3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Redlight. Slightly hazy red-brown color, thin broken white head. Mild grapefruit aroma, some earthy malt notes. Moderate hop presence on taste, muddy on the back end.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at redlight. I had tasted Exponential hoppiness right before, so it’s really not fair. Much much milder hops than I’d have. Amber caramel color. Pretty good.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at OTH. Pours deep copper with off white head and nice full on sheet lacing. The aroma is roasty with a dash of caramel to go along with mild grapefruit hops to faint pine. The taste is roasty with a touch of malt astringency and then a twang of rye. Then I get modest levels of grapefruit hops, tangelo and faint bitter hop resin joining in and taking it to closure. Seems like a solid Amber Ale.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On draft at Mr. Dunderbaks (Tampa, FL). Pours a clear dark amber with one finger foamy white head. Aroma is sweet and floral with notes of pine, citrus, grapefruit, grass, floral hops, some hints of malt sweetness and honey. Flavor is also sweet and floral with notes of spice, pine, citrus, grapefruit, honey, bread, grass, yeast, some hints of caramel, rye, grains. Generally medium body with a floral hop finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Redlight. Cloudy brown pour with a thick creamy head. Spicy rye and hop aroma. Thick malty spicy rye hop bitter bite in the taste. Good ipa, not great.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft at Redlight Redlight. Pours a dark copper color with a small, foamy white head leaving thin strips of lacing down the glass. The aroma shows citrus and grassy hops on top of a caramel and biscuit malt base with hints of the rye. The flavor follows with the citrus and piney hops to go with a bigger rye component. The rye lends a good amount of spiciness as the caramel malt tries to smooth things over. Medium bodied with good carbonation and a long bitter finish that is just a bit too bitter and biting. It’s pretty drinkinable, but nothing I would reach for again.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Redlight Redlight. Pours a hazy amber with a thick tan head. Aroma is a nice citrus hop, vanilla and biscuit malt mix. Flavors aren’t quite as well balanced as the aroma. Citrus hops dominate the finish with a bitterness that isn’t super enjoyable. There’s a maltiness in there, too, that isn’t all that pleasant. It isn’t terrible, but it seems like it is trying to be too many things at once.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Capone’s during Philly Beer Week, then in a 12oz bottle. Pours a clear chestnut color, capped with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma is primarily rye and earthy hops, with some dark fruit and caramel in the background. Flavor of earthy simcoe hops, with some rye, pine, grapefruit, and caramel. Medium bodied and fairly easy to drink. Rye hangs out for a long finish, with a bit of a metallic sensation clinging to the palate.
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