Baden Baden Red Ale Especial

Regarding the most popular Rate Beer sites, this is considered the best Brazilian beer so far, and I completely agree with this statement. That's a very well done beer. After living for almost 30 years in Brazil I could never imagine that I would be tasting a so decent beer produced there. The Brazilian market is full of tasteless pilsener beers like: Antarctica or Skol. However, recently, smaller breweries like Baden Baden, Eisenbahn and Colorado (and etc) are doing a very good job and elevating the beer quality in the Brazilian market. Back to the Baden Baden Red Ale, by experience, I can say that: This is a superior Barleywine beer. In a drinkability perspective, the Baden Baden is less sweet and even "smoothier" than the Flying Dog Barleywine, for example.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 10-30-2009 21:10:35 | id: 1027240

One of my beer related priorities was complete when I ordered a bottle of this at Salommão in São Paulo a few days ago. This beer has received good marks, so that obviously was the reason I wanted to try this beer. So on to it:

The first part of the beer pours murky brown, but pouring more into my glass gets a deep, dark red color with a nice head on top and good stick. The aroma is very fruity. Ester like. Entering the mouth, it is a smooth liquid, but with a sticky, viscous, and sugary body. Lots of flavor here. It's fruity and piney with a good hoppiness. There's burnt sugar and caramel notes hitting the palate. A slight astringent note puts a close to this massive beer.

Intense and tasty. My bottle seemed a little aged, and it was served way too cold at first. It took two hours of sipping and warming up to get this beer to its optimal level, which it almost lived up to my very high expectations. Don't get me wrong, this is a good beer.

Oh, and why doesn't anyone import Baden Baden into the United States? Hello, Shelton Brothers!

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 01-26-2009 21:26:34 | id: 836518

Wow.

This was the third beer I'd had while staying here at the Hilton Hotel in Sao Paulo... and what a step up.

Pours a rich, deep ruby/mahogany, crystal clear, with a rich, thick, luxurious head that is there until the very last drop, with awesome lacing. This is how I want all my rich, amber ales to look like. Perfect. Without flaw.

Aroma is big time hops... floral and bright, with a rich, malty sweetness. This reminds me more of some strong American Reds than it does any English Barleywine I've ever met.

Taste is extremely hop forward, bright and floral. Malty sweetness hits mid-palate and runs richly through the finish, but it's not cloying at all. Bitterness is bracing and balancing, and is impeccably smooth.

It's a little thin, but super smooth, just awesome carbonation. Silky smooth.

Drinkability is excellent, big malt and hop flavors and smooth mouth work well together, but it's a little thin, which takes just a note away.

I'm not sure where this is available outside Brazil, if anywhere, but I'd recommend searching this out, and if you make it to Brazil... it's a must-try.

Here's to more from Baden Baden!

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 04-01-2008 04:43:52 | id: 651596

Poured from Bottle ( label says red ale) at Anhanguera Bar in Sao Paulo. Poured into Baden Baden glass. Poured a red copper color with thick white head nice retention. Smells of sweet toffee, thick malt aroma, and hint of alcohol. Taste is rich carmel flavors, bourbon bread pudding, slight rasin and plum flavors. Mouthfeel like all of Baden Baden beers is incredible smooth, which helps makes this beer while full body drink a lot easier. By the way I had this beer with an Alesmith Dead by Dawn red that I brought from Carlsbad. While the Alesmith was the hands down favorite this beer wasnt that far off in votes at the table.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 12-16-2007 00:41:56 | id: 590451

Thanks to BitterBeerFace for bringing this back from Brazil. Bob explained that in all his time in Brazil this is hands down the best beer he had in the country. I can see why. What an impressive beer micro brewed in a country not known for spectacular beer. Thanks for sharing my friend.

Appearance: Pours a dark copper color with a white head. Nice clarity.

Smeel: Sweet dark malts, booze and a spiced rum attribute, hints of caramel and fruits.

Taste: This is a dominantly sweet big boozy Barley Wine. It has toffee caramel chocolate and coffee flavors to go with that rum attribute.

Mouthfeel: Warmingly alcoholic and yet soothingly sweet and sticky.

Drinkability: It is not a poundable, chuggable beer at it's size but I certainly wanted more. I would consider it drinkable.

Brazil; be proud of this one.
Thanks again Bob.

Hope this is helpful,
Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 03-02-2007 09:50:24 | id: 471392

Very nice brazillian ale, dark coloured with a clear white, thin head. Fruity smell, reminding of coffee. Also a small sweet smell on finish.
On mouth has a bittersweet taste, with a light coffee and hop flavor. Its adstringency makes it a "hot" (hard n' heavy) beer.

Overall it feels lighter than a stout, but still very strong and full-bodied. A good start on stronger beers.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 09-27-2006 22:27:56 | id: 406549

Baden Baden Red Ale could be named easily "Baden Baden Barley Wine". This excelent beer is produced in the State of São Paulo, in a microbrewerie located in the city of Campos do Jordão. Alcohol content is 9,2%. Recipe includes chocolate and caramel malt, Malt extract and glucose syrup.
Toffe and caramel aroma, alcoholic, warming beer. Well balanced bitterness. One of the best brazilian beers in my opinion. Baden Baden Brewerie and Eisenbahn Brewerie (Blumenau, SC) are currently producing excelent beers, and they will soon be followed for many other small breweries all over the country.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 05-01-2006 18:49:23 | id: 348605

600ml bottle serving.The appearance is promising, with a mahogany color to it.As I pour it in my tulip glass, a 2 cm head forms up, dissipating quickly, leaving a nice lacing.Looks thick and creamy.
Gives out a nice floral smell.I can notice some alcoholl (this is 9.2%ABV beer we're talking about).
Taste is a little sweet at first, with a nice alcohol warmth and very fruity with a spicey after taste.
I could drink a couple of these, even with such high alcohol content.Surprisingly drinkable, and I feel it is at its best at a temperature of around 12ºC.
One of the best I've had and definitely the best Brazilian brewer.

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 07-02-2005 18:01:00 | id: 244391

16.9oz dark brown bottle. Freshness date on label.
This strong Red Ale is a Barley Wine.
It pours a nice root beer color with a yellowish beige head.
A dark rum fuminess rises up. A sweet nutty malt smell follows.
Flavors of toffee and sweet malt extract are quite potent. A mild taste of candy sugar and hint of mint linger in the background.
Sharp-edged orange zest and tart lime-like bitterness provide an ample hoppiness to counter the heavy maltiness. A slight peppery spiciness gives this brew a nice finishing taste.
Throughout, a taste of rum and fruit punch comes to mind.
This brew packs a wallop!

Serving type: bottle

Reviewed on: 12-14-2004 23:36:58 | id: 195153