Reviver Red IPA
Starr Hill Brewery

 

From a bottle. Poured a hazy reddish hue with a nice off-white (a touch reddish) foam head. The bottle says ruby red and that really shows up when held up just off-centered from a light source. Scent has a floral and citrus-y hop with a nice sweetness lingering in the background. Taste follows with a hop forward profile and a firm malt (crackery, a bit of burnt toast) backbone. Feel is around medium bodied with a touch of alcohol and hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. A touch more bitter than I would've expected from the scent, but quite enjoyable!

Honestly probably the best red ipa I've ever tasted. Likely Starr Hill's best seasonal.

 

Poured from a bottle into a glass.

Overall a good brew. Pours red with very little head that dissipated and no lacing to speak of. Nice hop aroma with a touch of fruity sweetness. Good citrus and pine hop flavor with some fruitiness and a caramel malt backbone. Lingering bitterness. Medium body and low carbonation. A bit resinous.

 

 

 

This was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a hazy dark red color with a slight transparency about it. A one finger white foamy head dissipated within about less than thirty seconds leaving some stringy lacing roaming around the sides of the glass. The smell had a big sweet citrus arranging itself tightly in and around some light sweet caramel malts. It comes across nice and bittersweet. The taste took all of those previously mentioned flavors to combine and flavor. A light sweet sticky caramel to citrus aftertaste leads into the aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed appropriately styled and had a nice sweet sticky bitterness rolling over my tongue. Overall, I dig it as a malty Red IPA, if there was such a style.

 

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a bronze/amber color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of citrus, little else. Taste is citrus, some pine, little to no malts, moderate bitterness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer, but nothing special.