This IPA refuses to be pale. In fact, it is a deep ruby red. This huge American style beer, originating from Oregon, uses West Coast hops in appropriately massive proportions, braced by a strong crystal malt backbone. Deep ruby red, earthy orange and caramel nose, sweet toffee start, peppery dark roast parsnips and a long bitter finish. This beer is a Hardknott classic and best exemplifies our American craft beer influences and our intention to shock stuffy traditionalists.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Clear red with little white head. Pleasant subtle hoppy aroma. Medium body with excellent carbonation. Nice hoppy bitterness from start to the very long finish. Some gentle sweetness. Overall a nice and unusual combination.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2015
at 14:51
8/10
Another good beer from Hardknott!
Tried
on 17 May 2015
at 00:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail
BBE 03.07.2015 - Pours copper orange with a massive foamy head. Aroma of grassy and herbal hops, loads of caramel, toffee and malts. Taste is juicy, chewy malty and caramely with some toffee, herbal notes and grassy hoppiness. Finish is bitter, chewy malty and caramely with some toffee. Okay.
BBE 03.07.2015 - Pours copper orange with a massive foamy head. Aroma of grassy and herbal hops, loads of caramel, toffee and malts. Taste is juicy, chewy malty and caramely with some toffee, herbal notes and grassy hoppiness. Finish is bitter, chewy malty and caramely with some toffee. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2015
at 10:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
pours unclear brown with an amber shine. Listed as an amber ale, yet to dark to be one, and an IPA according to the bottle. confusing... Small white head. Smell is sharp ,aromatic hops. Bit sweet, but mostly trough the hops instead of the malts. Taste is Bitter, rather sharp bitter even. Earthy hoppyness, not as fruity as thought. has some characteristics of the English ’bitter ’style to me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2015
at 19:34
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle @ home. A bit hazy medium to dark amber color, full sized off-white head that lasts for quite a while. Aroma is malts, hops, unfortunately a bit sweaty and a lot of iron. Taste malts, again hops but mainly bitter hops, a bit sweaty and lots of iron. Quite disappointing actually, I expected a lot more. When it warms up a bit it even gets hints of vegetables. Average to medium body, fizzy carbonation. No, unfortunately this is not good at all. Too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2015
at 16:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dobre piwo z wyraznym zapachem grejfruta rozowego. W smaku dosc poteznie wytrawne i bardzo goryczkowe. Powala smak wytrawnosci, slodowosc niewielka i przytloczona przez chmielnosc. Piana spora i bardzo trwala. Kolor miedziany.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2015
at 11:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hazy to cloudy deep amber colour, big creamy light beige head, long lasting, good lacing. Initial aroma of citrus, bitter orange, some pine, later more malty, bready, caramel, grass, spicy notes. Taste medium sweet and bitter, citrus, light peppery. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation, mild bitter finish, light citrusy, light malty, herbal notes, overall a subtle and elegant ale, nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2015
at 12:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle from the Real Ale Store, that was 6.2%. Colour is a slightly cloudy dark red with an off-white creamy head. Aroma of hops citrus and a bit of toffee. Taste is bitter with a citrus note and a very bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 10:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pale amber colour with beige head. Aroma is malt, hop, caramel. Flavour is sweet, malt, hop, caramel, citrus, pine. Medium body. Ordinary beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2014
at 00:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Pours reddish brown, light juicy pine, dry, bitter, sweet toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2014
at 02:40