Rollin' Dirty Red Ale - Cigar City Brewing

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.49/5  rDev +35.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Tampa Bay Brew Bus Rollin Dirty Red Ale has a medium, cream-colored head, a hazy, red-brown appearance, some streaming bubbles, and some lacing left behind. The aroma is of sweet, brown bread crust, and the flavor is similar, with a nice and measured hop bitterness from the middle-to-end of the sip. Mouthfeel is medium to heavy, and Tampa Bay Brew Bus Rollin Dirty Red Ale finishes mostly dry, smooth, mellow, interesting, and delicious. Overall, this is a really enjoyable beer. I’m glad I was able to try it.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 22:16:37 | More by RonaldTheriot

Retail1LO

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +31.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a 12 oz. Cigar City snifter. Pours a gorgeous garnet shade with a minimal head, and virtually zero lacing. The nose is sweet. Hints of caramel, vanilla, and even cherries make up the bulk of the smell. The taste is marvelous. Again, a bit sweet, with lots of cherry, along with a subtle woodiness/tobacco presence. The mouthfeel is solid gold. The finish is a bit sweet, and it lingers for several solid seconds. Overall, this is an eminently drinkable beer that I could revisit over and over again.

Serving type: bottle

09-07-2012 02:24:33 | More by Retail1LO

shand

Florida

4/5  rDev +20.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Sam Adams perfect pint.

This beer is brewed by Cigar City for the Tampa Bay Brew Bus. It pours out a dark red color with an off-white head. The aroma is rich and malty with caramel and coffee notes. The taste is robustly malty, it's huge on caramel malt flavors. There's a bit of thin coffee flavors and chocolate on the finish. The mouthfeel is lighter and well-carbonated, and the drinkability is very good. Overall, a solid malty red.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2012 00:32:52 | More by shand

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

DrDemento456

Pennsylvania

3.73/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Fairly deep red in color but has very little balancing carbonation. Mild sticky lace ring.

S + T - Both are pretty balanced maybe a slight more caramel than I expected with a decent hop presence. Not bad.

M - Light to medium easy to drink

Overall not something I would seek out again yet not mind blowing for a Cigar City release.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2012 21:53:17 | More by DrDemento456

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle into a pint glass. Thanks go to Stakem for the hookup on this bottle.

Pours a clear dark copper, with a couple fingers of dirty off-white head. This retains with roughly a rich finger or so of froth, which soaps the sides of the glass with a thick cascade of sticky lacing. The aroma has a twang to it up front from a combination of citrus, caramel, and then more of a buttered toast presence along the back. This isn’t overly airy in the nose but does have a light floral tinge to it on the edges.

The taste is malt forward, with more buttered toast and caramel tanginess that mixes in some citrus flavor as well. A light leafy bitterness stretches into a dry finish that leaves a little pith hanging on the palate. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with some sharpness on the tongue and then more of a crisp creaminess that spreads out into the rest of the mouth. Pretty solid fee on this.

This was decent. It was definitely a more malt heavy take on the style but there was still enough of a hop presence to keep this crisp and balanced. There’s nothing really exceptional about this but it’s still a solidly drinkable Red Ale. Thanks again Adam.

Serving type: bottle

07-19-2012 18:30:21 | More by Kegatron

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a dark bronze color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is malty, caramel, a touch of sweetness. Taste is also a bit malty but hops are present, some caramel as well. A very easy drinking beer. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overall is a solid brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 15:07:49 | More by tone77

stakem

Pennsylvania

3.48/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz bottle I picked up at Cigar City just the other day. Poured into a tulip, the brew appears a clouded brown moreso than amber or red. A rich tan foam sits atop the brew with a finger strength and recedes slowly leaving a wall of webby lacework on the glass. When held to the light, it shows a bit of amber hue but for the most part this brew looks like a clouded brown.

The aroma is pleasantly malty with a solid inclusion of caramel to toffee character. A bit of dark fruitiness smells like raisins or prunes before transitioning back to a more central focus of malt smelling more toasty and bready as the experience continues. Once the brew is warmer, it has a touch of chocolate quality about it that is a bit misplaced for the style but is fitting/understandable based on the look of this brew.

The taste is pretty much exactly what you would expect based off of the aroma. Toasty grain gives way to a bready feeling that has some sweetness somewhat like caramel and toffee. There is a bit of fruits present tasting mildly like raisins. A faint bitterness keeps the maltiness and fruity quality in check. The alcohol is seemingly non-existent except for a mild accenting fruity ester. Once the brew goes beyond ideal temperature, a bit of chocolate quality emerges as well a musty aftertaste.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It is smooth and easy drinking and a fairly decent take on the style. However, it is pretty much middle of the road and decent without any wow factor. The visuals are a bit deceiving but other than that nothing of fault to be found. Worth a try if you get a chance.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2012 23:00:49 | More by stakem

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

12oz bottle poured into pint glass

Deep burnt red pour with caramel tones and a frothy beige head resting on top. Decent retention, leaving some patchy lacing on the glass while consuming.

Bready, sweet and toasty in the nose with caramel and soft sugary notes. Malty with a soft hop flair and bread crust.

Malted sweetness with lurking hops underneath. Bread crust, caramel and burnt sugar followed by some soft fruity esters. Thicker malt backbone, toasted grain and medium sweetness level. Finishes crisp and quick.

Medium body, well carbonated, chewy and sticky on the tongue. Slightly above average amber ale, nothing more, nothing less. I kind of expect more from Cigar City at this point though.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 13:05:22 | More by xnicknj

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

FeDUBBELFIST

Pennsylvania

1.78/5  rDev -46.4%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.5

$5.00 for 12oz single, served in a flared pint glass
No ABV indicated
Sampled 09DEC12

[A] Pours with a large, 3 finger plus head. Sandy in color, frothy in texture. Retention is immaculate. The body has a dark amber hue - brown at the center of the glass with orange tints along the edges. Clarity is on the low end of the spectrum. Any would-be lacing comes clean off the glass eventually.

[S] Yeasty and overly phenolic. Fumes of plastic hide the malt and hop character entirely.

[T] More obnoxious off flavors. Mild caramelly sweetness with a touch of chocolate that manages an appearance on the very back end of the palate.

[M] Thick body with a lively bite of carbonation that grabs hold of the tongue immediately and holds on through the finish.

[O] Something went wrong here because this beer is bad. I mean really bad. Nothing but plasticky phenolics on the nose and palate. It's not until the very end of the finish until normal Amber Ale flavors come through.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2012 15:03:21 | More by FeDUBBELFIST