argo0 (6952), Washington DC, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 3, 2005 (draft) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, nutty, light caramel. Taste is medium sweet, nutty, light caramel. Light-medium body, with a bit of acidity. jcwattsrugger (5532), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Sep 22, 2005 on tap-pours a light tan head, color is clear amber. Taste is malty with good carbonation. BeerandBlues2 (3225), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Jun 22, 2005 Tap. Pours mahagoney with a very small tan head. Caramel malt and hop aroma. Caramel malt flavor with a hop finish. Medium bodied and fizzy palate. SledgeJr (2963), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 26, 2004 In the bottle. Very dark. Not so much red, as it was a mahogany or dark reddish brown. Not much of an aroma. Caramel flavor. Mild flavor without a pronounced bitterness. Crisp palate. An excellent beer for a person who wants to practice drinking a darker beer without all that scary flavor. Braudog (3770), Dayton, Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | May 7, 2004 A dark amber beer with light caramel character. Slightly more bitter than the Avalanche, but otherwise hard to distinguish. dirtymike (2018), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Feb 29, 2004 Amber in color with a small white head.Floral hop aroma.Malty and sweet flavor and sweet finish. kwoeltje (1322), Manchester, Missouri, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 | Dec 3, 2003 (bottle) Aroma malty and slightly musty. Nice red amber color with almost no head. Slightly sweet, earthy malt flavor wiht essentially no hops. Metallic / astringent finish becomes more noticable as beer warms. Volgon (2489), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 | Oct 19, 2003 Sample size, on tap at the brewpub: (labeled as 2220 Red) Clear orange with a thin bubbled head. Sweet malt aroma, ends lightly sweet.
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