Rockyard Redhawk Ale

Amber pour with a thin tan head. Smell is vegitive and coffee. Taste is sweet with a big hoppy bitter finish too mush perhaps.

(draft at the Colorado Brewers Rendezvous in Salida, CO). Clear amber color. Small off white head. Light malt aroma. Sweet malt taste. Avg duration. Thin texture. Slightly astringent finish. Moderate carbonation. Spare lacing.

Draft at SBV. Pours a thin head, over a typical clear light brown (SRM 15) body....nose is moderately heavy hop, with medium toffee....taste early is sweet malts. then rather heavy (for an amber) hops. This seems somewhat unbalanced for an Amber.

On tap @ Rockyard poured a clear reddish amber with a small diminishing amber head. Aromas of carmel, toffee, light fruittiness and a hint of smoke. Palate was light to medium bodiede and smooth. Flavors of carmel, light butterscotch and light fruittiness with a smooth lingering bitter finish.

Had this beer at GABF on 10/2/1999. Aroma is a faint malt scent. Color is a deep amber with ok carbonation a a light head. Taste a bit lighter then it looks like it would be with a mild malty flavor. Its ok but nothing great.

on tap-pours a tan head and copper/red color. Aroma is caramel-medium malt. Taste is caramel-medium malt.

I would have called this an Irsh ale before I would have called it an amber. A light bit of acrid smokiness, along with some rich roasted nuttiness, and smooth caramel sweetness, all wrapped up in some piney hop bitterness. Decent

Draught. Pours bronze to amber-brown with a patchy off-white head and spotty lacing. Aroma is floral, fruit hops, nutty caramel malt and yeast (sweat). Medium bitter hoppy flavor, finish is lightly tart and acidic, sour yeast notes. Medium bodied and fizzy, crisp palate.