Pungent malted grains, grassy wheat, and sourdough yeast coalesce for strong musk-like alcohol astringency. Animated hops re-enforce grain barrier, embittering the coarsening finish quite well. Picture at www.crowncaps.org
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
RED HOOK HEFE-WEIZEN
Though delicate for unfiltered half-wheat, this cloudy pale moderate-bodied German knockoff contains heavy yeast clumps and grain sediment to heighten its buttery bottom. Barley-oats penetrate polite bitterness by bland finish. Not as soft and sufficient as Widmer Brothers competition.
(REGENBOOG) ‘T SMISJE BLONDE
Don’t let off-putting citrus-rotted cat urine waft prohibit imbibing pudgy brown-bottled rust-clouded moderate body. Dryly acetous mandarin orange, lemongrass, and green apple sourness swerves past honeyed sucrose malts and white peppered grassy hop pep. Medicinal backdrop underscores club soda flow.
(RICH) PITCHFORK REBELLIOUS BITTER
Up-front tangy orange resilience pervades sharply-carbonated lemony fizz bursting through mildly complex cloudy amber single malt brew. Bitter citric hop rasp fortifies full-bodied cracked wheat finish. Sip slowly to enjoy comforting blend.
(RINKUSKIAI) BARO TRADICINI
Inoffensive clear straw lager retains dank malt sweetness and white breaded sourdough pleasantry to watered down metallic finish. Lazy barley-oats scamper recedes abruptly. Hefty 9.5% alcohol strength lost in the shuffle.
RIVERSIDE PULLMAN PALE ALE
Faint fruited sourness and dry hop bitterness pace full-bodied pale ale, gaining strength as grainy persistence lingers to bold finish. Nothing fancy or pretentious, just pleasant and easy to imbibe.
ROCK ART RIDGE RUNNER BARLEYWINE ALE
Acrid ruby-hued, chestnut-highlighted British barleywine replete with dewy peat dankness, earthen minerality and leafy hops differs substantially from fruitier American versions. Chocolate-nosed cereal graining and resinous pine bittering drop off precipitously to off-dry cherry-grapefruit-orange souring. Inconspicuous light-bodied nature lessens effectiveness. More complete 2012 version retained milder seduction as pliable walnut-pecan husk seeped deeper into subsidiary apple-fig-grape desiccation.
ROCKY RIVER BEAR BOTTOM STOUT
Maroon-hued Irish-styled dry stout furnishes dark chocolate drift and bitter coffee caress with charcoal smokiness resonating to acrid black cherry sedation. Brewery defunct: 2007.
ROGUE CHAMOMILE ALE
Soft hops sit gently on tongue, exposing chamomile tea frontage, ginger-spiced mint leaf backdrop, and tertiary banana linger for buttery light-bodied warmth. Lilting clove seasoning abruptly dissipated by delicate finish.
ROGUE MEXICALI ROGUE ALE
Closely resembling marvelous Rogue Smoke A Rauch and later renamed Rogue Chipotle, hybridized herbal-spiced ale lets burnt wood chip mouthfeel, sinewy yeast resin and mocha malt backdrop inform lingering ash-like persistence. Conversely, unexpected chili-peppered jalapeno permeation informs delicious mountain water purity to moderately spiced-hop finish.
ROGUE SHAKESPEARE STOUT
Blessed award winning stout with creamy coffee-stained signature, thick doughy yeast permeation and outstanding grain-sugared malt combination perfectly suited for such a wonderful ebony-bodied treasure. Roasted barley crispness, toasted oats sweetness, black chocolate richness, and black cherry scurry increase unforgettable resilience while crustacean earthiness underscores burnt molasses sinew. Nitro version allows creamy molasses sapping to deepen hop-charred roasted coffee bittering and supple black chocolate rampage.
RUDDLES COUNTY PREMIUM ALE
Packaged to grip as a hand grenade, Ruddles’ flat-topped wide-mouth bottle is truly unique. Rich sienna-hued ale given proper English-styled hop bitterness, hitching emphatic smoked wood chips to heavy malt extract and dank grain must. Canned version picks up metallic twang.