Tonight, GLB will be hosting Redhook Ale Brewery. They are releasing their spring seasonal, Copperhook Ale. Their renowned Longhammer I.P.A. will also be featured. The Widmer Hefeweizen, which is also now brewed in Redhook’s Portsmouth, NH brewery following a merger of the two companies, will also be available for the usual $2.50 a pint from 5:00 till 9:00. BeerAdvocate describes the Copperhook thusly:
Redhook’s Copper Ale pours, not surprisingly, an orange-copper body with gleaming golden highlights beneath o short head of frothy off-white foam that settles into an average collar and whispy surface covering. Some very nice walls of spotty and splashy lace are present though, giving it more character. The nose is fairly straightforward, offering only a mineral-accented, cereal-like and biscuity maltiness and some minor background hops. The body is medium with a decidedly dextrinous edge, and the medium carbonation foams up to become cottony and smooth across the palate as it warms. Spicy and floral hops show themselves in teh flavor, starting right up at the front, wrapped in a soft blanket of softly caramelish and gently biscuity malt, and then carrying through to a lingering finish. They’re not bold, however, just noticeable. The bitterness is held back, and there’s just enough to balance the malt and bring it to a mainly dry finish.
Holy cow. I think some of those words are made up. BA reviews are known for being a bit wordy though. Still, it sounds like a beer worth sampling. Their Longhammer I.P.A. is really quite good, so I’ll have to pick some of this one up next time I’m out and see about the Copperhook for myself.