Great ale and Christmas on st Patrick's day.
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