Rockingham Ale
Rockingham Brewing Company

 

Couldn't find any dates all over the can, but I wasn't worried after a couple sips and whiffs.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a nice looking dark copper/amber color with some dark orange hues along the side. Sly transparency and topped by a finger's worth of off white foamy head sliding off within a glance. Small intricate bubbles intertwine inside the messy lace.
The aroma had a fantastic blend of sweet caramel/toffee malts balancing with some roasty and toasty nuts and plenty of grassy to piney hops surely play their part to really add to the complexity. Took a while but some citrus rind ended up coming out.
The flavor seemed to have a slight edge towards the spicy and piney character of it's hops. Mild aftertaste of toffee, toasted nuts, grassy hops and piney hops.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a sure fine sessionability (I could definitely go at this with some food). Good carbonation bouncing in my tongue appropriately. Nice semi-crisp finish of nuts, pine, hop spice and some citrus rind.
Overall, pretty nicely done amber ale I would be willing to have again. I found myself constantly sniffing this beer all throughout. ABV felt good.

 

from can bought in nh
Nice ale - huge hop smell w/o moderate hop taste
some strange grittiness- not yeast or more like flour in the beer - this kept the score lower

 

A: hazy; copper in color; 1 finger off white head that receded quickly to a wispy cap; nice lacing;

S: malty with onion and garlic hops;

T: malty up front; garlic and onion from the middle through the finish with a solid malt backbone; mild bitterness at the end that increased to moderate in the aftertaste;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: interesting;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L- This beer is definitely bottle conditioned. While not a gusher, the beer formed a head which rose to the top of the bottle. The beer poured a cloudy amber with a towering head which forced me to pause to allow it to recede until finishing the pour. The lacing is copious and clings to the glass in great swathes.
S- The smell is dominated by the piney hops. Beneath the hops, biscuity malt notes are faint but still noticeable.
T- The taste is similar to the nose, but more balanced. The malt notes hit first and are replaced by the piney west coast hops in the finish.
F-The mouthfeel is quite full despite the aggressive carbonation. The bitterness of the hops coats the tongue and lingers due to the fullness of the mouthfeel.
O- The fullness of the mouthfeel combined with the piney hop presence give this beer a bit of personality when compared to most amber ales. For myself I enjoyed the fuller mouthfeel, but the west coast hops are not my favorite. Still if you do enjoy piney west coast hops this may be an amber you can enjoy.

From the bottle, it pours a rich amber with a fine, fluffy head. Note the ale goes hazy as you empty the bottle in it. Malt with a bit of hops tickles the nose. Malty flavor with a bit of a hop bite at the end. Enjoyable!

 

Dark amber color and cloudy. Moderate head that leaves a cross between blanketing and spotty lace.

Nice caramel start to the nose. Very mild aromatic hops.

More earthy than I thought from the smell. Also, this is drier than the aroma suggests. The hop is more pronounced as well. This gives a long, dry aftertaste. Straight forward body and carbonation.

 

 

Bottle from Bert's
Slightly hazy orange amber with a huge bubbly beige head that shows great retention. Caramel toffee and pine with bits of grapefruit pith and pine for balance. The flavor adds notes of chocolate to what I found in the aroma. Nicely balanced with a hint of overindulgence to the hop side which I really enjoyed. Nice brew.