3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 kramer (5441) - Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 20, 2014
Tap. Pours a clear reddish amber body with a small wispy off-white head that faded to a thin film. The nose is a nice mix of dry toasted malt and lightly citrusy hops. A light hint of graininess. The flavor is light and easy drinking with a thin toasted malt base, light bitterness on the back end. Light bodied, thinnish, with soft fizzy carbonation. Your average Red Ale I suppose. A bit boring, but a fairly solid effort.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 tgncc (3027) - Bellmore, New York, USA - DEC 3, 2013
At the brewpub last summer. The aroma is stale, toasted, nutty. The appearance is mostly clear red brown, white head. The flavor is toasted, soap, nuts, caramel. The finish is noble hops, soapy. Medium in body. Not great, ok.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 pinkie (470) - New York, USA - AUG 16, 2013
Pours dark orange with a cranberry hue. Sweet hop nose with raspberries. Floral. Thin light body and a light biscuit malt. Has a kool aid quality without the sweetness. Watery Not much aftertaste and finished pretty quickly. The nose on this was delightful but in the drink it was a little bland and the hop character did not stand up to the drink. It struck me more like a pale ale and not really a red ale.
I have tasted a similar malt in all their beers and a similar body too. Its not that its too disagreeable but I think it would be better if they werent all the same. This had a light touch of bitter and oil but with the weak thinness of it, it was bland. There was a touch of citrus but it was the berry on the nose of this one that was tempting.
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