King Crimson
Peak Organic Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Shipyard Brewing CompanyAmber / Red Ale - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
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Score
6.87
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King Crimson is an Imperial Red Ale that delivers a royal bounty of luscious, fruity American hops on top of a sturdy, deep red malt backbone. This beer is lavishly dry-hopped with Simcoe, adding a citrusy and piney flavor and aroma to the toasty, sweet malt notes. This special treat is a very limited Winter release, so enjoy it while you can!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours reddish brownish from draft at waterfront Manhattan. Caramel malts, hops. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft. Cloudy deep amber color, very thick cream colored head. Aroma of toasted caramel. Taste is fruity burnt caramel, extremely bitter and resiny. Too bitter for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jan 2015
at 18:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a deep red yet clear body, two finger white foamy head that lasts for about a minute before dieing, minimal lacing.
The smell had some dry Simcoe hops coming through in a toasty piney way, slight citrus noted.
The taste had a dry sweetness, malts come through as the beer warms.
On the palate, it sat about a medium, slightly sessionable as the ABV is hidden well, piney aftertaste, sticky finish. Carbonation is only slightly felt.
Overall, this was great for an Imperial Red Ale, well worthy of coming back to.
The appearance had a deep red yet clear body, two finger white foamy head that lasts for about a minute before dieing, minimal lacing.
The smell had some dry Simcoe hops coming through in a toasty piney way, slight citrus noted.
The taste had a dry sweetness, malts come through as the beer warms.
On the palate, it sat about a medium, slightly sessionable as the ABV is hidden well, piney aftertaste, sticky finish. Carbonation is only slightly felt.
Overall, this was great for an Imperial Red Ale, well worthy of coming back to.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2014
at 11:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Drought. Reddish amber with creamy beige head, hops aroma, slightly bitter hoppy taste, medium carbonation, long finish. Nothing special.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2014
at 19:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A nice fruity bitterness with a warm sweetness. Reddish brown in color with a light brown head.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2013
at 13:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Location: 22 oz bottle from State Line, 1/29/13
Aroma: The nose is hoppy and resiny, with caramel, toast, some earth, and some orange/grapefruit
Appearance: Pours an unclear dark reddish color with a beige head and some sticky lacework
Flavor: The taste is sweet and malty, with plenty of lasting hop bitterness on the finish
Palate: The body is medium-plus, it is sticky and chewy, a little astringent, with a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid one. The flavor doesn't quite live up to the really nice promise of the nose, but it is still a good beer. This is the most interesting thing I've tried from Peak Organic.
Aroma: The nose is hoppy and resiny, with caramel, toast, some earth, and some orange/grapefruit
Appearance: Pours an unclear dark reddish color with a beige head and some sticky lacework
Flavor: The taste is sweet and malty, with plenty of lasting hop bitterness on the finish
Palate: The body is medium-plus, it is sticky and chewy, a little astringent, with a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty solid one. The flavor doesn't quite live up to the really nice promise of the nose, but it is still a good beer. This is the most interesting thing I've tried from Peak Organic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2013
at 13:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle-tight foamy lt tan-copper/amber. A-sweet resin/orange, caramel-med malt. Sweet resin/earthy hops, caramel-med malt. Carbonation not quite there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2012
at 19:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared by John. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose of nectarine, pine/resin, caramel malt and sea salt. Taste is mostly caramel and resin/pine. Finishes slightly abrasive resin. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2012
at 17:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22oz bomber split with Anndiesel. Unfiltered burgundy-red-orange, glowing. Foamy off-white/beige head. Interesting balance of an aroma, from cherry wood amber malt tones to a menthol citrus hop edge. A pretty decent and enjoyable beer, but the choice of hops maybe just doesn’t work here...or something. Cooling and tropical essence of the Simcoe hop interacts awkwardly with the big caramel and amber malt tones. You could call this an English Barleywine maybe. Interesting and unique, but not that well executed.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2012
at 22:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A reddish copper ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, a smooth caramel malt with pungent floral hops, light sulfur notes, not bad. In mouth, a sweet caramel malt with piney hops, grass and clovers, nice and smooth. Tasted at Raquette River Beer and Wine Fest, July 13 2012.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2012
at 18:58