Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Spring Beer Tourey: # 4 Harpoon Red vs # 5 RH Mudslinger
The # 4 seed is Harpoon Celtic Ale, just a classic red. The # 5 seed is Red Hook Mudslinger. I get why there would be a lot of mud in Spring, but this is the only brown ale this spring, odd. Harpoon is orange with nice caramel and a little citrus on the nose. Mud is light brown with caramel, mocha and floral notes. Celtic is a standard red with toasted caramel and citrus herb bite. It's not bad, but not exciting. Mud is kind of odd, it's a weak brown ale red ale cross, I think. Caramel, mocha and herb. I'll keep on and see were it goes. The Harpoon is decent, but the mud seems a little more interesting. Neither of these beers inspire me. I guess Mudslinger is a bit better, but they can both go away as far as I'm concerned. The Mud moves on.
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