8.9 On The Richter Ale
Ballast Point Brewing Company
- From:
- Ballast Point Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- 8.9%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 19, 2014
- Added:
- Apr 19, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by mhaugo from California
3.66/5 rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.66/5 rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce draft pour into a snifter. 8.9% ABV. Served a little too cold, but allowed to warm up some.
Appearance: Deep, stained, cherry wood body with ruby highlights. A few scant bubbles grace the surface. Brilliantly clear with low carbonation. Very pretty beer (5/5).
Aroma: My nose is immediately struck with a coordinated attack of booze and cherries. Forcefully rich. My blood sugar is starting to go up and I haven’t even consumed any of it yet. The cherry is so intense that it almost smells artificial. I may even let someone talk me into thinking that this was spiked with cherry cough syrup (4/5).
Taste: Tastes like cherries soaked in bourbon for several months with a rich, bready malt to provide a foundation. There is an astringent bitterness and a touch of wood, which combines with the cherry flavor create the perception of chewing on cherry pits. And the nose did not oversell the sweetness. It’s all in there (3.5/5).
Mouthfeel: Warm and astringent. Medium body and light carbonation. The astringency is a bit off-putting (3/5).
Overall: This isn’t a bad “Ale”, but I think it’s missing its “Old”. I don’t know when this beer was brewed, but I’m guessing it’s young. If my theory is correct, and this beer was given some time, I think that the astringency would mellow out some and it would become far more drinkable. Maybe that intense cherry sweetness would round out a little bit on the edges as well. As it is, it’s good but not great. I finished my pint, but I definitely would not order another (3.5/5).
Apr 19, 2014Appearance: Deep, stained, cherry wood body with ruby highlights. A few scant bubbles grace the surface. Brilliantly clear with low carbonation. Very pretty beer (5/5).
Aroma: My nose is immediately struck with a coordinated attack of booze and cherries. Forcefully rich. My blood sugar is starting to go up and I haven’t even consumed any of it yet. The cherry is so intense that it almost smells artificial. I may even let someone talk me into thinking that this was spiked with cherry cough syrup (4/5).
Taste: Tastes like cherries soaked in bourbon for several months with a rich, bready malt to provide a foundation. There is an astringent bitterness and a touch of wood, which combines with the cherry flavor create the perception of chewing on cherry pits. And the nose did not oversell the sweetness. It’s all in there (3.5/5).
Mouthfeel: Warm and astringent. Medium body and light carbonation. The astringency is a bit off-putting (3/5).
Overall: This isn’t a bad “Ale”, but I think it’s missing its “Old”. I don’t know when this beer was brewed, but I’m guessing it’s young. If my theory is correct, and this beer was given some time, I think that the astringency would mellow out some and it would become far more drinkable. Maybe that intense cherry sweetness would round out a little bit on the edges as well. As it is, it’s good but not great. I finished my pint, but I definitely would not order another (3.5/5).
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