Showing posts with label Arthur's Imperial Red Ale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arthur's Imperial Red Ale. Show all posts

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!