Oh, look what I found today. A Believer Double Red Ale from the Ninkasi Brewing Company in Eugene, Oregon. Right away I poured it into a tall pint glass and noticed the ample carbonation. The head is a light tan color and has a shaving cream texture to it. This beer changes color from deep red at the bottom to near black at the top of my glass and the head continues to rise slowly for the next few minutes. It has a sweet, floral hop aroma which seems out of place for this type of beer. This concoction has a sweet malty caramel flavor at first which blends into sort of a pine-citrus hop flavor. A really nice combination that gives this medium-bodied beer replay value. It's a great beer to break into the "imperial amber ale" category due to the drinkability. This red is 6.9% alcohol by volume with 60 IBU's. The hops are very present and appealing and it is balanced nicely with the darker malts. So for now I'm a believer, but I want to try this one on draft. Anyone know a good place to find it? Aroma: 9/12 Appearance: 3/3 Flavor: 16/20 Mouthfeel: 3/5 Overall Impression: 8/10 Total: 39/50
I think there could have been less carbonation, but the flavor and appearance were very good examples of this style. I can certainly taste the alcohol and that's the way it should be with this American Red. Has anyone had this one before?
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