HopTown Paint the Town Red

Formerly brewed at HopTown Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Pleasanton, California USA

10-17-07 bottle. Glowing blood ruby color with thick amazing fluffy, creamy head. Smell is very subtle. Tart plum taste that bewilders you with blackberries on the tongue. Very unique - tastes like blackberry sour patch kid candy. So unique - extra points given.

Very surprised to see that nobody is pointing out how unique this beer was as it smacked me in the face immediately...
FAR from a traditional amber. Pours a gorgeous thick hazy maroonish, earthy red color with a giant of a lasting beige meringue like head. Dark caramel/amber notes in the nose as well as some rye-like zestiness.
Taste is big and tart plum like fruit flavors at first. Then blackberries, and berry pie come to mind, but in a largely tart rather than sweet sort of way. Nice hop presence as well, and definitely unlike any amber or any style of beer that I’ve had for that matter. Worth a shot, especially if you enjoy sour beers, even if you’re not normally an amber fan.

(Bottle) Pours a deep amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of grapefruit, caramel, light roastiness, and light pine. Flavor of mild citrusy hops and toffee with a watery mouthfeel. A typical pedestrian amber.

Date: 11/29/2006
Mode: Firkin
Source: Naja’s

hazy dark red, creamy beige head, sweet caramel and butterscotch aroma and flavor, nice light bitter finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
-------- /> Date: 03/24/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark red, wispy beige head, streaks of lace, fresh hop aroma on dark caramel malt base, sweet caramel malt flavor, balanced with lots of earthy hops,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

On tap @ The Hopyard, Pleasanton Ca. Came with a thin foamy head, nose of sweet malt. I actually really liked this beer. Not too strong in the hops, a little malt, and a little sweet caramel undertone. Pleasantly surprised, and will have again.

650 ml bottle from Bevmo. Hazy coper red with a fizzy white head. Sweet malty aroma. Brassy citrus taste with a slightly acidic finish.

Draft at Stone. Good citrus hop aroma. Good full body, and the flavor was more like an IPA but I liked it a lot.

Bright amber with some sediment and a cream-colored head. Great, fresh aroma of citrus hops and caramel malt. Taste was similar, and good, but had a little too much metal in the finish. Kind of like sucking on a penny in in the end. Overall, a pretty good beer.