Gordon. Imperial/Double IPA//Imperial/Double Red Ale. Oskar Blues. Lyons, Colorado.
Winter 2010/2011.
My review on RateBeer:
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
AHTOH (42) - San Diego, California, USA - FEB 19, 2011
12 ounce can. Canned on 9/30/10. Drank 2/17/11. Poured into Duvel tulip.
APPEARANCE: Pours deep burnt orange with a slight ruby hue. Cream/light khaki colored head is 1 finger and has medium duration. Once head settles, thin layer of cream colored film is left on surface.
AROMA: Piney hops and plentiful caramel malt. Some earthy character. Faint skunk and cereal notes. Hint of alcohol and green raisin.
TASTE: Hops and caramel malt nicely balanced; with hop bitterness a bit more pronounced. Front of palate is toffee; plentiful amount of it makes it seem almost syrupy. Citrus and grassy hops on front of palate as well. Piney and slight grainy taste on mid palate. Back of palate and finish is bitterness. Bitter finish is a bit lengthy.
MOUTH FEEL: Medium bodied. Slight prickly feeling on finish.
OVERALL: Aroma has nice balance between hops and caramel malt. More bitter (and with a longer bitter finish) than I prefer. Straight-forward; rather than complex. A bit syrupy.
Winter 2010/2011.
My review on RateBeer:
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
AHTOH (42) - San Diego, California, USA - FEB 19, 2011
12 ounce can. Canned on 9/30/10. Drank 2/17/11. Poured into Duvel tulip.
APPEARANCE: Pours deep burnt orange with a slight ruby hue. Cream/light khaki colored head is 1 finger and has medium duration. Once head settles, thin layer of cream colored film is left on surface.
AROMA: Piney hops and plentiful caramel malt. Some earthy character. Faint skunk and cereal notes. Hint of alcohol and green raisin.
TASTE: Hops and caramel malt nicely balanced; with hop bitterness a bit more pronounced. Front of palate is toffee; plentiful amount of it makes it seem almost syrupy. Citrus and grassy hops on front of palate as well. Piney and slight grainy taste on mid palate. Back of palate and finish is bitterness. Bitter finish is a bit lengthy.
MOUTH FEEL: Medium bodied. Slight prickly feeling on finish.
OVERALL: Aroma has nice balance between hops and caramel malt. More bitter (and with a longer bitter finish) than I prefer. Straight-forward; rather than complex. A bit syrupy.
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