4.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5

Location: 22 oz bottle from Shop Rite-Hoboken, 2.3.16. Complete with some difficult to remove and completely unnecessary red wax. Thanks for making this harder to open!

Aroma: Muted aroma of pale malts and citrus, not much else
Appearance: Pours a murky orange color with a thin, bubbly head and drippy lace
Flavor: Lightly sweet, malty flavor, soapy and watery, finishes mildly bitter
Palate: This one has a very thin, watery mouthfeel, soft carbonation, short, dull, close
Overall Impression: This beer is just really really dull. They call it an Imperial Red Ale, but it tastes like a watered down nothing of a beer. I know I should probably stop buying beer from these guys, but I'm trying to support Hoboken's only brewery (even if they don't really exist in Hoboken).