Sunday, June 30, 2013

Otto's Arthur's Imperial Red Ale

I went to Otto's Pub and Brewery in State College with some friends the other day, and I wound up getting Arthur's Imperial Red Ale, mainly because it was one of the few beers on tap that I haven't tried yet, and I was in the mood for something different -- I haven't tried a new beer in close to a week, so I was jonesing for different.  Normally I'm pretty good about remembering to take pictures, but it slipped my mind.

Vittles:
Specialty Beer
6.9% abv

Score:
Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 20/25
Taste: 36/40
Mouthfeel: 8/10
Style: 5/5
Drinkability: 7/10
Overall: 84/100

Impression:
I had this beer on tap.  It was a mildly hazy coppery-caramel color, and the little head that remained by the time it got to my table was a very light khaki.  It had a fairly appealing aroma, lightly toasty maltiness underlying assertive citrus/grapefruit and mild earthy/herbal flavors.  The mouthfeel adds a not quite chewy consistency, with a decent amount of effervescence tingling the tongue.  The aftertaste is mild grapefruit and toasted malt, but it doesn't linger very long.  Fairly decent overall.

Cheers!

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