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Red Felt Ale
Goose Island Beer Co.
- From:
- Goose Island Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 7.56%
- Reviews:
- 40
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 12, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 25, 2002
- Wants:
- 34
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Ratings by barnzy78:
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
4.35/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.35/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz with a freshness date that is smudged, but appears to be April '09. Poured caramel/amber with some slight reddish hues in the center of the glass when held to the light. A foamy off-white head held great retention and dissipated to a thin layer of foam atop the ale. Also left a nice sticky lacing on the glass. Aromas were very pleasant - nice floral hop aroma with some caramel malt, brown sugar, and toasted grains. Tastes were very complex with a large, up-front dose of caramel and brown sugar, while being somewhat bready - maybe brown bread crust - followed by a greatly balanced dose of hops with some citrus and a mild pine character. Finished bitter-sweet - somewhat buttery - with a slight spiciness from the hops. Mouth-feel was creamy and smooth, while being medium bodied with low to moderate carbonation. I absolutely loved this Goose Island offering. I wasn't expecting it to be anything out-of-this-world, but this was excellent!
Aug 07, 2009More User Ratings:
Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a brilliantly clear reddish amber with a dense cream colored head that lingers .
Aroma is sweet caramel malt, floral hop, grapefruit and pine.
Medium body, fairly low carbonation, the sip ends with a slightly astringent feel.
Flavor begins with muted grapefruit notes, sweet malt, and ends with a bitter tea-like finish.
Overall a decent offering, a bit more hop bitterness than expected. There is a slight phenolic character that becomes more evident as the beer warms, but it likely would be undetectable in the bottle or on tap.
Oct 17, 2011Aroma is sweet caramel malt, floral hop, grapefruit and pine.
Medium body, fairly low carbonation, the sip ends with a slightly astringent feel.
Flavor begins with muted grapefruit notes, sweet malt, and ends with a bitter tea-like finish.
Overall a decent offering, a bit more hop bitterness than expected. There is a slight phenolic character that becomes more evident as the beer warms, but it likely would be undetectable in the bottle or on tap.
Reviewed by Treebs from Illinois
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a deep red/cranberry with an off-white, almost light pinkish head with great lace. Holding up to the light gives this a beautiful ruby color.
S: A fig-like smell with some nice back spice. Malts are present with small hints of raspberries and blackberries.
T: Light grape with other subtle fruits with a dry malt back. Taste is not as pronounced as the smell but still good.
M: Medium body while going down smooth. Not much mouth feel as the tastes do not linger for very long.
O: A good, but not great red ale. I enjoy some aspects about the smell, but the taste sort of fell short for me.
May 17, 2011S: A fig-like smell with some nice back spice. Malts are present with small hints of raspberries and blackberries.
T: Light grape with other subtle fruits with a dry malt back. Taste is not as pronounced as the smell but still good.
M: Medium body while going down smooth. Not much mouth feel as the tastes do not linger for very long.
O: A good, but not great red ale. I enjoy some aspects about the smell, but the taste sort of fell short for me.
Reviewed by AgentZero from Illinois
3.86/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.86/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A - Copper colored beer that had one finger of white head that receded to a small cap with no ring.
S - Smell is kind of dull, some caramel malts and a muted hop profile. Not a whole lot going on, but not offensive.
T - Strong caramel backbone with a healthy, and surprising given the aroma, dose of hops. A lot of citrus, and resin, but not real piney. This is surpringly good tasting.
M - Slightly creamy with some fizz and carbonation, medium bodied.
O - I was very impressed with this beer, and am usually not a fan of the Amber/Red varieties. Good stuff if you are looking for a hoppy version of one.
Mar 18, 2011S - Smell is kind of dull, some caramel malts and a muted hop profile. Not a whole lot going on, but not offensive.
T - Strong caramel backbone with a healthy, and surprising given the aroma, dose of hops. A lot of citrus, and resin, but not real piney. This is surpringly good tasting.
M - Slightly creamy with some fizz and carbonation, medium bodied.
O - I was very impressed with this beer, and am usually not a fan of the Amber/Red varieties. Good stuff if you are looking for a hoppy version of one.
Red Felt Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
56 ratings
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