Hop Horizons

UPDATED: SEP 8, 2005 2005 bottle sampled at the American Beer Fest on 6/17/2005. Deep garnet-magenta-beige color, not quite as brown-toned as I had expected it to be. Clear, no sediment on the bottom, with a moderate amount of beige head, bubbly and poorly retained, receding to clumps of bubbles on the edges, with little spots of lace here and th

Rich cherry color. Soft fruit and caramel in the aroma, with hints of apple and cherries, light vanilla, light toasted oak and alcohol. Exreme flavor, but in a respectful and succulant manner. Initially cloying and thin, but the finish is absolutely mindblowing with a lingering flavor of raisin and plump red fruit. Really rich. Im really impre

UPDATED: JUN 7, 2007 12oz bottle, Batch 3. Head is initially small, frothy/fizzy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is dark reddish-amber. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (cookie, caramel), lightly hoppy (flowers, orange), with strong notes of wood and alcohol, lesser notes of dried/candied fruit (mango), vanilla, candy sugar, hint of asht