Rodeo Clown - Karbach Brewing Co.

TenHornsProud

Colorado

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear, dark orange with a big white head that lingers and laces.

Smells of pine, spice, fruit/grapefruit. Heavy Columbus and Simcoe notes. Generally sweet smelling, but there is an almost citra like character in the nose as well. Really pleasing and interesting smell.

Taste is pine up front that goes into a more grapefuit and spicy middle and ends on a big bitter yet sweet, from the citrus hop character, note. The taste is pleasing but somewhat muddy, just like the IPA...and really bitter like the IPA.

Medium body with medium carbonation and slight alcohol presence.

I like this beer for the stone fruit flavor and slightly spicy from the, I'm assuming, Columbus, but the bitterness is somewhat harsh, though less out of balance here than the IPA.

Serving type: can

03-12-2012 01:00:32 | More by TenHornsProud

kspongeworthy

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-24-2013 14:23:39 | More by kspongeworthy

drh1382

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

05-23-2013 20:06:11 | More by drh1382

dcloeren

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-21-2013 20:34:30 | More by dcloeren

HeadyTheElder

Louisiana

1.5/5  rDev -60.8%

05-17-2013 01:45:30 | More by HeadyTheElder

Fr_nk

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-13-2013 19:36:52 | More by Fr_nk

Brokentalontsi

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-12-2013 18:27:29 | More by Brokentalontsi

Bearman13

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-11-2013 04:04:52 | More by Bearman13

strib

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +24%

05-03-2013 02:36:45 | More by strib

bmurray10

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

04-28-2013 02:10:31 | More by bmurray10

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-26-2013 16:40:39 | More by spycow

Premo88

Texas

4.58/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12 oz. can poured into a tulip

L: murky caramel brown with an amber glow when held up to a light; thick, fluffy head of an inch or more that sticks and laces. this beer puts on a show -- and i love the opaque murkiness.

S: hops AND malt! an awesome balance ... smells as good as anything on the planet. it swings to a very hop-forward aroma, then swings over to a sweet malty biscuit aroma. complex but over the long haul has a great balance.

T: hop forward with a good bitter bite that smooths out with a very sweet, malty finish -- and is VERY complex. you get a different taste each time, always with a hops, alcohol and sweet malt rotating in there. sometimes one takes center stage, then another. without question its the most malty of any of the DIPAs I've tried yet, and I love it!

F: hardly notice anything about it ... good carbonation, good feel, but I must say there doesn't seem to be anything about it that makes it stand out. might just be me.

O: what a brew! I'm very excited that our little Texas brewery is cranking this one out full-time. I'd put it up against Arrogant Bastard, it's that complex and well-constructed. about the only drawback I can find is the fact that you *do* taste the alcohol at times; personally, I'm not a fan of that ... but it's not as in your face as other higher ABV brews, and ultimately, who cares? this beer's so damn good just drink it!

Serving type: can

04-17-2013 06:31:07 | More by Premo88

MasterSki

Illinois

3.96/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served in a Darkness tulip. Thanks to Chris for picking one of these up for me in Texas. Bottom of the can cryptically displays 052K-3 02902.

A – Pours with a finger of creamy yellow-tinged foam, eventually settling to a thick collar, wisps, and splotches of lace. Hazy dark amber-red body, with a few stray bubbles adhering to the sides of the glass.

S – Citrus hops, light pine and earthiness, grapefruit zest, a bit of tropical fruit. Fairly heft malt backdrop, with some red fruits and treacle, as well as a bit of bread and burnt sugars. A tad odd for the style, but fairly pleasant.

T – Taste is a bit more malt-heavy, with moderate, lingering hop bitterness. Tropical fruits integrate with a caramel and tangerine hop flavors, but there’s enough zest to balance the sweetness. The ABV wasn’t listed on the can, but I assumed this was a bigger East Coast DIPA (and was proved right, but the listed 9.5%).

M – Medium-full body, with a syrupy and somewhat heavy feel to it. Lower carbonation, and thankfully dry in the finish, with lingering hop oils. Well-hidden alcohol. One of the rare occasions where I thought a beer needed more spritz.

D – Not really my kind of DIPA, but there’s no major flaws or issues either. I had no problem with the 12oz can, but it’s not really a beer of which I’d order multiples. Solid, but will be forgotten by tomorrow.

Serving type: can

04-16-2013 17:10:51 | More by MasterSki

tgamez

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

04-15-2013 21:39:32 | More by tgamez

Beersngears

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

04-13-2013 15:57:55 | More by Beersngears

brin611

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +24%

04-10-2013 23:48:27 | More by brin611

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +4.4%

04-01-2013 13:36:38 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

klmcmachen

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

03-27-2013 01:21:04 | More by klmcmachen

drinkAK

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

03-24-2013 19:34:59 | More by drinkAK

ShameAndFailure

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

03-24-2013 01:57:26 | More by ShameAndFailure

Pesci

Texas

2/5  rDev -47.8%

03-21-2013 21:56:26 | More by Pesci

msturek

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

03-13-2013 17:29:38 | More by msturek

Woodee

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-12-2013 14:06:27 | More by Woodee

ChiefHopHead

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-08-2013 02:47:00 | More by ChiefHopHead

MaddDogg84

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

03-04-2013 02:58:18 | More by MaddDogg84