3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 BillKismet (3562) - Seattle, Washington, USA - APR 1, 2008
Brassy red amber with okay head. Mild hop and malt medley play up to the nose. Decent mix of crystal malts and hops with some sweetness balanced well by bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 Oakes (13660) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - MAR 21, 2008
Bright dark red. Big toasty caramel nose. Earthy, caramelly, toasty character. Nice balance.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 BeerPrince (1701) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - FEB 24, 2008
On ask. Dark amber colour with minimal head. Caramel sweet malt aroma withsome light hops. A touch of spice before getting sweet and malty before drying up with the hops.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20 after4ever (6819) - Brier, Washington, USA - JUL 16, 2006
Draft at the Barking Dog. Gorgeous dark brown with a sudsy off-white head. Looks like a big heavy complex ale. The aroma is fairly common dark ale--sweet malt, some citric hop, just a hint of the nut/sour wheat. The flavor of this pour varies from the at-the-brewery notes a bit. The hops overpowered. The Northwest red style is confusing to me; too many seem to be just color variations on an IPA. Not that I would grade this any higher if it were called an IPA; the bodys a little too heavy to deliver that refreshing IPA crispness. This ones lost in space for my money, and I cant remember having seen that from Big Time before. Bless em, though, for trying new things.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 OldMrCrow (2198) - Seattle, Washington, USA - JUN 30, 2006
On tap at the brewery.
Pours a surprisingly deep brown with red highlights and a limited head. Hints of lemony hops, lots of cola malts, turning rather malt-heavy, almost burnt, as one gets into the flavor profile of each sip. The hops never come back to hold their own, and the beer - slightly overcarbonated for my taste - disappoints given the high expectations I tend to hold for this brewery.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 glkaiser (1214) - Seattle, Washington, USA - JUN 26, 2006
Rating # 200!! Tasted side by side with the dry hop cask version. Not quite as complex as the dry hopped version, as would be expected. Nice malty sweetness, but not much hop presence. The dry hopping really brings out the taste in this one.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20 Crit (3606) - Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA - JUN 19, 2006
Muddy red brown,tiny head.Citrus hop nose.Taste starts malty,blended hop/malt mid, nice lingering bitter finish. Complex and balanced.
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