ReaperAle Ritual Dark Ale

Brewed by Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch
Style: American Strong Ale
Davis, California USA

Pours a very dark ruby, looking black at times unless you hold it up to the light - very thick, frothy head - dry, herbal aroma, with some hop presence and a hint of rye, along with hints of cocoa powder - semi-sweet chocolate up front, soon followed the herbal dryness of the aroma, then some light cherry and dates - a little bit of hop spiciness in the finish - a tiny bit thin-bodied, but fairly flavorful.

A dark brown color with dark red hues. The head is strikingly white with nice lacing forming around the glass. The aroma is darker Belgian malts chocolate and breakfast cereal. The little hop bite goes along well with the malt base. Drinking this is just slightly bitter, a dry body. The body reminds me somewhat of guiness in its delicate darker flavors to it without going overboard on body or roasted flavor. Well made, easy drinking, good for a cold night in Milwaukee.

Dark brown body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet molassas and caramel aroma. Sweet caramel flavor with some sweet floral hops.

22oz bottle via trade with FlacoAlto! - Thanks Sebastian! - Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head that stays well and laces the sides of the snifter. Aromas of yeast, black currant, and plums. Flavors of yeast, black currant, plum, raisins, caramel, some figs, and even a little roasted coffee. Full bodied not overly carbonated. Alcohol is covered well. Pretty nice brew..

Pours a deep dark brown and a moderate beige/white head and cobweb-like lace. Lots of floaty hop particles as well. Aroma is diryt and yeasty, earthy, light chocolate, and tea and citrus hops. Light chocolate and caramel flavors more yeast and a lightly hoppy finish. Dry finish and an ok mouthfeel. Reminded me of a dirtier version of alpha klaus- hoppy porter like. Doesnt taste 8.5%.

Muddled aroma offers dark fruits, floral blossoms, tangerines, roasted malts, tomatoes, soy, chalk and caramel but is actually not unpleasant. Opaque brown body is topped by a low, off white head that recedes to partial cover with minor patchy lacing. Berries, dark fruits, chalk, roasted malts and chocolate flavours with fairly apparent alcohol. Light medium body is astringent and watery with hard, large bubled carbonation. Bottle sampled with beerbuzzmontreal, MartinT, Olivier_MTL, Rastacouere and Yowie.

From a 22 oz. bomber bottle with no freshness date. Poured a blackish, light coffee brown with a small foamy off-white head that settled into a fine lacing. Aromas of roasted nutty coffee malts and dark ripe fruits, a little medicinal alcohol. Moderate carbonation and a softly crisp, slickish, smooth light bodied mouthfeel. Pleasant tasting strong ale, bitter roasted coffee poured over figs and dates, a light apple fruitiness, some toasted nuttiness, a bit of sour candied fruitiness, earthy, herbal hoppiness, a subtle medicinal alcohol, warming in the palate, and a dryish earthy, malty finish. A good American Strong Ale, nice, easy sipping drinkability, well worth trying.

Twenty-two-ounce bottle. Poured an almost perfect black. When held just inches from a lightbulb there is a red glow to it. Thick off-white head that led to nice lacing. To me, this is exactly what a beer should look like when poured. Dark fruit smell with earthy hop undertones. Sweet almost plum-like fruity taste at the front of the mouth with a slightly metallic, earthy hop taste in the back of mouth. Suprisingly hoppy for a beer this dark. More coffee and chocolate notes come out as the beer warms.Rich mouthfeel. Truly a unique beer.