Colonial Red - John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House

LilBeerDoctor

New York

3.48/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed on 7/17/08. On tap. Pours a dark amber with a small head. Aroma of sweet malt, flowery hops. Flavor of roasted malt, also oddly enough some cheddar Goldfish crackers. An odd-flavored beer but it was pretty drinkable and refreshing.
7/4/7/3/13 (3.4/5)

Serving type: on-tap
@ John Harvard’s Brewery & Ale House, 2093 Smithhaven Plaza, Lake Grove

12-20-2008 19:48:34 | More by LilBeerDoctor

BBM

New York

3.7/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured a dark, rich ruby color with a solid tan head atop. Since it was a cask, the head retention was fantastic. Aroma was not overly strong or noticeable. Slightly bready.

This is a very well-balanced red ale, and has quite a rich and smooth feeling to it. Much thicker than you'd expect from this genre, but welcomed nonetheless. Bready malts, and a very slight grassy hop profile make this one interesting enough to go back to. One thing I've noticed is JH pretty much has red beers down pat.

Serving type: cask
@ John Harvard’s Brewery & Ale House, 2093 Smithhaven Plaza, Lake Grove

07-17-2007 14:37:29 | More by BBM

plaid75

New York

3.45/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured a deep amber hue with a finger and a half creamy tan head. There was very good retention and good lacing.

The smell was rather subdued and featured a light caramel malt.

The taste consisted of a solid sweet caramel malt with some fruity elements. A decent hop presence dried the beer toward the finish.

The mouthfeel was a bit on the thin side, though aided by the cask serving.

Overall a servicable red ale.

Serving type: cask
@ John Harvard’s Brewery & Ale House, 2093 Smithhaven Plaza, Lake Grove

07-11-2007 15:49:05 | More by plaid75