3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Drake (10949) - Free Union, Virginia, USA - AUG 21, 2015
12 ounce bottle. Clear dark amber, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, spicy hops. The taste is toffee, caramel, spicy hops, stone fruits. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 RobertDale (4433) - Lansing, Kansas, USA - AUG 19, 2015
12 ounce bottle. Pours reddish brown with a nice off-white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical, and malt. Taste is grapefruit, pineapple, caramel malt, and pine. Pretty good.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 scarletfire65 (1151) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - AUG 18, 2015
Bottle at home. Amber pour with a huge, chunky, beige red head. Aroma is sweet caramel malt, pine, and grapefruit. Lighter bodied and expertly balanced, light piney hops, caramel, rich toasty malt. Light citrus and fresh hops on the finish. Very good.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 csaso (1773) - Missouri, USA - AUG 13, 2015
Bottle - good size thick foamy head, beautiful dark amber color, nicely balanced pine and citrus hops with caramel malt, mild bitter finish, very good overall
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 ryanscourt (1022) - Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA - AUG 4, 2015
Solid red ipa. Aroma is great. Hops mix well with the copper malt body. Not too heavy.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 3fourths (8702) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - JUL 31, 2015
Bottle. Hazy chestnut brown with a lasting khaki head. Aroma is malty and hoppy smelling of caramel malt, dry pet food mix, grapefruit, doug fir needles, menthol, gelatin candies, grenadine. Moderate malt sugar gets demolished by coarse hop bitterness leading to a burnt cereal off-note, finishing with a lasting unpleasant burnt pancake astringency and a filmy dirtiness residue on the tongue.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 mike67 (958) - , New Jersey, USA - JUL 29, 2015
12 oz bottle. Pours dark amber with tall, long lasting, fluffy off-white head, nice lacing and lively carbonation. Aroma is of citrusy hops, tropical fruit and caramel malt. Body is medium and crisp. Citrusy hops, caramel malt and raspberries fill the mouth. Finish is long, dry, and grapefruity. Excellent brew.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 MrBunn (2596) - The Wet Side of a Dry Town, Pennsylvania, USA - JUL 21, 2015
Bottle. Pours a slightly rusty brown with a dense and frothy head. Aromas of pineapple, mango and caramel come through strong at first but die back as the carbonation dies down a bit. (The pillowy head and lacing remain, however.) Flavor is pretty briskly bitter with a resiny edge to the hops and not quite enough malt backbone to keep it from bordering on "hop tea" territory. Its OK, but maybe not as balanced as it could be.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 rumproasts (4241) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - JUL 15, 2015
Tap. Deep amber orange with small head. Medium body. Caramel and crystal malt. Medium hops with some citrus.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 CanIHave4Beers (3623) - Pouring Bus, Iowa, USA - JUL 8, 2015
Bottle, shared by me... in my dining room... just now.
Pours a nice crimson color with a slightly loose but attractive enough off white head that leaves plenty of lacing on the glass.
The aroma is fruity and very hop forward... a little piney a little floral. Aromatic & inviting with only light malty notes.
The flavor is nicely balanced with fruity and piney hop character & a punchy bitterness that lingers mid palate in the most pleasant way. The maltiness is noticeable but takes a big back seat, not much in the way of caramel going on here.
Honestly my eyes tend to roll when I hear "red IPA" but this one nails it for me.
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