Ninkasi Believer Double Red

Name: Believer Double Red
Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear dark red, fine beige head, streaks of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel malt aroma with lots of earthy hops and a light bready character,
Flavor: sweet dark caramel flavor with lots of rich bready character, lots of earthyness for balance in turn leaves a long light bitter finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***/4

Pours a transparent copper ruby with a spotty-lacing off-white head. Aroma of dry toasty caramel earthy maltiness and some mild grapefruity hops. Starts with a fairly full earthy sweetness and crisp resiny bittering hops. A decent double red, but could use a little more assertive crisp hop character.

Tap at Ubertavern in Seattle: Pours a murky brown color with nice tan head and clean lacing. The nose is very crisp and hoppy with a full malty caramel note and a full bouquet of hop and light spice. The flavor is very bitter and spicy with plenty of piney and citrusy notes along with the malty parts. The finish is clean, nice. Good beer, new brewery, hmm..

Poured a clear ruby color with a hint of brown and small beige head. Toasted malt, chocolate, light fruit and grain. Some citrus hops. The flavor is very light and thin on the body. Long citrus and bitterness (moderately bitter) with a mild sweet malt flavor mixed in but dries out quite a bit. Some graininess. Hmm I just looked over the ratings. I wonder if the bottles are spotty.

(22oz. bottle) Pours a hazy amber body with a small beige head. Aroma of nuts, toasted bread, caramel, grapefruit, and some chocolate. Flavor of citrusy hops, caramel malt, and nuts with a moderately bitter finish.