Ramapo Valley Copper

hazy amber color, slightly musty aroma, nice white foamy head Tastes of pine, crisp hopiness, slight maltiness. Better than a 26% percentile.

From a bottle I got at a local grocery store. This poured with a very very large head. When I popped the cap, it was relatively loud. Even my large tulip glass could not handle all the head. The body is dark copper with a dark khaki body. The aroma is sweet with pancakes and cherries. There is also a little bit of sweat socks. The taste is very dry with hints of nasty pear cores and some bell pepper. There is a weird sweet note through this one. Not too bad.

12 oz. bottle labelled "Copper Ale". Pours a clear copper (duh!) color with an energetic off-white head. This beer is definitely a very slow pour if you want to keep it all in the glass. Very effervescent. Light but pleasant aroma of malt. Not really all that flavorful. There’s some malt and also something close to unsweetened iced tea. Bitter finish. I enjoy brown ales, but I think if offered the opportunity, I’d pass on this one. There are much better choices out there.

Bottle. Clear copper to brown with a fizzy/sudsy cream colored head and some small floaties. Malty sweetened cereal nose. Flavor of caramel to light coffee malts, with some bitterness in the background and the finish. A trace of that salty brown ale vegemite yeast flavor, but not too bad. Not really a brown ale fan to begin with, and this does not change my preference.

In the bottle from HyVee Council Bluffs. New label and being marketed as simply "Copper Ale" now. Pours a cloudy brown with large floating chunks of debris. A muddy beige foamy head that errupts out of the glass due to excessive over-carbonation. Has an earthy, dirty astringent aroma. The flavor has a strong tartness that is not pleasant. In fact, a vinegar sourness. This beer has turned. Rancid. Down the drain.