Pungently strong dark-fruited red ale loads extremely dry prune tartness above tannic white grape, oak-aged unripe cherry, and sour grapefruit bittering. Sherry waft augments cherry-berry undercurrent as sour coffee requital infiltrates mineral-grained malting. For advanced palates.
Tag Archives: red ale
MENDOCINO RED TAIL ALE
OTTER CREEK WORLD TOUR OTTER SAN JAPANESE-STYLE BEER
ROGUE OREGON BREWED RED ALE (a.k.a. ST. ROGUE RED ALE)
SPEAKEASY PROHIBITION ALE
Well-defined ‘boldly hopped’ orange sunset West Coast ale receives juicy citrus permeation above heavy yeast sinew, spicy clove tendency, and hazelnut illusion, building to pleasant bitter hop finish enveloped by roasted barley and honeyed caramel. On tap, lingering piney aftertaste further increases assertiveness.
ABBAYE DES ROCS BURGUNDY ALE
BRIMSTONE HONEY RED ALE
DESCHUTES CINDER CONE RED ALE
(MCAUSLAN) GRIFFON ROUSSE
LAGUNITAS IMPERIAL RED ALE
(MEXICANA) RED PIG MEXICAN ALE
Unlike typical moderate-bodied Mexican lagers, richer raw-honeyed grain-embedded ruddy-hued ale maintains bitterer backbone, plying earthen barley-hopped parch to profuse pumpernickel-rye toasting. But vegetal off-taste depletes leftover Graham Cracker sweetness as harshly oxidized ethanol finish unfolds.








