Three Beavers Imperial Red Ale - Howe Sound Inn & Brewing Company

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.88/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Review from 7/2011 notes. Poured into a Black Raven pint glass. Pours a dark red amber. Thin head dissipated quickly leaving no lacing. Aroma of strong malt, light hops and Belgian spicing. Some alcohol in aroma. Dry and sweet malt up front, light fruits and hops in the finish. Understated, but well made with a moderate body. A different take on a red ale; not as hoppy as many American ones. Could use a bit more carbonation. Nicely done.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2012 04:02:00 | More by LiquidAmber

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle half pint at Bar Volo takeover. I was expected this to be more hoppy. Rather subdued taste, malty, with a little hoppy flavour in the finish. OK drinkability, nothing special. A drop of fruit flavour mid-sip.Reddish tinge average mouthfeel, appropriate carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2011 14:13:03 | More by northyorksammy

snaotheus

Washington

3.85/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

1L bottle poured into a snifter

Pours a a slightly reddish muddy brown, fairly cloudy, with a big dark beige head. Slow but steady carbonation keeps a ring of fine head around the glass after the bulk of the middle fades out. Smell is caramelly and sweet with a nice load of hops, floral and fruit, but that caramelly sweet maltiness keeps coming through.

Taste is unfortunately not up to par with the smell. Surprisingly mild, medium bitter aftertaste that makes me think of soap and grapefruit rind, more of a plain bready maltiness than the caramelly sweet that I was anticipating from the smell.

Mouthfeel is thin but filmy and clingy. Overall, this is pretty good, but I was hoping for more from the smell.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2011 01:56:06 | More by snaotheus

BDTyre

British Columbia (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Nice, strong red ale. A little dark; very coppery with a creamy, off-white head. Rich malty smell and a good dose of hops. Big flavour on this; well balanced hop character. The imperial character is really subtle, it almost creeps up on you. Alcohol is well hidden and this is a real pleasure to drink. An imperial session beer? Perhaps.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2011 05:30:38 | More by BDTyre

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

4.38/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Another excellent beer from these guys that really shows off the malt profile of a beefed up red ale. Huge mouthfeel that is also very drinkable this beer is not very hoppy but instead lets the malt take centre stage. The alcohol is not really apparent making it easy to drink a few pints

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2010 16:42:39 | More by canucklehead

lumikuuro

British Columbia (Canada)

4.97/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

On tap at Howe Sound Brewpub, January 2010.

Appearance: Dark reddish brown, opaque, with moderate slightly off white head leaving some lace.

Aroma: Malty sweet, fruity, winter spices.

Taste: Malty sweet with winter spices, especially clove and nutmeg coming through. Slightly fruity, some alcohol warmth, vinous. No real hop presence. Delicious.

Mouthfeel: Full bodied, silky.

Drinkability: Unsure of the abv, but definitely strong. However, there is enough flavour to only allow some strength to come through as a warmth. Very moreish.

Another superb beer from Howe Sound.

Serving type: on-tap

01-04-2010 04:12:02 | More by lumikuuro