pj1855 (154), Eagan, Minnesota, USA Dec 5, 2008 Pours cloudy amber color with small white head. Pretty good lacing. Aroma of sweet malts and hops. Initial sweet with a fairly bitter hoppy finish. pantani (1895), Salinas, California, USA Dec 3, 2008 Amber with a nice off white head. Aroma is pretty hoppy, pine, light citrus. Taste is fairly hoppy with a light background maltiness and caramel. Sticky. drpimento (796), La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Dec 1, 2008 Mighta given it a better rating, but it’s a tad non-traditional. Nevertheless, a fine product indeed. Nice hoppy nose, not so much malt. More similar to a pale ale in style. Hazy amber color highlighted with orange and red. Flavor is great. Grapefruit is strong but not persistant. Some earthy characteristics.. A session beer for sure. Dubbercody (214), Vancouver, Washington, USA Nov 30, 2008 On tap at the Gasthaus. Dark copper with one finger head. Nose brings with it pine and citrus hops with some grassy tendencies in there too. Nice bitter Red Ale, no hint that there’s 7.2 ABV in this one. Deceptively delicious.
I’ve enjoyed this both in the bottle and on tap, but tap wins. badgerben (3587), Blaine, Minnesota, USA Nov 28, 2008 Dark copper color with no head. Light aroma of pine hops. Dark malt and nutty taste, finishing with a splash of pine hops. stankenk (130), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA Nov 27, 2008 Pours a copper color with thin white head. The nose is grassy hops, caramel, and just a hint of spice. It comes across the plate with a mild hop taste; then comes the caramel. Goes down relatively smooth; little to no carbonation. bhensonb (4189), Woodland, California, USA Nov 27, 2008 Bottle from BevMo. Reddish copper color with a slight off-white head. Fresh hoppy aroma. Medium plus body with creamy/chewy carbonation. The flavor is pine over caramel malt. Not quite dry. Not quite bitter. Quite tasty. Don’t pass it by. highibus (421), Mill Creek, Washington, USA Nov 27, 2008 pours a nice chestnut with thin white head. not much aroma, but great flavor of roasted malts and mikd winter spice. good body and a nice finish.
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