Roots Organic Island Red

Bottle. Pours a murky brown amber color with a medium tan head good lacing. Aroma is very grainy some american hop slips through it, sweet caramel malts linger also. A bit dirty aroma but not bad. Flavor is also dirty tasting with plenty of graininess, some bitter hops and very low flavor hops not great but i will finish the bottle.

"Pours a deep dark red/copper color with a big foamy white head. Aroma of burnt sugar/caramel and malt. Flavor of caramel and citrusy hops. Not a bad tasting beer."

On tap at Roots Pub, Reddish amber with a nice white head. Citrus, floral, malt aroma. Flavor is more malt and some citrus.

Tap@Brewpub. Floral aroma with a hint of grass. Hazy, amber colour, off-white head, good lace. Pretty bitter, light sweet, light fruity. But one dimensional on the hops but still very nice. But Alt? No way!

On tap at KLCC Microbrew Festival and again at the Roots brewpub. Deep amber red with a huge white head that didn’t want to die down. Aroma heavy on caramel with some light floral and citrus hops. Flavor is also very caramel malty with the citrus hops a little more out front than in the aroma and the floral a little more subdued. Had a very bitter finish. Not my kind of thing this one.

Tap @ Roots... Poured a clear red with a thin head. Oily, floral hop aroma. Flavors were full and contained lots of barley grains, oats, and with a bit of bitter hops that activated on my palate.

Sampled on 3/6/2009. This altbier pours a deep amber color from a 22oz bottle. Very large sized off white foamy head, with good retention and nice lacing. The aroma is caramel and fruity, with some floral hops. A medium bodied altbier. The malts are caramel and sweet, with some fruitiness. The hops are very aggressive, citrus, floral and herbal. An extremely hoppy beer. I mean this one would be hoppy for an IPA, but for an altbier it’s sort of overwhelming. I’m not sure it drinkable, or at least I am not enjoying drinking it. I like hops but this is ridiculous. Sorry guys, this one gets a big pass from me. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and clean. Aftertaste is very bitter.

No pouring or foaming issues. Pours dark amber with a small off white head. Nice aroma of hop resins. Fair amount of lacings. Taste is bitter funky earthy leather hops with a lesser amount of sweet malts. Served about 50 deg. F. Carbonation is average. Some yeast funk. Very interesting Red Ale. Macho version for sure. Sessionable due to 5.6% abv. Hop levels may move this into Imperial levels.