 CapFlu (3482), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 27, 2009
ྫྷoz bottle) Sampled at Solomon’s in Victoria for $6. Nice malty base, shellacked orange peel. Smooth. Great hop and malt balance. Very enjoyable. 7/4/8/3/15
CelticBrew (694), The Crystal Coast, North Carolina, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 27, 2009 Pours a deep ruby/brown color forming a nice craggy off beige foamy head, aroma of roasted malts, hops and ocean water. Flavour was much of the same, a hopped up porter/Scottish ale, extremely drinkable beer.
gracefullypunk (304), Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 Pours red orange with an off white head and some lace. Aromas of brown sugar and floral hops. Floral and grapefruit in the taste with some bitter chocolate. Finishes bitter.
kiefdog (1589), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 18, 2009 22oz bottle. Pours a dark amber with mahogany with one finger tannish head that settles slowly. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, toffee, ripe citrus, grapefruit, light honey and spice notes. Flavor is sweet and malty with caramel, honey, citrus, toffee, floral esters, floral hops, light grapefruit, hazelnut, light malty chocolate notes. Medium body with a pleasing floral hop finish.
Sigmund (2279), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 Bottle, 6.8% ABV, RBNAG 2009 in Vatlandsvåg. Beautiful reddish brown colour, low off-white head. Excellent aroma and flavour with vinous and oaky notes, also strong notes of American hops. Very good! ("Beer of the Gathering" for me.)
tokyogoat (508), San Diego, California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 Pours a dark and clear amber.
Nose is barely existent, mostly simple syrup and old hops.
Taste is basic sweet malt base, hop bitterness, not much hop flavor, decent, but nothing special.
Glouglouburp (2822), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 2, 2009 In short: A cohesive blend of berries, caramel and pink grapefruits flavours. A little too sweet but overall very good beer.
How: Bottle 22oz. Consumed fresh about 1 to 2 months after purchase
The look: Beautiful partly cloudy ruby body topped by a large beige head with medium retention
In long: The nose is rich caramel and plenty of fruity hops, reminiscent of some hoppy American barley wines. Taste has lots of berries swimming in caramel and concludes with a pink grapefruits finish. Not a very complex beer but there is something about that rich fruity caramel and red grapefruits flavours that work surprisingly well together. Slightly tart. Medium carbonation. Bitterness is mild-medium. A little sweetness creeps in (unfortunately) in the after-taste. Not quite balanced enough to me. So much I liked about this beer but it just needed a little more bite in the hops department (more resinous, more pine-cone dryness, something…). Very good but a little twist and it could be excellent. The beer looks great, but looks is not everything, unless you are a chick without much professional ambition.
billdrinksbeer (18), Washington DC, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 Bottle from Rodman’s. Pours a dark red/crimson with a fluffy white head that has quite a bit of retention and lacing. Tons of yeast and other bits floating around. Unfiltered, indeed. Smells sweet, some resinous pine and some prune/plum/cherry action. Watery front, not the kind of malt backbone that I look for in a red ale. Lots of hoppy pine notes though. Lots of carbonation I’d have it again, but I think I prefer Green Flash’s Hop Head Red.
alobar (1017), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 25, 2009 Thanks to qmeister. Pours a thick reddish amber color with a slightly tan head. Aroam of caramel, malts, and hops. Flavor of caramel, malts, and a solid hops bitterness at the back end. Lots of floaties. Creamy mouth feel.
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