Red Marker Ale - Williamsburg AleWerks

damndirtyape

Ohio

3.35/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12oz bottle (batch code 07 12) poured into a shaker pint glass.

Appearance: Coppery orange with hints of red - maybe a tad murky on the table and slightly hazy. Not very bright for a red. Off white head upon pouring died back to a thin skin all the way across the top and a slightly thicker ring at the edge of the glass. Some strands of lacing here and there.

Smell: When first poured, mostly malt with caramel notes. As it warms up, not a lot of smell - bit of the malt, but muted. With a swirl I can pick some hops that are grassy, citrus, and piney combined.

Taste: Most of the flavor seems to come at the end with this beer. Hard to pick out much of anything at first, then a quick note of malt. The ending has tea-like bitterness, a bit of grapefruit citrus, toasted malt and cracker. Not really amazing in flavor, but definitely refreshing.

Mouthfeel: Despite not making a lot of noise upon cracking the bottlecap, the beer has lively carbonation on the tongue, just south of fizzy. Some lingering hop oils and stickiness on the teeth, but otherwise a bit watery.

Overall / Drinkability: It's just okay. Nothing amazing. I find one is enough and I'm done.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 23:46:13 | More by damndirtyape

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-18-2013 12:52:41 | More by Mattyb79

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

06-17-2013 21:22:26 | More by Molson2000

gleemonger

California

3.75/5  rDev +17.9%

06-12-2013 20:43:46 | More by gleemonger

tgeorgf

Maryland

4/5  rDev +25.8%

06-11-2013 23:42:35 | More by tgeorgf

CreightonSM

New Jersey

2.25/5  rDev -29.2%

06-10-2013 17:22:08 | More by CreightonSM

Davepoolesque

Massachusetts

2/5  rDev -37.1%

06-05-2013 00:15:30 | More by Davepoolesque

hef

Maryland

3/5  rDev -5.7%

05-24-2013 01:33:18 | More by hef

obywan59

Virginia

3.69/5  rDev +16%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Pours a clear amber with an off-white head.

Smell is rich in malts with over ripe citrus and pine from the hops.

Light even sweetness from the malt up front, with a refreshingly fruity and bitter follow up by the hops.

There's a bite of carbonation early, but overall it's smooth and creamy. Maybe a bit too smooth.

Not a lot going on here, but I really like the fruity hop component. It played nicely off the sweet malt. A good spring brew, though it would probably be just as refreshing in summer.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 01:11:53 | More by obywan59

civicm87

New York

3/5  rDev -5.7%

05-01-2013 23:05:51 | More by civicm87

ThomasAWilson2

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev +2.2%

04-12-2013 21:32:48 | More by ThomasAWilson2

speedvagen

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev +2.2%

03-12-2013 08:14:39 | More by speedvagen

GFish

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

02-09-2013 02:26:41 | More by GFish

gregoryhersh

Texas

3.43/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Nice, rich red/golden color. Not much head on the pour. Beer itself is dry, citrusy with pine aftertaste. Mouthfeel has the taste holding in the back of your cheeks for a while, but not too strong. A good sipping beer; nothing special, but tasty. Probably an autumn beer, not a mid-winter one as I'm trying.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2013 20:38:06 | More by gregoryhersh

THECPJ

Delaware

3.25/5  rDev +2.2%

12-05-2012 03:35:11 | More by THECPJ

KenC

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev +2.2%

11-24-2012 15:29:17 | More by KenC

BuddytheElf

Virginia

4/5  rDev +25.8%

11-07-2012 23:26:01 | More by BuddytheElf

LJWalker

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +17.9%

10-24-2012 03:13:55 | More by LJWalker

Zonian1

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev +2.2%

10-21-2012 12:48:35 | More by Zonian1

ncaudle

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

10-13-2012 14:53:31 | More by ncaudle

GaryMarkle84

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

10-10-2012 22:19:02 | More by GaryMarkle84

williahd

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +17.9%

10-04-2012 20:53:46 | More by williahd

djre4orm

Virginia

3/5  rDev -5.7%

10-04-2012 16:19:53 | More by djre4orm

tanner1980

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

08-31-2012 01:27:39 | More by tanner1980

jereb33

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -29.2%

07-19-2012 18:19:24 | More by jereb33