Loakal Red - The Bruery

davelag

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

01-02-2013 00:43:15 | More by davelag

inlimbo77

Delaware

4.16/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750ml, spring 2013
The Bruery tulip

A: Hazy deep orange/amber color. Three fingers of fluffy really off white leading to tan head. Marshmallow like head. Lots of good bottle carbonation. Sticky lacing sheets.

S: Lots of piney earthy hops on the notes. Some sweet malty backbone is there. Some nuttiness. Caramel. Toffee. And a really clean wood note, much like label describes.

T: Nice hit of pine bitterness right up front on the tongue. Very earthy on the hop bill. The malts really are the star here, as they should be in a red ale. Sweet, nutty and delicious. Really think the roundness of this brew is from the percentage aged in oak and bottle conditioning. Just really solid. Finish is dry with lingering pine and sweetness from malts.

M: Medium bodied. Round mouthfeel from oak addition.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 13:40:42 | More by inlimbo77

tbeq00

California

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-15-2013 05:24:37 | More by tbeq00

SHODriver

California

4.18/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A: poured into a nonic pint glass to a light reddish brown topped by a dense and rocky two and a half finger cream colored head that is slow to fade. leaves some lacing but not a lot
S: smells of earthy hops, vanilla and some caramel
T: tastes of caramel, vanilla, oak, herbal hops, brown sugar and some citrusy hop. swallow is more earthy and citrusy hops with some caramel and oak
M: medium in the mouth with soft and adequate carbonation. finish is slightly dry but also a bit refreshing
O: looks good, smells good, tastes great and drinks easy. A very good beer with good flavors and solid balance

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 05:17:15 | More by SHODriver

TrojanWheels

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

06-13-2013 04:29:44 | More by TrojanWheels

flayedandskinned

California

4.21/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

No bottle date.
Poured into a standard tulip glass.

Appearance: (4)
Pours a murky, clouded amber/brown with red highlights. A thick, massive 3 finger tan head quickly forms and last quite a while before settling to about a finger and half. Absolute curtains of lacing adheres to the sides of the glass as the head recedes.

Aroma: (4.25)
Juicy, fruit forward hops burst from the glass; grapefruit, peach and light apricot. The hops also have a very pungent, dank earthy quality to them; big notes of pine and faint garlic. Underneath the fruity, pine-y hops there is a sweet, bready malt backbone and a distinct woodsy presence.

Taste: (4.25)
Succulent, citrus-y hops upfront, not unlike the nose; grapefruit, lemon, peach and resinous pine oil. There is a light, somewhat caramel bready malt backbone that greets your palate before the off dry finish. Long, lingering and complex notes of bitter grapefruit peel and pine needles are left intermingling with impressions of sweet bread and vanilla. There is a light tannin presence in the back end.

Mouthfeel: (4)
Full bodied and somewhat robust with moderate carbonation.

Overall: (4.25)
The Bruery does another unique take on a common style. The 25% oak aged beer that is blended into the fresh beer really accentuates the natural pine characteristics of the centennial and summit hops that were used in this ale. This is quite the juicy and complex red ale. The Bruery did it again, highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 03:51:23 | More by flayedandskinned

jakeox

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-12-2013 12:14:24 | More by jakeox

zacharrry

California

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-12-2013 03:04:28 | More by zacharrry

dhbiker0889

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

06-11-2013 03:15:57 | More by dhbiker0889

QuakeAttack

California

3.25/5  rDev -19%

06-10-2013 16:26:18 | More by QuakeAttack

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.03/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750ml capped bottle into Torst stemware. Shared with schen9303.

Pours a massive 4 finger foamy light cream colored head with decent retention. Beer is a clear, dark amber tea color. Lacing is thick, stringy and spotty with good stick. Solid.

Nose is citrus, amber tree sap, pine, and sweet cane sugar. Aromatic and pretty enticing.

Opens citrus and pine. Some sap hop bitterness with juicy fruit notes in the middle. Bark and resin bitterness at the end. Finishes big malt presence with a dry, tea bitter aftertaste. Pretty good.

Light bodied with ample carbonation. Prickly and aggressive in the mouth and goes down foamy and dry. Finishes clean with a slightly lingering, sappy aftertaste. Great for the style.

A surprisingly decent offering from the Bruery. Not too much is trying to be done here and as a result, the nose is aromatic, the flavor has good balance, and the feel is spot on. Worth trying.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 02:19:34 | More by SpeedwayJim

ambruns1979

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

06-08-2013 06:19:05 | More by ambruns1979

DeutschesBier

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%

06-07-2013 14:36:57 | More by DeutschesBier

Swervine44

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.2%

06-07-2013 03:07:31 | More by Swervine44

savagepm

Colorado

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-06-2013 01:27:46 | More by savagepm

hnandez

California

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-05-2013 20:34:53 | More by hnandez

Amerikon

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

06-05-2013 17:42:31 | More by Amerikon

sweemzander

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750mL bottle poured into a snifter. Thanks again for sharing Matt!

(A)- Pours a cloudy mahogany reddish brown color. Produced some good white froth and lacing.

(S)- A sweet yet malty profile. Subtle fig and apricot fruits meets a hoppy bitterness.

(T)- Nice amber malt meets an almost candied fig-like sweetness. Plenty of bitter pine on the finish.

(M)- A good carbonation level. Very malty and sweet with that candied-like citrus with a hefty hoppiness to it. Its almost like its an american red ale only dessert.

(O)- This strongly reminds me of Bells' This goes to 11 Ale, but this one might have a better balance and a touch less of a massive hop profile.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2013 20:04:02 | More by sweemzander

Topher78

California

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-03-2013 17:15:36 | More by Topher78

JohnQBeer

New York

4/5  rDev -0.2%

06-02-2013 03:19:51 | More by JohnQBeer

Jessenimmo

California

4.25/5  rDev +6%

06-01-2013 05:12:16 | More by Jessenimmo

blguillen

California

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

05-29-2013 20:32:26 | More by blguillen

tchipharveyslake

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.2%

05-29-2013 14:22:49 | More by tchipharveyslake

OBeerMeGreatOne

California

4.19/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 750ml into my Bruery tulip. Pours out a deep, dark red/orange with about an inch and a half of off-white head. Amazing lacing coats the glass until the end, thick and sticky!

Citrus, caramel, oak and toffee start the smell off very nicely. There is a hint of vanilla near the end.

Citrus and oak start the taste off, I could swear that more than 25% of this is barrel aged. Very fresh oak taste as well. Toffee and grass follow with what tastes like a hint of brown sugar. The finish is grassy with a bit of lemon rind. Very interesting flavors. The mouth is a touch thin and heavily carbonated.

Though I'm not always an amber ale drinker, I was in the mood, and this went above and beyond my expectations. I always expect a lot from The Bruery, and they certainly deliver with this one. Glad they finally shipped it outside of OC!

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2013 02:26:47 | More by OBeerMeGreatOne

Holland

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -12.7%

05-27-2013 02:05:45 | More by Holland