Pilot Series: Imperial Red
Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.30
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22oz bottle pours out red amber color topped with a sand head. Nose is pine floral hops and some caramel sweet malts. Taste is more of the nice hop combo and a well balanced malt bill.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
bottle - Deep red pour, tan head, aroma of caramel malt and floral hops. It tastes of caramel malt and assertive, citrus tinged hops bitterness. Quite good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle from Total Wine Brookfield. Clear copper, moderate foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, caramel, pine, a bit of lemon. The taste is toffee, caramel, pine, lemon. Medium bodied, juicy. Solid, decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Albertsons. Deep, dark copper pour with tightly beaded head. Light caramel aroma, taste is caramel, malt and some hop bitterness. Mild bitter finish. No sign of the 8.5 % ABV
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Several bottles, pint glass. Clean red color. Crisp, clean taste. Red fruit, citrus. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(tap) bright, reddish amber colour with a small beige head; aroma of vanilla, sweet fruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at Malt & Vine, Redmond
Dark amber color, clear. Nice hoppy aroma, resiny and fruity. Caramel flavor, not too sweet, with good hopping level, and good contribution of hop resins, some orange peel too.
Good, clean beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Pours a dark reddish-amber color with a thick foamy off-white head that dissipates gradually. Sticky patches of lacing on the glass. The aroma is malty with caramel and fruity hops in the background. Medium-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, citrus and mild piney hops. The finish is malty up front with a resiny hops aftertaste. Above average overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Amber-red. Sweet caramel, touch of alcohol, earthy notes, light citrus and a full body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, best before 12/20/2014. Pours crystal clear ruby red color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, floral, grass, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops and dark malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, caramel, toffee, toast, brown sugar, floral, grass, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toast, toffee, brown sugar, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity of bright citrus/pine hops and moderate dark malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately crisp/sticky, and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice imperial red ale. All around good complexity and balance of bright citrus/pine hops and moderate dark malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to sip on for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.