Rode Hard Ale
Sweetwater Tavern: Merrifield in Falls Church, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style Regular|
Score
6.89
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pint pour at Sweetwater Tavern Merrifield. Poured a clear yellow color with a small off-white head. Aroma was sweet malts, light sweet grain. Flavor had some light citrus fruit, with a touch of light funky yeast notes. Almost a tangy character in the finish. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
4-5 oz pour on draft at Sweetwater Tavern Merrifield, part of the sampler flight. Listed as Rode Hard IPA. Clear golden yellow with off-whit ehead. Aromas of citrus and floral. Tastes of orange and lemon citrus, grapefruit, bitter hops, floral notes. Medium body with a dry finish. Reminds me of a less intense version of Flying Dog’s Raging Bitch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Sweetwater Tavern Rode Hard Ale ].Clear medium yellow - amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, flowers, perfume, fruity, moderate yeasty, nectar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, earthy hops, floral, flowers, fruity, nectar. IMO. not harmonious. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130815]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask gravity @ GBBF 2013. Pours a hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity peachy hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty peachy hoppy grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy biter peachy grapefruit finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Gravity dispense at GBBF ’13, 15/08/13. Hazed golden amber with a thin off white head. Nose is hops, light fruits, Belgian yeast esters, citrus tang. Taste comprises subtle hops, orange pith, light yeast, sugars, toasted malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish. Ok.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at The Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma of lemon zest, pepper and grass. Grapefruit flavours with tinned peach and cloves. Yeasty notes on palate with some dry grain and hop resin.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
15th August 2013
GBBF Day 3. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Semi dry palate. Nice orange marmalade hops with a touch of lemon. Light dry finish. Good stuff but possibly tasting muted after Molotov Hoptail!
Fergus (31329) reviewed Rode Hard Ale from Sweetwater Tavern: Merrifield 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at gbbf 2013. Gazed orange loose steadfast white head Peppery hop yeast lemon aroma. Flavour is lemon orange corrianfer and good saison yeast. Good stuff.
yespr (55501) reviewed Rode Hard Ale from Sweetwater Tavern: Merrifield 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From cask. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is peachy, citrusy and light grapefruity. Smooth fruity, mango, peaches and grapefruit. Bitter, bone dry into the finish, persisting hopsfruity.