Ninkasi Believer Double Red

Draft. A hazy dark amber beer with a thick orangey head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of straw, and so is the flavor though also added a strong note of hops.

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

22oz bottle. Poured a deep brown color with a reddish tint and a smaller sized off white head. Aromas of bread, earthy, roasted and toasted grains, and caramel. Tastes of caramel, earthy, chocolate, and grainy.

(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.

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..

Bottle.Pours a dark reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty hoppy citrus flavor with hints of caramel. Has a sweetish malty hoppy bitter caramel finish.

Bomber from Liquid Solutions. Deep malty aroma with hints of hop. Dark, really garnet color with a frothy beige head. Medium body with mild, creamy carbonation. Flavor is roasted malt (typical red) and pine and grapefruit. Light stone fruit esters parade around the middle, and the finish is well balanced. Very tasty.