Red Skull Imperial Red Ale - Revolution Brewing Company - Brewpub

joeseppy

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

01-26-2013 02:28:32 | More by joeseppy

D_Villa

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-18-2013 04:28:57 | More by D_Villa

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

04-12-2013 04:14:06 | More by cadaugherty

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

03-10-2013 00:36:47 | More by spycow

Steffan

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

02-02-2013 21:10:41 | More by Steffan

Bonna

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

01-25-2013 14:02:22 | More by Bonna

brandoman63

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

01-16-2013 04:10:44 | More by brandoman63

jegross2

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

01-12-2013 22:15:07 | More by jegross2

SCZ

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

12-08-2012 22:05:39 | More by SCZ

jgarvis

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

09-04-2012 00:37:20 | More by jgarvis

Sean9689

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On-tap at Revolution.

A - Pours a reddish color, cream-colored head, spotty lace.

S - Lots of pine and citrus, some sweeter malty caramel notes, but mostly piney hops and sweeter malts.

T - Similar to the nose, but quite a bit more alcohol. Pine, citrus, caramel, malts. The taste is nice, but I think that the alcohol is a little too much here.

M - Medium body, good carbonation, oily/sweet finish.

O - A little too much alcohol for 8%, but otherwise, not a bad Imperial Red. Would have again, but not make a special trip to try. Decent.

Serving type: on-tap

01-04-2012 17:04:39 | More by Sean9689

AgentZero

Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A - Red bodied beer, just a touch of amber on the edges. Bit of white head on the beer that left some decent stick on the glass.

S - Some citrus fruit, earthy hops. Lots of caramel malts give it that "imperial" aroma.

T - Hops are more pine forward than I was guessing with the nose. There is also a lot of citrus that combines with the big malts to make it fairly sweet. This is solid, but I found the pine a bit surprising and leaves the beer slightly unfocused.

M - Medium bodied, dry finish, a lot of carbonation.

O - Solid beer, although i wasn't blown away with it. I have yet to find an Imperial Red that really wows me. Worth trying, but I'd stick with some of their regular offerings.

Serving type: on-tap

12-30-2011 22:33:17 | More by AgentZero

jjfancybeers

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

12-26-2011 14:19:39 | More by jjfancybeers

thewimperoo

Illinois

4/5  rDev -4.1%

12-23-2011 22:26:42 | More by thewimperoo

rwilde

Ohio

4/5  rDev -4.1%

12-18-2011 00:17:36 | More by rwilde

MasterSki

Illinois

4.03/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On-tap at Revolution. Served in a tulip.

A - A finger of off-white foam settles to a thick creamy cap, leaving behind splotches of lacing. Transparent, ruby red body.

S - Big Cascade hop presence imparts tons of oranges, but there's a bigger brown sugar, caramel, and light cocoa malt backdrop that reveals the Imperial Red side of the equation. There's a bit of dank pine as well that I'm guessing is from the Crystal dry hops. Served a bit too cold, so this was a muted when I got it - give it a bit of time to warm up.

T - Taste is also generous with ripe, juicy oranges, with perhaps a touch of herbaceous character in the finish. Thankfully, the astringency that plagued Hop Princess is mostly gone. Some lightly browned sugar and icing sugar malt character. Bitterness creeps up fairly quickly and becomes palate-bruising by the end of the tulip.

M - Carbonation is a bit higher than I like, and starts off a bit harsh and zesty before settling down. Dry, crisp, medium body, with no obvious alcohol, and tons of residual hop oils and resins.

D - It's nowhere near as awesome Red Scare, but it's significantly better than Hop Princess. I'm generally not a huge fan of Imperial Reds, but this is a good take on the style and is dangerously drinkable. I found the balance between hops and malts to work well here, and I put down my tulip quite quickly (although I was assisted by the excessive crowd density at Revolution, which made me want to drink elsewhere).

Serving type: on-tap

12-17-2011 17:26:24 | More by MasterSki

moju

Illinois

5/5  rDev +19.9%

12-16-2011 02:47:10 | More by moju

homebrew311

Illinois

4.68/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Revolution Red Skull
This was described to me as an imperial red ale, I was unable to gather info about its abv and such.

A: clear bold red, thick dense creamy head, lots of lacing, great retention

S: earthy floral hops, caramel, pine

T: luscious hops paired with load of caramel, a bit of caraway character
Pine needles. Everything is in harmony... No excess bitterness

Mf: smooth, silky, creamy, delightful 

O: this is a harmoniously balanced imperial red. Delicious.

Serving type: cask

12-10-2011 22:23:47 | More by homebrew311