Fracas
Black Diamond Brewing Company in Concord, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.02
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Our newest offering Fracas Imperial Red is a deep crimson, bordering on brick red. The nose is big grapefruit, with subtle hints of pine, watermelon and honeydew. The hops are just bitter enough to stand up to the sweet malt and caramelized sugar flavor of the malts. The roast barley gives it depth of color without being overly astrigent or burnt/acrid. The hops in the finish are ever present and the flavor mimics the nose of the beer. Fracas has a slighlty chewy mouthfeel and finishes with a nice caramel sweetness yet without flabbiness in the body.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft @ SF Beer Week Opening Celebration 2013, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty piney hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty bitter piney hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter caramel finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2013
at 06:15
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 2.5
Texture 4
Overall 4
on tap at vintage estate, nice place, friendly help and some are very knowledgable while others are newbeez waiting for you to talk beer. Clean beer aroma, fresh. Darker looking beer. Big strong hop iniitial flavors, wew. Bitter green grapefruit rind. Barely any co2, but its there. Nice lacing. Long bitter finish, at times astringent. Yes, if you like alk-eed beers, this is 4 U.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2013
at 12:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy red amber with a large orangish tan head and good lacing. Aroma is grapefruit, caramel, and toffee. Flavor is same, medium sweet and medium bitter. Quite tasty, actually
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Nov 2012
at 10:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours clear dark copper with a slight creamy beige head. Aroma is strongly hoppy, but some "red" roast malt is discernible. Med body or better. Frothy carb. Flavor is quite a mix. Roast malt, hint of smoke(!), lots and lots of hop. Must be several different hops. Like there’s green melon? The brewers are having more fun than the law allows!
Tried
on 03 Nov 2012
at 18:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Copper beer with a dark cream head. Grapefruit and light malt aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor with light darker malts. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light pine lingers with light darker malts and a bit of graininess.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2012
at 13:10