Raiders Of The Lost Hops - Beer Camp #58
"Raiders of the Last Hops is an adventurous take on an Imperial Red Ale style. Using 100% estate-grown Chinook hops grown on-site in Sierra's hop yard adjacent to the brewery and aged on toasted wood from a lemon tree. This beer has an intense earth hop-forward flavor, a medium body and a touch of Woody tannins at the finish. Bravo, Chinook, and Nelson Sauvin hops were used to make the beer along with pale & caramel malts." Had on tap tonight at FireWorks in Arlington, VA at their Sierra Nevada Steal the Pint Night/Raiders of the Lost Hops launch party. Served in a pint glass. a - Pours a murky, dark reddish brown color with two inches of light tan head and light carbonation evident. s - Smells of toasted malts, wood, burnt malts, light citrus hops, and light fruit. Not very hoppy at all, and a ton of malts. t - Tastes of fruity malts, toasted malts, burnt malts, light citrus hops, light caramel malts. More fruit than the nose and a tiny bit more hops, but still not a lot. A tiny step up from the nose. m - Medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty easy to drink. o - Overall an above average, slightly hoppy red ale. Given the name I was expecting more hops, but the malts dominate here. Worth checking out, would probably give it another shot if I wanted a red ale.