Redd's Apple Ale - Miller Brewing Co.

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.76/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

Goin' for my third apple ale, the second with the focus being more on the apples than the malts (ostensibly...I mean, who know how far they went with "flavoring", right?). This stuff pours a clear pale amber topped by a a half-finger of short-lived lightly off-white foam. The nose is a blast of watered-down apple juice, with a vein of mild caramel in the distance. The taste pretty much brings more of the same, but with an increased sense of blandness. Honestly, I expected a cider-like quality of apple with some spices or something, but this takes the spice-less path and them some. To sum: watered-down apple juice that wasn't all that great to begin with. The body is a light medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a feel I can only describe as sorta/kinda creamy. Overall, I just didn't get this beer. It certainly eschews the cider route, but it also goes away from the apple-y beer route as well, coming across as, like I've said before, a watered-down version of apple juice. Not my thing, this.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2013 17:50:26 | More by TMoney2591

jlangkamp

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev +21.7%

06-19-2013 22:53:19 | More by jlangkamp

cofeeguru

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev +21.7%

06-19-2013 02:45:54 | More by cofeeguru

stangski83

Illinois

1.75/5  rDev -34.5%

06-19-2013 02:18:18 | More by stangski83

mrfrancis

Kentucky

1.75/5  rDev -34.5%

06-18-2013 16:19:10 | More by mrfrancis

MikeyC37

New Jersey

2/5  rDev -25.1%

06-18-2013 04:57:53 | More by MikeyC37

mckowned

Connecticut

1.5/5  rDev -43.8%

06-17-2013 10:36:20 | More by mckowned

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +12.4%

06-17-2013 01:42:15 | More by calcnerd

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

2/5  rDev -25.1%

06-16-2013 02:42:50 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

krossoverking

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev +3%

06-15-2013 23:29:13 | More by krossoverking

das_Bier

Alabama

2.25/5  rDev -15.7%

06-15-2013 20:58:51 | More by das_Bier

tallfellapgh

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +31.1%

06-12-2013 01:01:50 | More by tallfellapgh

GraduatedCashew

California

2.75/5  rDev +3%

06-11-2013 17:07:44 | More by GraduatedCashew

pjkelley82

New York

2.25/5  rDev -15.7%

06-11-2013 06:13:07 | More by pjkelley82

Evoforen

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -6.4%

06-09-2013 15:30:28 | More by Evoforen

racingkenny14

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -6.4%

06-09-2013 14:50:44 | More by racingkenny14

GMUPatriot_inKansas

Kansas

2.5/5  rDev -6.4%

06-08-2013 21:58:37 | More by GMUPatriot_inKansas

billbeers

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +12.4%

06-08-2013 18:18:11 | More by billbeers

robthepenguin

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev +3%

06-05-2013 05:00:55 | More by robthepenguin

stella77artois

New York

2/5  rDev -25.1%

06-04-2013 21:39:36 | More by stella77artois

Klake

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev +3%

06-04-2013 02:36:35 | More by Klake

psugrad98

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +40.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A surprisingly good apple beer. Golden straw in color with moderate carbonation. Aroma is of fresh apples. Taste is spritzingly sweet and has a pleasant taste of apples. Unlike other apple beers this has a very true apple flavor. However they did it, they did it right. Very satisfying and refreshing on a hot day.

Finished rather dry and satisfying with much less cloying sweetness than other hard ciders. Not a beer I'd have all the time, but a but quenching when you want something alcoholic, but not a beer.

Finishes smooth with crispness. Very good.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 00:11:13 | More by psugrad98

maq89

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +12.4%

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Hypersomnia

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -6.4%

06-02-2013 03:27:28 | More by Hypersomnia

MikeyJ777

New York

5/5  rDev +87.3%

06-01-2013 04:06:08 | More by MikeyJ777