Hales Red Menace Big Amber Ale

From a 22oz bottle purchased at By the Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Poured a light amber body with a thick whitish head. Malty hoppy nose. Caramelly nutty snap. A little dull but not too bad. Very drinkable.

Amber ale with more pronounced hops than malts and some citrus. Flavor had the more typical amber ale profile though.

There is no reason to call it the red menace, its a only an amber. But communists are cool. Especially Lenin. I will drink anything approved by the Party of Revolution of the Proletariat.

THOUGHTS: Rather hoppy amber ale. Almost like a more malty IPA. Fairly well balanced. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a sort of cloudy, dark copper like a dirty penny with a huge rocky, off-white head that mostly lasted and left good lacing. The aroma was nice but could be stronger. There was light to moderate nutty and caramel malt, moderate to heavy citrus hops (grapefruit, orange, lemon and lime) and slight resin. The initial flavor was lightly sweet and acidic; while the finish was moderately sweet and acidic, an moderate to heavily bitter with a long duration. There was burnt caramel malt then lots of citrus and metallic hops and maybe some resin. The medium body was sorta creamy with fizzy carbonation and a dry and slightly metallic finish.

Bottle. Poured deep red with a thick fast dissipating head. Floral and citrusy aroma, many hops here, Malty refreshing taste, medium body, but a very thin finish. Still quite an acceptable red.