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Knickerbocker Red
Blue Pants Brewery
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- From:
- Blue Pants Brewery
- Alabama, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.44 | pDev: 13.37%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 05, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 18, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
Our flagship beer brings the Irish Red into the 21st Century of American Beer. We started with a solid Irish Red as a base, and blended it with some of the concepts that make American beer great. This beer is bigger, richer, and more flavor packed than its inspiration. It’s rich and malty flavor is balanced out with an American hoppy taste.
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Ratings by ncfranklin:
Reviewed by ncfranklin from Alabama
3.53/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.53/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Notes from the launch event on Oct. 2nd, 2010 at The Nook.
A: Very murky brownish-red, somewhat a rust color. Slow rising bubbles. Small tan head.
S: Very feint pine hops, notes of caramel, and a bit biscuity.
T: Balanced. Hops and malt are evenly woven. Not complex, as the flavor remains fairly constant throughout. Finish is slightly sweet caramel.
M: Medium bodied, but quite filling.
D: The balance to this makes it easy down. Not a brew with an overly dominant flavor. I'd personally prefer a little more aggressive hop. Could use some tweaking from this new brewery.
Dec 01, 2010A: Very murky brownish-red, somewhat a rust color. Slow rising bubbles. Small tan head.
S: Very feint pine hops, notes of caramel, and a bit biscuity.
T: Balanced. Hops and malt are evenly woven. Not complex, as the flavor remains fairly constant throughout. Finish is slightly sweet caramel.
M: Medium bodied, but quite filling.
D: The balance to this makes it easy down. Not a brew with an overly dominant flavor. I'd personally prefer a little more aggressive hop. Could use some tweaking from this new brewery.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz brown bottle, sample from the brewery.
Spectacular showing of head and lacing on top of this reddish brown brew. Very sweet and fruity nose with a thick layer of toffee and some booziness. Creamy thick medium body, some smoothness. Toasty sweetness, faint buttery tone, and alcohol are dominant on the palate. There is a sturdy hop profile and bitterness but the sweetness and alcohol seem to lay down harder.
Decent drinking.
Jan 20, 2015Spectacular showing of head and lacing on top of this reddish brown brew. Very sweet and fruity nose with a thick layer of toffee and some booziness. Creamy thick medium body, some smoothness. Toasty sweetness, faint buttery tone, and alcohol are dominant on the palate. There is a sturdy hop profile and bitterness but the sweetness and alcohol seem to lay down harder.
Decent drinking.
Rated by Kurmaraja from California
2.5/5 rDev -27.3%
2.5/5 rDev -27.3%
Over carbonated with phenolic aroma and flavor. Seems like there is a lot of variability based on reviews.
Sep 03, 2014Reviewed by Mojo from Alabama
3.43/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle -> New Belgium globe
A - deep amber red with a towering overflowing head. Retention is awesome and lacing is among some of the most elaborate I have ever seen.
S - earthy, grass, bread, grainy
T - big caramel malt backbone with a bitter finish that is a bit unexpected. Otherwise this is a typical amber ale.
M - loaded with carbonation, bit of an aftertaste
O - pretty good, but there are better amber ales. In general I am a big Blue Pants fan so I would buy this again.
Aug 01, 2014A - deep amber red with a towering overflowing head. Retention is awesome and lacing is among some of the most elaborate I have ever seen.
S - earthy, grass, bread, grainy
T - big caramel malt backbone with a bitter finish that is a bit unexpected. Otherwise this is a typical amber ale.
M - loaded with carbonation, bit of an aftertaste
O - pretty good, but there are better amber ales. In general I am a big Blue Pants fan so I would buy this again.
Reviewed by mattcrill from Ohio
4.23/5 rDev +23%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.23/5 rDev +23%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Aroma: Light floral hop nose up front. Mild caramel backbone asserts itself as it warms. Very well balanced between the floral hop and caramel notes each playing off each other and providing varying points of emphasis. Clean fermentation character.
Appearance: Dense brick red pour with a low off white head. Head retention is good. Appears still in the glass.
Flavor: Firm earthy hop bitterness with more floral hop flavors coming through. There is a hint of honey and toasted malt sweetness that shines through but is well balanced by the firm bitterness. Burnt caramel notes appear as the beer warms up. I’m really enjoying the interplay between the earthy hop bitterness, floral and piney hop flavors, and toasted caramel malts. Balance is to the hop bitterness. Finish is clean and dry.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with medium-high carbonation. There is a touch of alcohol heat. Slight hop derived astringency.
Overall impression: Wow! This is big American Amber Ale. It has some “Bigfoot”-esque qualities about it. The malty character with the aggressive hops definitely push the envelope. I wish I had access to this all the time. Well done!
Jun 29, 2014Appearance: Dense brick red pour with a low off white head. Head retention is good. Appears still in the glass.
Flavor: Firm earthy hop bitterness with more floral hop flavors coming through. There is a hint of honey and toasted malt sweetness that shines through but is well balanced by the firm bitterness. Burnt caramel notes appear as the beer warms up. I’m really enjoying the interplay between the earthy hop bitterness, floral and piney hop flavors, and toasted caramel malts. Balance is to the hop bitterness. Finish is clean and dry.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with medium-high carbonation. There is a touch of alcohol heat. Slight hop derived astringency.
Overall impression: Wow! This is big American Amber Ale. It has some “Bigfoot”-esque qualities about it. The malty character with the aggressive hops definitely push the envelope. I wish I had access to this all the time. Well done!
Knickerbocker Red from Blue Pants Brewery
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
54 ratings
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