 biz82 (1328), austin, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 27, 2008
Clear dull red with a frothy stable head. Fruity aroma with some pear compliments strong citrus hop and and mellow caramel malt smells with a hint of roastiness. Sweet and hoppy with grapefruit and crystal mlalt flavor. A little too bitter with a bit of astringency. Decent body with low carbonation.
rabba9 (77), Chaska, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Bottle pours amber orange with a thin white head. Aroma is heavy on citrus hops. Taste is sweet caramel malts with a bitter citrus finish. Heavily hopped for an amber ale yet the flavors balance well.
poisoneddwarf (221), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2009 Sample from 12 oz bottle. Aroma of piney hopsl. Smells extremely hoppy for an amber ale. Pours amber with a medium head, beautiful lacing. Taste is woody. Starts a little sweet, finishes bitter, cheesy (!!!). Tastes more like a pale than an amber but I suppose labels aren’t important.
MarySueDrinks (2), Oregon, USA
does not count  | 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 23, 2009 Bottle, really balanced sweet and hoppy taste, very drinkable with heavy holiday foods (I chose chicken wings).
13mikey (170), New Hope, Minnesota, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 12 oz bottle from TC Craft. Cloudy, orange pour with a head that quickly fades. Fruity aroma and a sweet, fruity hoppy flavor. Finish is a nice bitter hops on your palate.
kangaroo (45), Everett, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Pours a nice red. Great citrus hops smell. The flavor is citrus and pine hops well balanced by the roasty malt. Like a winter IPA but red. Very enjoyable. Leaves behind some lovely lacing.
Nena (181), West Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Bottle. Pours a red orange with a moderate off-white head. Has a sharp hoppy aroma, with lots of mandarin orange and grapefruit citrus. Flavor is a bit of toasty sweet, fruity malt, with a pine and grapefruit hop finish. An above average winter warmer with a nice balance of sweetness and hops. I’m surprised it’s classified as an amber ale considering this is hopped up to IPA levels.
Sammer (37), Plano, Texas, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Poured from 12 oz. bottle. Ruby red color, muted nose. Mild hoppiness which was welcomed. Overall average winter warmer.
philbertk (99), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 Remarks
12 oz. Bottle.
Thin mild lace white head.Clear rich bright amber red color.Sweet floral malt hop front.Smooth mellow sweet light toffee caramel vanilla hint rich malty mild fruit hop body.Clean crisp mild hop spice rich cloying mild earthy pine malt end.Rich smooth Red.
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