Matt's West Coast Refuge
Lost Rhino Brewing Company
- From:
- Lost Rhino Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 5.87%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 07, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 05, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
NO SCORE
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Full bodied with a heady tropical aroma, robust bitterness, and a dry finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Pencible from Virginia
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: This poured a clear light mahogany with some tan head.
S: It smelled like candied apricots and sweet caramel, with a little pine and floral hops.
T: It tasted like lots of sweet caramel and bitter pine, with some candied apricots and herbal hops. It had a clean bitter aftertaste.
M: It was thick with some carbonation. Nice big body.
D: This was a very nice red ale, somewhere between Hop Rod and Mouflan. The scent and taste were bold but balanced. The body was great, and the alcohol was well hidden with a fairly smooth finish. So it was pretty easy to drink. Nothing ground breaking, but I would drink this again. Recommended.
Jun 09, 2015S: It smelled like candied apricots and sweet caramel, with a little pine and floral hops.
T: It tasted like lots of sweet caramel and bitter pine, with some candied apricots and herbal hops. It had a clean bitter aftertaste.
M: It was thick with some carbonation. Nice big body.
D: This was a very nice red ale, somewhere between Hop Rod and Mouflan. The scent and taste were bold but balanced. The body was great, and the alcohol was well hidden with a fairly smooth finish. So it was pretty easy to drink. Nothing ground breaking, but I would drink this again. Recommended.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.88/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
First off, this is listed as an imperial of the style. I rated it on enjoyment more so than style, and considering it matched the brewer's description quite well. It definitely tended towards the bitter/hop-forward end of beers, and ended resin-y and dry. I can't help but think its a crossover in some ways.
A: if not, almost near perfect amber color, with significant lacing
S: some fruity, mildly tropical flavors, with a definite foreshadowing of bitterness
T/M: I get from this the same impression I get from a west coast IPA (umm... Just realized the point of the name maybe). This of course throws the balance and smoothness of a typical red out the window. Since I like IPAs, while questioning my love of the west-coast style (I digress), this worked for me. For others expecting a more balanced beer, it might not fly.
Apr 05, 2014A: if not, almost near perfect amber color, with significant lacing
S: some fruity, mildly tropical flavors, with a definite foreshadowing of bitterness
T/M: I get from this the same impression I get from a west coast IPA (umm... Just realized the point of the name maybe). This of course throws the balance and smoothness of a typical red out the window. Since I like IPAs, while questioning my love of the west-coast style (I digress), this worked for me. For others expecting a more balanced beer, it might not fly.
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