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I’m starting to feel like I’m mostly repeating myself with these reviews.  I’ll try something weirder tomorrow in an effort to vanquish this curse of brevity.

Red Hook Cooper Hook Spring Ale

Red Hook is a Washington brewery, but apparently they have a brewery in Portsmouth, NH as well.  New Hampshire is where this one came from.

True to its name, Copper Hook is a deep, coppery orange.  It smells of roasted malts with some flowery hops scents.  The taste is malty and hoppy with some citrus notes.  There is a little bit of roasty taste, but nothing near the extent of a stout, or even a porter; it’s just a thicker malt flavor than you’d find in a paler beer, and with some caramel sweetness to it.  It has a pretty big feel to it, but the crisp, orangey hops keep it from being overwhelming.  The “spring ale” made me expect something a little lighter, or maybe a little fruitier, but this is more something for a New Hampshire spring: something to keep away the chill of the lingering April frost but with enough brightness to turn an optimistic eye to the warmer days to come.  It’s not bad, kind of a pale ale with a shade of extra heaviness.  Would drink again.