3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 rjplumer (723) - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - SEP 16, 2015
Sweet fruit bitter hop aroma. Brownish amber body with an off-white head that sticks around awhile. Mild bitterness with a mild fruit and caramel malt taste. It has a bold character without being overpowering.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20 migwell (140) - Northampton, Massachusetts, USA - JUL 24, 2015
Im a little distressed by the only other review, as Im drinking this from a bottle. I think Ill live... Poured into a thistle, sits a pretty reddish brown with a thin but persistent head. Full bodied and malty, theres some bitterness as well. By the way, this is 6.5 ABV and a decent red ale, or amber ale.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20 mrhopsbeertalk (248) - Massachusetts, USA - FEB 22, 2015
UPDATED: APR 7, 2015 Update, and a cautionary note. The subsequent review applies to on draft only. To date Ive had bad luck with the bottles and find them to be radically different from the draft version. They taste stongly of both cherry cough drops and bandaids. I still strongly recommend trying this on draft while cautioning against trying this in bottles until the issues they/Mercury are having are resolved...
The new Red Ale from White Lion is quite enjoyable. Lots of rich caramel and some toffee in the aroma. A little touch of earthy herbal citrus hops can also be detected. The flavor is similar with a light to medium body and clean crisp finish. More hop flavor than youd initially expect without outpacing the appropriate bitterness of the style or the character of the malt.
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