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 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beer Ritz, Leeds. Couldn’t help but think they’re trying to bite Brew Dog’s style with all the guff on the label. Poured a dark orange colour with a thin off white head. Aroma a bit underwhelming, slightly sweet with some pissy hop lurking. Flavour had some half decent hoppage along with the crystal malt and some fruit and yeast notes. Reasonable lingering bitterness in the finish. Balance maybe a little off. Drinkable enough on the whole though, and along the right lines.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2010
at 07:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at the Dudley Winter Beer festival. Pours hazy red with a small head. Aroma was resin hops, some mango and grapefruit. Grapefruit to start with a piney hop, medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2010
at 16:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask handpull at The Rake. Dark red no head. Some hop some decent red malts. Bit thick on the rubber flavour on the swallow. Needs work maybe. 3/5. Well they have worked at it and come up with this for the Sainsbury beer hunt 2013. Now I should like this. An American amber. But I still don’t like it much. Not sure if it is infected but I get some almost Belgian or saison yeast on this. Yes some hops later on but I wanted to like this beer but if anything it’s worse than the last time.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2010
at 05:14