Red Marker Ale - Williamsburg AleWerks

jayhawk73

Maryland

3.1/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours an amber color with reddish highlights. Weak off white head, and minimal lacing on my snifter. The nose is bread, toast, caramel malt, and slight hops. Not bad. Taste is the same profile, but it's a little watered down in the taste department. Feel is medium, with malt roast coming through the most. Overall, an ok beer with several flaws. Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2012 01:13:27 | More by jayhawk73

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

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

jereb33

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -29.2%

07-19-2012 18:19:24 | More by jereb33

rhhjr

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

07-01-2012 23:39:00 | More by rhhjr

Yabev15

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -5.7%

06-07-2012 17:19:01 | More by Yabev15

Apellonious

North Carolina

3.38/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz out of a six from mcdougal's.

A - pours a murky reddish brown , with an odd green hue. Little to no head on the pour, thin lace.

S - malt toffieness, mild sourness, bread

T - More malts and bread, some mild hops and grains. Slight hints of smoke and chocolate. Pretty tasty, but nothing overly complex or noteworthy here. Fruit and some sweetness appear as the beer warms.

M - a little on the thin/watery side, but it has a good level of carbonation.

O - drinkable red/amber ale that is recommended to try, but doesnt quite hold up to some others in this category. Interested in trying some others from this brewery.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2012 22:04:19 | More by Apellonious

avisong

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +10.1%

04-06-2012 03:54:18 | More by avisong

TMoney2591

Illinois

3/5  rDev -5.7%

04-02-2012 00:31:38 | More by TMoney2591