 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Dec 12, 2007 Updated: May 7, 2008Name: Red Devil Imperial Red
Date: 12/01/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting, Strong Ale Fest
Appearance: hazy dark red, wispy tan head,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel aroma with a bready character balanced by earthy hops,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of bready character, sweetness from the caramel malt is balanced by earthy hops, light lasting bitter finish,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
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Date: 12/03/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: hazy dark red, fine beige head,
Aroma: faint dark caramel aroma with just a touch of sweetness,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor, touch of candy sweetness, earthy hops add some balance but the rich malts retain control, touch of winey character comes out of the sweetness,
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Date: 05/03/2008
Mode: bottle
Score: 3.3 to 3.7
Words: cellar party
Aroma: strong sweet dark caramel aroma with lots of citrus hops and a touch of pine,
Flavor: lots of sweet dark caramel malt flavor, crystal malt along with pine add more sweetness, nice earthy hops for balance, touch of peppery alcohol,
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ***/4
argo0 (6176), Washington DC, USA
Aug 27, 2008 (22oz bottle, thanks CaptainCougar) Medium beige head atop hazy mahogany body. Aroma is moderately sweet, grapefruit, orange, some mango, chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit, caramel, some chocolate, plum. Medium-full body, light acidity, fairly smooth.
CaptainCougar (4637), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 3, 2008 Pours a transparent copper amber with a spotty-lacing cream-colored head. Aroma of fresh, resiny piny hops with a toasty sweet caramel malty balance. Body starts fairly full and caramel malty sweet with a sticky resiny hop character. Nice sweet and hoppy balance with a crisp, bittersweet finish. A good imperial red.
hopdog (4568), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 16, 2008 22oz bottle acquired in trade with TheCheeseMan (thanks!). Poured a deep amberish color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of pine, citrus, and some caramel. Nice hoppy aroma. Tastes were reversed with more caramel with lighter pine and citrus. Aroma was hops vs. the tastes more sweet and malty. I never would have guessed this one was over 10%.
jcwattsrugger (3942), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Jan 18, 2008 on tap-pours a rich to patchy light brown head that laces and mahogany color. Aroma is cascade-citrus grapefruit, sweet hops, secondary medium malt-chocolate. Taste is potent cascade-citrus grapefruit, sweet hops, secondary medium malt-chocolate, alcohol. Seems unbalanced for first third, then gets better balance. Maybe the 10% alcohol? An imperial red or American Strong Ale. Good carbonation. Sipping. At end… 3.7
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