Red Rambler Ale - Peace Tree Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.42
pDev: 19.88%
Reviews: 21
Hads: 36

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Brewed by:
Peace Tree Brewing Co.

Iowa, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Ale | 5.80% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (21).

Notes:
This ale is brewed with the finest quality pale, caramel, and lightly roasted malts. This complex combination of malts, contribute to the deep red color and malty flavor. This is balanced with the flavor, bitterness and aromas of three varieties of hops. The IBU’s are around 35. Top fermenting ale yeast is added to create this well rounded beer.

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Reviews by portia99:

portia99

Massachusetts

3.53/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Cool, "Red Stripe"-ish 12oz bottle received in trade with mattafett as an extra. Thanks Matt! Poured into a Bruery tulip.

A - Pours a hazy, dirty brownish color with some amber highlights. A finger of tight foam sits atop the beer after the pour, but disappears rather quickly...falls to a light skim coat and a light coolar of cream colored bubbles around the glass.

S - Light in aroma overall...most of what I'm getting is malt based - some light sweetness, a bit of caramel with some buttery diacetyl, lightly roasted nuts, grainy, bready. Can't say I'm picking up much for hops...definitely malt biased.

T - A bit more bitter than I expected from the aroma...bitterness is quick and fading with the malt taking over. Lightly metallic with some roasty/toasty and biscuity malt. Mildly sweet with a the slightest inkling of caramel. The remainder of the flavors are muted yeastiness giving way to a grainy and bready malty flavor set at the base.

M - A touch lighter than purely medium bodied. Carbonation is a touch on the lighter side...a bit of a tingle on the tongue, but not much else. The metallic aspects of this beer seem to linger.

D - Pretty enjoyable beer. Doesn't blow me away, but it is a well brewed red ale. Seems like it would be a better companion with food rather than a stand alone. Worthy of trying...glad I got the chance.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2010 19:01:30 | More by portia99

More User Reviews:

vande

Illinois

3.25/5 rDev -5%

05-19-2013 12:05:42 | More by vande

davesway10

Iowa

3.25/5 rDev -5%

05-19-2013 11:42:26 | More by davesway10

StoneTSR

Colorado

1.65/5 rDev -51.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

APPEARANCE: The color is deep copper and the head fluffs up very quickly. The foam is very lively, it looks like it is churning as some very large bubbles pop and smaller ones rush I to fill the voids they create. The beer itself is also very lively with bubbles all over the edges of the glass. Despite all the churning and bubble popping in the head, it still has good retention.

SMELL: Not much there on the nose, but maybe a faint, grassy smell.

TASTE: This beer is bad. I don’t mean that this is a terrible brewer, but this particular beer is bad. It has been infected somehow and all I can taste is a big metallic flavor followed by an intense vinegar-like tart/sour taste.

MOUTHFEEL: Puckering.

OVERALL: Sadly, I cannot drink the rest of this. I did buy a few more bottles of Peace Tree when in Nebraska last week, however, so I’ll give them another shot.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 04:53:27 | More by StoneTSR

zeff80

Missouri

3.75/5 rDev +9.6%

04-14-2013 12:39:41 | More by zeff80

sneth019

Maryland

3/5 rDev -12.3%

03-23-2013 18:27:48 | More by sneth019

Herky21

Iowa

3.75/5 rDev +9.6%

02-26-2013 03:54:36 | More by Herky21

bravefan44

Iowa

3/5 rDev -12.3%

02-13-2013 20:23:40 | More by bravefan44

Tjvan2

Iowa

3.75/5 rDev +9.6%

02-11-2013 20:15:58 | More by Tjvan2

Kahlerbock

Kansas

3.5/5 rDev +2.3%

02-05-2013 00:44:25 | More by Kahlerbock

kurtj

Iowa

4/5 rDev +17%

02-03-2013 02:54:35 | More by kurtj

zoolou

Iowa

4/5 rDev +17%

01-15-2013 01:23:59 | More by zoolou

Chucker17

South Dakota

3.5/5 rDev +2.3%

11-28-2012 17:55:32 | More by Chucker17

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

3.93/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a shaker pint glass.

The beer is a hazy copper/amber tea color. A cream colored head recedes quickly to cirrus clouds with minimal lacing.

The beer smells wonderfully of melted caramel, malts, and faint toffee.

The beer tastes really malty and sweet up front, much in the vein of a good amber: lots of sweet caramel malts. There's a bit of a tea-leaf tang in here as well.

Mouthfeel is clean and a tad watery. A dry finish.

Overall, this beer is all over the place. But what it is is a really easy-drinker, with great caramel notes. And that is a good thing. I love the stubby bottle, too.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 00:38:04 | More by JuicesFlowing

beerepiphany

Illinois

1/5 rDev -70.8%

11-19-2012 21:27:01 | More by beerepiphany

waldoiverson

Texas

2.73/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle into nonic

a: reddish copper, moderate carbonation, medium density foam with light sandy color

S: a bit fruity with a bit of a biscuity, lightly toasted malt nose,

T: a bit of a medicinal flavor turning into burn cocoa and biscuit malt, bitter tannic finish

M: moderate body, carbonation bite, quite dry

O: meh, it's a cute bottle but the odd first flavor and unremarkable nose makes it a one and done for me

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2012 23:09:01 | More by waldoiverson