The Vermonster - Rock Art Brewery

ocelot2500

Arizona

3.9/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a deep red brown with a tight, light tan head that leaves little chunks of lacing.

Smells of fruity and sweet malts.

Tastes of a good wave of hops with a big malty base. Hops lead off with a citrus and pine character. Bitterness is moderate, but nothing outlandish. The malt base makes an appearance midway through and gives some brown sugar, caramel, and a tobacco like note. Malts also feel substantial with a bread like presence. Some fruits come in and give a bit of raisin and currants. Alcohol is noticeable, but I would not call it hot.

Mouthfeel is full with a creamy amount of carbonation.

Overall, another solid part of the Rock Art lineup that can stand up to most Barleywines.

Serving type: bottle

11-05-2011 03:14:13 | More by ocelot2500

tnbeatty

Vermont

3/5  rDev -23.3%

05-15-2013 13:36:13 | More by tnbeatty

Bonko_the_sane

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-13-2013 05:49:00 | More by Bonko_the_sane

hopkrid

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +21.5%

04-29-2013 00:18:53 | More by hopkrid

nzerbe

New York

4/5  rDev +2.3%

04-14-2013 14:00:17 | More by nzerbe

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

04-08-2013 02:36:52 | More by mendvicdog

marlinsfan4

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

04-07-2013 17:43:16 | More by marlinsfan4

duceswild

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

04-07-2013 14:20:59 | More by duceswild

brheuer

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +2.3%

03-24-2013 21:27:00 | More by brheuer

HoppyKilaMonster

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

03-21-2013 00:57:46 | More by HoppyKilaMonster

SupremePie

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

03-19-2013 05:06:46 | More by SupremePie

chippo33

Vermont

3/5  rDev -23.3%

03-13-2013 22:49:19 | More by chippo33

Mack

Quebec (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

03-06-2013 23:58:08 | More by Mack

judkinst

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

03-05-2013 03:38:22 | More by judkinst

acurtis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

03-03-2013 00:13:06 | More by acurtis

JoeBloe

New York

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

02-28-2013 21:56:15 | More by JoeBloe

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

02-25-2013 17:18:12 | More by Larrydoherty

Ryan011235

Ohio

2.95/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Poured into a Darkness tulip on 9/26/11

Split with MbpBugeye

Pours a dull, faded, pond-watery light brown and settles a dark, muddy brown. Not a very pleasant color. The head is almost two fingers tall and drops to a skim and a thicker patch of bubbles. Some ring retention, too. Decent, scattered lace.

The aroma is terse and dry instead of overly sweet. Heck, it doesn't smell very sweet at all. Earthy, leafy hops sit atop notes of caramel, raisins, plum, dry bread and fruit esters. Fairly light overall. It gets a little sweeter as it starts to warm. Toffee and candied malts. Not boozy.

Ugh, this must be in an awkward transitional period between hoppy fresh and malty aged. Dry, piney, earthy bitterness; very one-dimensional. Tastes a bit dirty. Toasted bread middle. Undercurrents of plum, raisins and candi sugar. The taste is not bad but, as is, it's rather disjointed. Perhaps it could come together with more age.

Medium-full body. Carbonation is lively and keeps each sip on the tip of the tongue. Kind of gritty, too. The alcohol is well-hidden aside from a slight slickness.

Most everything going on is something I like in beer but they are not exactly befitting the style. I'd like to try this fresh or aged.

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2013 05:32:35 | More by Ryan011235

browniewithnuts

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

02-19-2013 12:20:31 | More by browniewithnuts

stephenjmoore

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

02-16-2013 22:30:39 | More by stephenjmoore

CheekyBroad

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

02-06-2013 22:31:45 | More by CheekyBroad

Peyton5410

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

02-03-2013 01:10:01 | More by Peyton5410

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

02-02-2013 02:04:40 | More by calcnerd

DmanGTR

New York

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

02-01-2013 18:25:11 | More by DmanGTR

pmoore311

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

01-29-2013 18:26:26 | More by pmoore311