3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draught) Pours a clear amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of toasted biscuit, raisins, caramel, apple, and toffee. Flavor of mild hops (resin, herbal, earthy), caramel, and bready malt.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Name: Ard RI Imperial Red
Date: 04/26/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Rich O’s
muddy burnt orange, dense creamy head, thick lace, sweet caramel malt aroma with lots of floral hops and very light fruits, stick sweet dark caramel flavor, balanced with lots of citrus hops with an earthy edge, nice biscuit character brings it back to being a red ale, best Upland ever and quite possibly the best imperial red, and then the sweet butterscotch comes in the very last sip but too late to detract from the overall experience
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
22oz bottle, thanks chriso. Small beige head atop clear dark amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, caramel, some roast. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, some cola, light orange. Medium body, low carbonation, some stickiness.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750 bottle-thanks hbmason for sharing-pours a tan head and hazy amber color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel, resin. Taste is medium malt-caramel, resin.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Keg Liquor.
Poured clear rddish copper color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Moderate citrus hop and toasted malt aroma. Medium to full body with a slick smooth texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate duration.
My expectations where more then met.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle... Cloudy, caramel-colored ale with lots of floaties tooling about and a small, fizzy, off-white head. Sweet-candy aroma with odd notes of raw beef and sweat. Full-bodied and chewy with soft carbonation. Caramel-sweet up front; pleasantly bitter on the backside. The alcohol warmth isn’t overbearing in the least. Bittersweet, drying, warm finish. <b>Kudos to the ever-generous mgumby10 for popping the top on this one!</b>
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at DC local tasting. Bright, light copper color, highly carbonated, edge head. Aroma of butterscotch. Taste is bitter, smoky, dark cocoa and pepper. Very nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a hazy amber bronze with some suspended yeast and a clingy-lacing froth of off-white head. Aroma of fresh resiny piny hops and rich sweet toasty caramel malt with a touch of honey. Starts with good fullness and sweet toasty caramel maltiness with a smooth bittering hop balance and resiny flavor before a drier bittersweet finish. Very drinkable with decent complexity which hides the alcohol well.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very good malting, with a good bitterness in the finish. Light red bodied, a big bubbly head. Lacey. Interesting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A: The pour is a dark copper color with a fluffy off-white head and plenty of visible carbonation bubbles in the glass.
S: A nice balance of sweet, caramel malts and citrus hop notes. Just a touch of pine is in there as well. Perhaps some vanilla and fruit.
T: The hop flavor is solid and nicely compliments the maltiness. A bit of brown sugar, caramel, and vanilla. Grapefruit comes through from the hops as does a mild bitterness.
M: The body is medium with a fairly substantial carbonation for a barleywine/imperial red.
D: There’s nothing bad to say about this one, really. Good balanced flavors, nicely bittered and enjoyable all around.
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