Fat Head's Brewery Bone Head

Bone Head

 

Fat Head's Brewery in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸

  Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.00
ABV: 9.0% IBU: 80 Ticks: 11
Bonafide Hoppiness

We can boldy say this hoppy double red ale is unlike any other you've tried. Hopped-up to the max, deep ruby in color, with a smooth as silk mouthfeel and a pungent piney aroma. Malts bone-up their magic with a hearty, biscuity, almost rustic touch of flavor and a slightly bitter fruitiness. A creamy head always tops it off.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle. Copper red color. Small creamy beige head. Brisk pine hop nose. Flavor is toasted caramel malt with a bold, spicy hop blast. Notes of resin, pine, cinnamon toast, vanilla, roasted pecans and raisin skins. Bittersweet hoppy finish. Warming alcohol notes. Quite tasty, this one, Agnes!

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2017 at 23:11


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle: Poured a clear amber/copper color ale with a nice foamy head. Aroma of citrusy and piney hops with nice floral undertones. Taste is a nice mix of citrusy and piney hops notes with limited bitterness and some nice floral undertones with limited residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation. Another super enjoyable hoppy ale from this brewer.

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2016 at 14:41


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 3/26/2015. Pours fairly crystal clear deep ruby red color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, mango, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, mango, pineapple, peach, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, mango, pineapple, peach, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toffee, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark/malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an excellent imperial red ale style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark malt sweetness; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2015 at 20:52


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at beermongers. Pours a dark red color with a large white head. A big fruity malty sweet nose. The flavor is big sweet hops, caramel, toffee, big fruit. Solid drinkable beer. Very balanced.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2015 at 00:58


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Fat Head's Portland, pours a hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out a good mix of caramel malts and resinous hops. Flavour reveals a good mix just the same between big caramel malts and resinous hops, slightly favouring the malts. Decently balanced, with good drinkability for the style. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2014 at 15:54


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ the source 11/26/14 in a sample glass showing a hazy amber color, thin head. Nose is good amount of pine with toffee malts. Medium body with flavors of toffee malt, toasted grain and lingering earthy pine. The finish shows resiny, lingering hops. If you like pine, you should enjoy this brew, I did.

Tried from Draft on 01 Dec 2014 at 06:52


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A faint light red creamy head. Astringent pine bitterness. very bitter, piney and a bit of walnut and sweet orange. honey but very harsh. it’s a decent red ale

Tried on 29 Nov 2014 at 11:23


3.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

A darker brownish ale from a tap but not dark like a porter, more like a dark iced tea. A mild BO aroma greets my nose. Thin creamy head. Slight co2 and there is this big bitter kick in the face. Especially on the first gulp, hah. Yes, this is ropey bitter mouth coating burn. Happy hop BS. Quite rude overall for this lager lover. Yes, big lick in the jaw, wew.

Tried from Draft on 29 Oct 2014 at 15:21


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at Gallo’s Tap Room. Slightly hazy copper-amber color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily to a film. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roast malt, hops and citrus. Medium to full body with flavors of fruity hops, caramel malt and pine. The finish is malty up front with a resiny hops aftertaste. Above average overall.

Tried from Draft at Gallos Tap Room on 31 Jul 2014 at 11:08


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Tap. Hazy red orange, small off white head, great lacing. Aroma is Simcoe, grapefruit and pine with a bit of dank. Flavor is dank and tasty, bit of grapefruit, spruce, cat piss, light caramel behind. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. This is good shit.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2014 at 13:59