mephisto (1144), Taiwan
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Aug 8, 2007 draft at volo in toronto shared with radek. (thanks man) this brew has a mixed aroma of hops and malt, very chewy for a red ale. this imperial red ale represents everything american brew is about: (ok, maybe not everything...) a lot more of ingredients in everything to pump the style into something ’imperial’. Radek Kliber (3942), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 6, 2007 Bottle @ Bar Volo 650 ml
Appearance :Clear golden strong ale with amber hue. Neat white creamy top.
Nose :Strong hoppy nose , some fruit accents supporter with alcohol Flavour/Palate: Quiet bold but not over the top . Drinkable for it strength. Plenty of alcohol with solid malt base and plenty of hops work well together. Quiet good strong ale.
drewbeerme (2272), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 4, 2007 Updated: Dec 26, 200722oz bottle, aged almost a year. pours amber with white head. nose and flavor is slightly tobacco and caramel malts. i liked it better fresh with a nice hoppy profile. decent beer.3.3.
12/26/07. 22oz bottle, pretty fresh i believe. pours golden-amber with white head. nose is piney hoppy with caramel and chocolate notes. flavor is bitter hoppy with hints of chocolate and caramel. it all comes off pretty off balanced and at times, harshly bitter.3.3. crazyvin (1248), New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 19, 2007 Poured a deep red amber hue with a thick white head, some retention. Aroma was very hoppy with a slight caramel note too it. I did not notice any spice notes in the aroma as the description mentions. The flavor was a little sweeter then the aroma indicated, but was smoothly balanced out but the hops in the finish. I really wished there was a little more hops in the finish. RiverHorse (454), New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Jul 18, 2007 pours a deep heavy amber color with an off wihte head. The scent is very hoppy with some citrus, and carmel. Alcohol is very present in the taste with hints of hops, floral notes, citurs, malt and carmel coming through. An enjoyable ASA. tomthompson89 (1473), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jul 13, 2007 nice amber color decent foam, nose isnt much kinda Caremel. big burnt caremel flavour good malts decent hop backbone. nice beer, at volo jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Jul 8, 2007 22oz bottle-pours a big red foamy off white head and copper color. Aroma is nice citrus hops-lemon/grapefruit, faint medium malt. Taste is very floral also spicy/earthy hops, secondary medium malt. Taste is 90 degree turn from aroma. Also while it can be called an imperial red, seems like some crossover with European IPA. JCB (1747), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jul 4, 2007 22oz from markgugs - thanks, Mark! I was expecting something rich and heavily malty, with the creamy and almost wee heavy-ish qualities. Instead, this is a lively and quite dry red with a flavorful hop profile and a bit of spice to back it up. Very smooth, very drinkable, and a nice minor variation on the style.
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