doubletriple (52), Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 8, 2004 Pint glass from the Clybourn pub. Served lukewarm which I actually liked. Very nice balance and color. A little watery. Hop aroma, slight hop flavor but hard to tell since this was one of the last of the night. Clean finish.
 JoeM500 (1876), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 1, 2004 Centennial hops galore, this is a nice irish ale with plenty of toasty and caramelly malts to complement the strong hops. Smooth, refreshing and, as always, super fresh at the source!!
NobleSquirrel (1114), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 5, 2004 Definitely better than their higher volume Kilgubbin. As far as reds go, I prefer them to drinking a lot of other styles. This one, I feel I could sit back and drink at least a few of and not be pissed about doing that. At the same time, this one doesn’t bring a lot to the table. Perhaps a dimmed down Honkers? Who knows. Tastes lightly of hops, not as much as you’d expect given the description. Kind of made me sad to find out that they were using Cascades but not exploiting them. Oh well. Still, nice looking beer that you could drink and enjoy.
SkyinBrian (429), Collinsville, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 5, 2004 a good for the style. a lot hoppier that the killgubbins. actually tasted a lot like a darker red version of honkers ale
muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 2, 2004 5 oz sample at the brewpub. Translucent, deep red; clean, balanced nose, strongly hoppy. Balanced, clean smoothly malty body, quite hoppy for style I think. Pine, grapefruit, a bit of oak..the usual suspects. Little hard at the finish; refreshing.
DrnkMcDermott (1850), Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 29, 2004 Draft, at Goose Island. This batch was made just with Centennial hops as part of GI’s Single Hop Summer. Despite a caramel-red appearance under a thin head, this still has a light mouthfeel, with the hops starting out flowery and peppery, then becoming more assertive in bitterness as I work my way down the glass. There’s actually some alcohol warmth coming in, too.
ElGaucho (1730), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 23, 2004 Nice hoppy aroma. Cloudy dark orange with an off-white head. Sublte malt and featuring a low to moderate hop profile. A nice beer.
npdempse (931), St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 14, 2004 (On cask, single-hopped 2004 edition, GI Clybourn) I’m a sucker for centennial hops, so this really caught me. Grassy, citrusy hop nose; quite sweet in flavor with a good dose of hop bitterness and floral notes off the centennials.
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