Rollin' Dirty Red Ale - Cigar City Brewing

mcsauter82

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +28%

12-14-2012 01:53:52 | More by mcsauter82

TimoP

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +13%

06-12-2013 23:38:36 | More by TimoP

Fireslayer

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -9.6%

06-06-2013 20:56:57 | More by Fireslayer

BradtheGreat7

Ohio

3.76/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to Matt at Cont. Liquors-Ashland, Ky. for this. We had a small tasting of this.

12 oz brown bottle with a neat red and white label describing what this beer is about and pretty much advertising the brew bus or whatever it was. Pretty cool labeling though not normal Cigar City style. Poured this into a pint style glass.

A - deep amber brown with a deep murky red hue. Beige like head was pretty thin and settled to a light ring of lacing leaving minimal stick. I thought the color was brilliant though the head lacked therefore not quite living up to its outstanding color.

S - dark fruits and a lot of dark fruit for that matter. Sweet bread aroma with brown nearly sugary malt. Overall aroma is pretty sweet and fruity. Nothing coming full force and nothing that screams American Amber/red ale in terms of smell anyway.

T - lots of dark fruitiness up front and continuing with a tartness toward the middle of the flavor. Bread like malt notes come through before a semi dry finish. Flavor is a bit odd for the style it claims to be. There is a lot going on with a big load of dark fruitiness and near tart strangeness.

M - damn smooth ill give it that. On the light side, but no matter the tart and fruitiness flavors it still coats the mouthfeel with what flavor it has. Very easy going and drinkable for me. Not sure everyone can enjoy straight up fruit and tart character though.

O - I've had a lot of brews from Cigar City yet for whatever reason this will be my first actual review from the Tampa, Florida outfit. Ill definitely have to throw some more on here from those guys as this doesn't quite sum up their style. I just can't say I just had an American red ale with this. It had some quality and despite its smoothness and very good dark fruit flavors I don't see a masterpiece with Rollin' Dirty. However it is what would be considered a rare try here where I live, so it's cool to get to try something I've never seen nor will ever see again. Hey, I'll give it props if it indeed was brewed on a bus lmao! I mean what more could be done in that regard? This ale was more of an appreciation to a great brewery and a rare treat given I've never had anything quite like it. It's not American amber, not a Scottish ale, and its not quite a Flanders red, but all be damn if it didn't remind me of all 3 in some way if not hitting close to the mark in one of the latter 2. Just not quite taking the step to an actual style. It's a one of a kind for me and that's enough to give it a shot. I look to get ahold of more Cigar City in the future for sure, I just don't know that I'll be buying any more than a single bottle of this when that happens.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 03:22:19 | More by BradtheGreat7

Mattyb79

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +13%

06-05-2013 01:18:03 | More by Mattyb79

Thedrizzle

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -17.2%

06-04-2013 18:16:05 | More by Thedrizzle

SDean82

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-28-2013 21:21:38 | More by SDean82

Arsenal0328

Indiana

4/5  rDev +20.5%

05-23-2013 18:22:05 | More by Arsenal0328

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

05-10-2013 16:29:09 | More by twenty5

BAstoutsNsours

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -17.2%

05-06-2013 23:08:55 | More by BAstoutsNsours

JohnQVD

New York

3.05/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Rusty red color, with a razor thin head. Smell is a bit of caramel with wheat and a touch of malt and grapes. Taste is a little tart and winey with a dry bready malt finish. Feel is light with medium carbonation. This one is a little odd. I'm not sure what they were going for, or if they pulled it off. It's not bad, but it's just not as compelling as their stuff usually is.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 22:20:27 | More by JohnQVD

hopkrid

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

04-08-2013 02:19:04 | More by hopkrid

jaasen64

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -17.2%

04-04-2013 03:20:51 | More by jaasen64

BeerMeBrah

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

04-03-2013 16:25:24 | More by BeerMeBrah

GallowsThief

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +5.4%

04-03-2013 01:44:57 | More by GallowsThief

JustinMatthew

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -9.6%

03-28-2013 19:29:50 | More by JustinMatthew

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -9.6%

03-26-2013 00:03:02 | More by ThinkAgain

ckk527

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -9.6%

03-24-2013 01:24:37 | More by ckk527

Lare453

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%

03-22-2013 13:01:05 | More by Lare453

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -9.6%

03-22-2013 01:29:21 | More by cfalovo97

traviswhillier

Illinois

1.5/5  rDev -54.8%

03-20-2013 16:12:10 | More by traviswhillier

wyatt13

Illinois

1.5/5  rDev -54.8%

03-20-2013 02:27:47 | More by wyatt13

moreyswig

Pennsylvania

1.25/5  rDev -62.3%

03-12-2013 19:44:22 | More by moreyswig

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +13%

03-09-2013 14:48:46 | More by kylehay2004

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +19%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hmmm. Something seems amiss here.

The nose initially struck me as having a very Flanders tone to it. I figured maybe that was just something that was there for the start and it would fade. The flavor profile follows suit in very much the same fashion though. Tart and fruity wood is definitely showing here, in a lasting fashion.

I doubt that what I got here was the intended outcome (will do some research to find out precisely), but what I got, I liked. If the beer is supposed to be like this, it'd be an instant hit for me and I'd be going to get more.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2013 06:35:49 | More by RblWthACoz