Kern River Sequoia Red

Brewed by Kern River Brewing
Style: Amber Ale
Kernville, California USA

Date: 10/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

cloudy dark red, huge dirty white head, bits of lace, dry dark caramel aroma with an astrengent earthyness, sweet caramel malt flavor, well balnced earthy hops, harsh bitter finish,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2.2/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *+/4

22oz bottle acquired in trade with Odeed (thanks!). Poured a deeper and slightly hazy amber color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, toasted malts, and oranges. Tastes of sweet caramel, toasted malts, and light citrus. Definitely on the sweeter, maltier side.

Pours a hazy copper bronze with a large, over-carbonated off-white head. Aroma of slightly earthy grassy piny hops and some pale toasted malts and black pepper. Starts with a mild malty sweetness and drier, earthy bitterness toward slightly toasted bittersweet, slightly citrusy finish.

Oooh, big overcarbonated gusher of a beer when opened, and it grows a 6 inch head when it’s poured into the glass. So, you swirl it a bit, let it settle, pour a bit more, rinse and repeat, and you’ve shaken most of the excess carbonation out of your glass. First impressions of the nose is the light tingling of butter and a more heavy tingling of acidic, sharp yeast, with some nutty and woody base malts in there as well. Tastes basically as it smells, with some buttered yeast, some black pepper and some other chemical-like flavors that all sit atop this resnious grain and bran flavored amber ale, with a moderate level of bitterness and essentially an empty finish. Not completely ruined by the infection, but still not that great.

Bomber courtesy of Odeed poured a clear dark reddish amber with a lingering ring of amber foam. Aromas of cocoa, carmel, light earthiness and light fruitiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of cocoa, carmel, earthiness and black cherry with a smooth lingering malty finish.

Dark amber color. Toasted caramel malt aroma. Body is light with a little toasty caramel malt and a crisp and mild hoppy finish. A very drinkable ale.

Draft at Bakersifelds Brews in The Village Nose of caramel with some hoppiness added. Hazy cherry walnut color with a small brown head; flavor showed caramel malts and rosatiness with a nice hop finish!

Appearance: Pours a hazy red body with a profusely fizzy, off-white head. Smell: Aroma of caramel malts, toasted grains, and a mild citrus hop presence. Taste: Caramel maltiness with a nice measure of sweetness. Notes of toasted grains and lemon. A spicy, earth bitterness emerges on the finishes, but remains rather light. Simple and straightforward, but this is an amber ale we’re talking about. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Moderate carbonation. Drinkability: Though I’d prefer a more milder level of carbonation, I still thought this one was pretty good.