Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale. India Red Ale. Rogue. Newport, Oregon.
Winter 2010/11.
My review on RateBeer:
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
AHTOH (35) - San Diego, California, USA - FEB 2, 2011
Bomber. Poured into Duvel tulip.
APPEARANCE: Pours a ruby-ish, burnt orange hue of amber. Hazy. Big, frothy 2+ finger head that is off-white/light tan. Head duration is quite lengthy and leaves nice lacing.
AROMA: Caramel malt sweetness seems more prominent than the hops. Hops are citrus and pine. A bit of a cardboard aroma. More than expected bready scent – like fresh oven-baked bread. Faint hint of tart red seeded fruit (ie, pomegranate or cherry concentrate), as well as light smoke. Overall, aroma is very grainy rather than hoppy or even malty sweet. Expected a bit stronger hop presence in the aroma.
TASTE: Resinous hops and grainy bread throughout palate. Unfortunately, seems like hardly much more than that. Strong bitterness appears to mask any potential subtle notes. Some citrus and pine on front of palate. Mid palate is grain. Back of palate is heavy resinous hops.
MOUTH FEEL: Medium bodied. Lively carbonation, crisp. Bitter finish has long duration.
OVERALL: Expected more balance and complexity. Resinous hop bitterness without balance.
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