Resilient copper hazed full body well suited to bitter hopheads. Sharply citric Cascade hop bite upped by wood-dried currant-scurried grapefruit-orange peel bittering remedying floral-accented apricot-peach tang. At finish, syrupy malts reinforce bittersweet fruitiness.
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(ITHACA) CASCA ZILLA RED ALE
Fine ruby-coppered ale with piney grapefruit-orange rind uprising given bright spruce-tipped hop pep and red apple-ripened peach-pear-nectarine tang. Red and purple grape esters also overlay wheat-cracked caramel malting. Compares to spicier Arcadia IPA and less sharp Fisherman’s Ale, only fruitier.
LEGACY HEDONISM ALE
NEWPORT STORM THUNDERHEAD IRISH RED
Circuitous cola-hazed moderate body with fizzy round-bubbled head and prolonged Cascade hop frisk goes beyond stylistic inclination. Delicate raisin, nutmeg and toffee illusions enhance toasted caramelized barleymalt efficiency to cocoa-buttered finish. Serve as subtle alternative to creamier barleywines. Located afresh chocolate-pecan finesse, earthen dried tobacco regress, cooked vegetable passivity and hemp oil residue while quaffing ’07 Spring Ale version.