HopTown Paint the Town Red

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

Bottled. Clear ruby, small creamy head. Big grapefruity hop aroma. Clean, fairly hard mouthfeel. Some cookie malt behind a curtain of aromatic hops. Finishes with lychees and medium bitterness.

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

Clear copper body topped by creamy beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, grapefruit, some pine, caramel, light strawberry. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit (fairly bitter), light caramel. Water medium body, light acidity.

(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.

Misty bronze color, tan head, lots of lacing. Nose of nice medicinal hops, creamy, sharp and sweet with some creamy anisette notes. The flavor is richly malty with some candy cane sweetness. Light bitterness. Finishes with a tangy mouthfeel. Clean but fairly average.

Strong and pleasan citrus hop aroma backed by a hint of malt. Deep hazy reddish apricot color with a beige head that stays around. Starts with citrus, followed by some harsh malt, followed by a cleansing bitterness. Medium mouthfeel that thins with exposure. Enough malt to qualify as an amber, enough hop to qualify as an IPA. I think the West Coast is raising the bar on hop content. Good stuff.

Bomber purchased at Johncy’s in North Liberty, IA. Dark red and copper body with a frothy khaki head. The aroma is light grapefruit and walnuts. There is also some old worn out basketball shoe funk in it. The taste is strong citrus with some slightly salted grapefruit juice. There is also a strong toffee finish. Interesting, but nothing special.

The beer poured a clear deep amber color with a small beige head. the aroma had piney and grapefruity hops with candy sweet malt. Sweaty hops appeared as well. The flavor was a mix of sweet fruity malt and piney hops with a dash of citrus. Medium bodied.