Red Duck Red Admiral - Purrumbete Brewing Company

heygeebee

Australia

3.25/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

From Jim's Waitara

Pours a deep mahogany red, half finger head dies quickly to a film. Minimal spotty lace.

Not much on nose. Some treacle.

Taste is all dark treacle, burnt toffee/caramel and roast malts. Moderate hop bitterness to round out. Some apples in there as well. I also don't normally note tinned salmon as a taste in beer, but yes there are hints.

Mouthfeel quite lightly carbonated, light to medium bodied, at odds with ABV.

Not sure if it is the style I am not warming to, or this beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2012 08:57:34 | More by heygeebee

Macca

Australia

3.85/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

This pours a murky brown colour with a generous beige head.

Some sweet malts - brown sugarish coming through on the nose. Some earthiness to it.

Very malty on the palate but not too sweet. A bit of caramel. Some nuttiness. Alcohol on the finish.

Medium bodied. Could perhaps have done with some more.

I like this. I wish I'd tried it during the cooler months.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 08:20:04 | More by Macca

shambeano

Australia

3.58/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a hitachino nest glass.

A- Pours a reddy, browny amber, with a touch of head that quickly subsides. looks alright.

S- fair bit of sweet malt up front, not a whole lot i can make out, a touch of hop but pretty nondescript.

T- a whole bunch of chewy malts, very savoury and quite nice. theres a touch of bittering hops in there, but really just to round it off. The malts are the star of the show, bready, and pretty tasty.

M- i would have liked it to be a touch thicker, there is a a touch too much prickly carbonation which i think brings it down a touch.

D- I could easily have one or two in a night, but it would definitely be a colder weather beer. nice and malty, but a little bit nondescript at times.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 06:18:32 | More by shambeano

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.43/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pours murky brown with a rapidly fading head.
Nose shows a little bit of earthy peat, loads of golden syrup, brown sugar and alcohol. Some spicy hops become apparent later.
Flavours are more focussed on nutty malt and spices. Unfortunately the malt is a little cardboard-y.
Body is somewhat watery.

Serving type: bottle

01-03-2011 02:11:33 | More by CrazyDavros

dgilks

Australia

3.4/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Somewhat hazy red-brown colour with next to no head.

Dull slightly nutty malt aroma with notes of earth.

Malty yet still dry, nutty. There's almost a whisky note too. Decent.

Medium body with moderate carbonation. Fine.

A decent if unexceptional beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2010 07:19:18 | More by dgilks

brendan13

Australia

3.83/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Poured into a pint glass a dark red copper with a couple of centimetres of beige head that slowly falls away.
S - A nice caramel maltiness, a decent amount of floral hops.
T - Sweet caramel malts without being too sticky balanced by floral hops which give a bit of bitterness.
M - Medium bodied with minimal carbonation.
D - Not something to session & not all that complex, just a well balanced & tasty beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2007 06:05:44 | More by brendan13