beer_name: Red Rocket Ale
text: I don't know, this is a very odd beer. Pours a very dark ruby red color, with no head at all. The smell is an overpowering malty sweetness with a distinct hop aroma that I can't place for the life of me. Taste is just odd, it's not at all displeasing, but this beer is so sweet, so over the top with malt sugars and malt roastiness. The hop bitterness is greatly subdued by the sugary sweetness of the heavey malt - definitely a red ale, no doubts there in the flavor, just BIG. I usually find big red's like this (Saint Rogue, Santa's Private, CascaZilla) to be more approachable and this beer is definitely something that requires thought before drinking a bomber of. I had never tried it before, so I didn't know what to expect and what I got was a big malty red super sweet, slightly bitter red. I'm kind of tempted to suggest that if the bitterness were more pronounced that this beer would be much more balanced and more enjoyable. I mean it's certainly not a bad beer, and if I were to see it on tap somewhere I might grab a pint, but I think this will not grace my fridge again any time soon, I just can't imagine being in the mood for this when I'm at home relaxing.