Ridgeback Ale - No Label Brewing Company

JMad

Texas

4.13/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The beer pours a very dark brown color with a red tint, the head is tan with loose bubbles. It has a strong sweet toffee smell with a hint of chocolate. Tastes very good, I detected some dark chocolate with caramel and bread with a hint of bitterness from the hops. It has a medium body with moderate carbonation and a dry finish. This is a very nice amber I could drink this a lot more.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 01:12:48 | More by JMad

tvl89

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.8%

05-01-2013 04:32:59 | More by tvl89

Bearman13

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

04-29-2013 04:05:34 | More by Bearman13

whispernmyghost

Texas

5/5  rDev +34.8%

04-19-2013 23:23:23 | More by whispernmyghost

pgfault

Texas

3.03/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Poured from tap with minimal head, which diminished quickly. Not much lacing on the glass. Very dark amber in color, not quite opaque. Despite its color, the nose just isn't there. There's a faint hop aroma, not many malt notes. Initial taste is crisp with a slightly hoppy bitterness. As with the aroma, I was expecting a complex malt profile, given the dark color, but couldn't find it. The finish was lightly bitter. It's flavors come out a bit more as it warms.

Despite having a deceptive flavor profile, it's still quite drinkable as is... certainly drinkable in the Texas summer.

Serving type: on-tap

04-17-2013 00:01:54 | More by pgfault

t0rin0

California

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

03-31-2013 01:07:58 | More by t0rin0

jbdaves72

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-26-2013 03:13:33 | More by jbdaves72

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

03-25-2013 03:30:46 | More by SmellsofMahagony

Michaeldmanley

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

03-24-2013 02:34:17 | More by Michaeldmanley

mcdsports

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

03-17-2013 02:00:44 | More by mcdsports

Pesci

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.8%

03-15-2013 21:34:07 | More by Pesci

vcoggins

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

03-07-2013 03:52:07 | More by vcoggins

Ted

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

03-04-2013 00:14:39 | More by Ted

coloslc

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.8%

02-24-2013 04:05:35 | More by coloslc

gtermi

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-19-2013 01:13:22 | More by gtermi

afluentturtle

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

02-02-2013 00:05:43 | More by afluentturtle

phishbone23

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

01-25-2013 14:07:49 | More by phishbone23

abex44

Texas

3.25/5  rDev -12.4%

01-22-2013 02:45:00 | More by abex44

Ford

Texas

3/5  rDev -19.1%

01-18-2013 00:23:19 | More by Ford

hsus0225

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

01-13-2013 05:24:46 | More by hsus0225

tswater

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%

01-08-2013 19:40:20 | More by tswater

ranger7

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -25.9%

01-07-2013 00:41:40 | More by ranger7

KKB

Massachusetts

3.48/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A – A medium brown-rouge color that is translucent with a very small top of beige-white head and very little carbonation flowing up from the bottom. It doesn’t look awesome but lets see what she smells like.

S – The aroma is just a smack of toffee, butterscotch, burnt wheat toast and perhaps a hint of vanilla and dark fruit. Really the most prominent smell though is the burnt toast aspect with the surrounding flavors just serving as sweetening elements. I’m not sure how I feel about this smell, it’s kind of turning me off, but I am intrigued—it is unique.

T – The flavor is definitely an improvement upon the aroma, but only in the intensity with which the flavors are at. The flavor is much sweeter than the aroma with the toffee/butterscotch playing a far bigger role, but the burnt toast that was first noticed in the aroma is still very much present in the taste. It’s not wholly unpleasant, but I wouldn’t call it great either. It definitely has a bit of vanilla element to it and I can see where I thought up the dark fruit in the aroma as there is just a hint of it in here. Malt is definitely the star though…As it warms the flavors come together more congruently and it begins to taste rather good actually.

M – Mouthfeel is medium, moderate carbonation, not overly smooth or silky but it is kind of nice.

O – I do not love this beer. I think that it works, and for a while I was actually feeling it, but at the end of the day I don’t love the smell or the flavor. I don’t really recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2013 05:14:47 | More by KKB

awalsh

Texas

4/5  rDev +7.8%

12-29-2012 17:46:48 | More by awalsh

cdwil

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%

12-11-2012 13:59:24 | More by cdwil