River Horse Tripel Horse

Another of the beers left behind by my forgetful friends was River Horse Tripel Horse.

Hints of banana and clove with a decent amount of sweetness in the nose. Some alcohol too. Starts really sugary with clove and more hints of bananas. Mostly continues that way though the sweetness becomes a little much after about half the glass. Decent enough but it wasn't as good as the Heavy Seas Yule Tide from the other day.

River Horse Hipp-O-Lantern

I still have a few pumpkin beers I haven't written about yet and River Horse Hipp-O-Lantern is one of them.

Not much carbonation in it even with vigorous pouring. Smelled of allspice, brown sugar, and nutmeg. Jo and I couldn't figure out the exact spices but we both couldn't find any cinnamon although it may just be muted compared to the rest. The body was sweet and fruity with apple notes and a brown sugar finish. The spices were mostly present as background flavors as they were overpowered by the sweetness and brown sugar. I quite enjoyed this though I tend to enjoy most imperial pumpkins so I may be biased.

River Horse Hop-A-Lot-Amus

Besides having a great name, River Horse Hop-A-Lot-Amus was a pretty good double IPA.

Very appealing pineapple aroma, almost a sort of citrus bitterness mixed with some sweetness.  The flavor had slight citrus, some sweetness and finished with some bitterness that cleaned up all the flavors but didn't linger.  Very hoppy and enjoyable without being an overwhelming hop bomb.  Good stuff.

River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout Redux

Here's the beer next to the bottle.  I like River Horse's designs generally as they all have a nice theme to them.

The River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout Redux is from the stouts and porters beer club.  As you can see it has a nice, dark color, almost black, with a bit of head after the pour.  The taste leans towards the oatmeal side of the oatmeal milk, but it's certainly a bit sweeter than some oatmeal stouts that I've had.  It has a 6.7% ABV according to Beer Advocate.  All in all, it's a great beer and I'd definitely buy it again. 

River Horse makes some other really good beers as well so don't be afraid to try them if you see them.  Plus their brewery is in Lambertville, NJ which is only about 45 minutes from here so it's makes for a good visit if you get a chance.  They didn't have any growlers when my wife and I last visited them but maybe they have some now.