Mad River Jamaica Red Ale

[Bottle] Pours a dark shade of amber with some beige colored head. Sweet aroma of caramel and pine. The taste is of molasses and citrus hops, rounded out by some burnt caramel. Much hoppier than I expected. A dry and astringent finish. The palate was pretty good, with a thick and almost sticky consistency. This was a pretty good beer.

Deep amber pour with a thick sticky tan head. the nose is fairly sweet and malty with a bit of herbal hoppiness over the top. A little bit of sweet toffee and some pretty nice cascadey type citrusy hops. Good balance with a nice lingering sweetness. Soft and sweet with a nice balance and a touch of nice lingering sweetness. Soft and fruity with a nice grapefruity finish. As it warms there is a nice hoppy spiciness that picks up.

A clean ale that drinks pretty easy for 6.6%. The hops are restrained, but very spicy. An earthy bitterness comes more to the front as the beer warms. The finish is long and full of malt and woodsy hops.

Pours huge orange head with nice sized bubbles, topped with some rather large sized ones. Body is orange-red color. On the somewhat cloudy side. Huge amounts of carbonation bubbles coming up from the bottom of the glass. Aroma nothing special to write home about. Flavor not of a traditional amber/brown ale with more hop character than normal. Not unpleasant. As it warms up a bit the hoppy flavor becomes more pronounced. would stand up good to spicy food such as a curry or (shutter!!) jerked chicken.

A great caramel aroma. Flavor is sweet caramel malt. A good balance of hops and malts with a smooth finish. A great amber.

A turbid reddish-brown color on the pour with a two-finger tall head and good lacing. The aroma was light citrus and some toasted, almost burnt malts. The flavor was citrus and floral hops that gave way to nutty, toasted malt. A bit of a metallic twang on the finish. Thin to medium bodied with a unfiltered rawness.

Buddy you were right about that. Just came back from the Fruit Bats and this is what i found. A clear amber, stickin itto the man. Malty but respectable. Wish they wouldhave had some beers.Now shes got the hiccups. Cinnamon, apple and caramel finishing it up. Thanks but no thanks! Wait till i tell my buddy.... ;)

Hazy reddish amber pour topped by a dense beige head. The smell is a finely balanced mingling of caramel, fruity hops, toast, and a hint of cocoa. The flavor has notes of honey, citrus, and fruity pebbles. The body is somewhat thin but not too bad. Finishes slightly dry with a lingering bitter fruity flavor. Though it is a bit odd this is a nice beer. It remains balanced throughout and doesn’t wear out the palate.