Redd's Green Apple Ale
Miller Brewing Co.

Redd's Green Apple AleRedd's Green Apple Ale
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From:
Miller Brewing Co.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
5%
Score:
74
Avg:
3.09 | pDev: 19.09%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
54
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 14, 2022
Added:
Mar 02, 2015
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  29
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Rated: 3.05 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 14, 2022
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

3/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: Clear medium golden orange body, with a small white head, which soon collapses into nothingness. Lacing is all but absent, with only sparse, scattered, fine-beaded bubbles. The carbonation is slight, offering only a few fat bubbles, drifting lazily to the surface.

Aroma: I can only say that this smalls like Jolly Rancher Sour Green Apple candies dissolved in vodka.

Taste: Its green apple from start to finish, including the rind, Sweet alcohol offers a backdrop, but it is as supporting player, and does not dominate. Surprisingly little warmth is present from the alcohol. Finishes with a juicy, sour and sweet green apple note,

Mouth feel: Surprisingly full, and pleasant, with just a hint of carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: More a cider than an ale, I think, but Miller Brewing Company calls it an ale, so an ale it is. That being said, it is cheap, well less than three dollars, and good, so to complain seems like being a scold.

Presentation: Packaged in a twenty-four ounce aluminum can, served in a South American-style Pilsener glass,
Nov 02, 2018
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Reviewed by LoveGame from Texas

2.39/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
I'm glad people like this one and I'm no one to take that away from you, but for my friends and I one night a few years ago, it was not for us.

It was AKon 2015. Three of my friends and I were going to go to Friday night's rave and decided to pick up some dranks for pre-gaming. The liquor store was closed, so we took a sweltering walk (2015 had a crazy hot summer here in Texas) to a corner store. My dude Jim wanted Angry Orchard, but this was the closest thing they had. We lugged two six-packs home and honestly weren't impressed.

Maybe we got a bad batch or it just wasn't our thing. Obviously tasted nothing like AO as it's an apple ale and not a cider, that's a given. It just had this really stale, bitter taste combined with artificial green apple. We only finished about eight of them between us with me drinking the most of it. In my own personal opinion it wasn't horrible, just really disappointing as I usually love green/sour apple drinks. My friends on the other hand, weren't fans at all. Had to let them have some of my Myx.

Not dissing anyone who likes this, it just wasn't my thing.
Mar 23, 2018
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Reviewed by secondtooth from Indiana

2.97/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Appearance: Pale amber. Little suds and no lace. Feels very thin.

Aroma: Artificial green apple.

Taste: Sweet and a tad sour, appropriately. Green apple flavoring is pretty spot-on here, with a light caramel touch for balance. Body is thin, taste lingers a bit. Not altogether terrible.
Aug 26, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.79/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Incredible! I have been working diligently to eradicate The Bottle Backlog here at Chez Woody as well as getting The CANQuest (tm) back on track. This has enabled me to CANduct a number of brewery horizontals, but even I was incredulous when I realized that I have a slew of Redd's Ales of various stripes with which to not only perform a horizontal, but also a number of bottle/CAN side-by-sides.

From the CAN (seCANd, but The CANQuest trumps al): "An Exceptionally Crisp Apple Ale".

The Crack! was really loud & so I took my ChANces & CANducted an inverted Glug, but to no avail. The fizzing, bone-white head dissipated so quickly into wisps that I found myself wondering if it had even been there in the first place. Like I need hallucinations on top of everything else! Nose had the tart scent of a Green Apple Jolly Rancher CANdy. Mmm. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, slightly bigger than it had been from a bottle. The taste was evocative of Granny Smith apples, tart, but not overwhelming. You could slice them & eat them with cheddar cheese, but I always preferred them for baking into pies. They hold up well & add a tart dimension to the dessert. In fact, I was suddenly wishing that I had a morsel of cheese to acCANpany this beer. This one was head & shoulders over its earlier, regular Apple CANterpart, plus it was in a CAN! Finish was lightly tart, very dry & quite refreshing. I could really get behind this one.

From the Bottle (first): "An Exceptionally Crisp Apple Ale".

Once more, I was denied even the Pop! of the cap as this had yet another screwed-up screw-top cap. Grrr. I performed a quick, aggro pour which produced a brief finger of fizzy, bone-white head with very low retention. Hmm. Color was solid Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled like a green apple Jolly Rancher, but it was in keeping with what I expected from this one. Mouthfeel was thin, not horribly watery, but lacking any kind of presence. The taste was tart, very evocative of green Granny Smith apples & while it may not have been my cuppa, it was spot on in terms of its flavor. Its tartness also imparted an inherent dryness, which really hit the spot on this hot, humid summer's day. Finish was dry, but not puckering. It was a really pleasant apple taste & I am anxious to see how it does from a CAN.
Jul 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.22 by AccipiterofBeer from New York

Jan 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by jgiordano88 from Pennsylvania

Jan 02, 2017
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Reviewed by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

2.5/5  rDev -19.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
It's been at least six months since I've had a regular redds but from what i remember this one tastes almost exactly the same, this one might be a little bit more tart.
Dec 08, 2016
 
Rated: 1.8 by jp32 from Michigan

Nov 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.21 by MizzouBrew from Missouri

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.17 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Aug 11, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by dag1991 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2016
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Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon

3.58/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Clear golden color with a instantly departing white head and no lace.
Smell is pungent green apple.
Taste is sweet tart and green apple. Think of Jolly Rancher green apple with a touch of SweeTarts candy combined.
Mouthfeel is light and very strong carbonation. Finish lightly dry and tart.
Overall a tasty drink. Not sure I could pick out any beer qualities though.
Jul 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by sposter4 from Pennsylvania

May 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by JonathanAlires from Idaho

Mar 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by eddiestep from Georgia

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.84 by Trackster219 from Maryland

Dec 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by crob3888 from California

Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 06, 2015
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Reviewed by JustLikeMyDad from Michigan

3/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Didn't pour it, but if you have a bottle, it's a clear bottle you know what it is.
Smelled like green apples.
Tasted sour and like green apple. Not much if any alcohol taste.
Smooth, crisp, refreshing, great on a hot day, or on a cold day sitting in the hot sun in your grandmothers kitchen.
Pretty good, but is it a beer? lol
Oct 19, 2015
Redd's Green Apple Ale from Miller Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 74 out of 100 with 54 ratings