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:
54
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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Rated: 3.48 by T_Hass from Georgia

Dec 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.59 by Squire from Mississippi

Jun 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by LJWalker from Indiana

Sep 29, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Chucker17 from South Dakota

Aug 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Volsdawg10 from Mississippi

May 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.13 by Buck89 from Tennessee

Mar 24, 2015
 
Rated: 2.9 by psmith161 from Indiana

Feb 05, 2015
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 3.49 by Justinbshelton from Alabama

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.4 by Tcain911 from Mississippi

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by Lesiks from Connecticut

Nov 11, 2014
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Rated by Kurmaraja from California

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, 2014
 
Rated: 4.52 by brambles

Aug 30, 2014
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Reviewed by Mojo from Alabama

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, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by BIll_Currie from Wyoming

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by hipHOPSanonymous from Pennsylvania

Jul 21, 2014
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Reviewed by mattcrill from Ohio

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, 2014
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Reviewed by BryanCarey from Texas

3.56/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pouring from the bottle to a dark brown color with a hazy body, Knickerbocker Red serves up a creamy, beige- colored head of foam with tiny bubbles. The nose on this beer is one of sweet malt with a hint of chocolate. The foam looks good and leaves generous lacing as you drink.

With the taste, this beer has some interesting things to note. Flavors such as biscuit malts, caramel, and pine are most prevalent. There are some toasted malt flavors as well, plus some bready notes. The hops assert some subtle spice, but the beer remains malt- accented overall.

Blue Pants Imperial Red is a good beer overall with enough to offer that it should satisfy the beer geeks among us. The alcoholic strength is a little higher than I expected and the flavor is a little more one- dimensional than other beers of this style. More hop emphasis would help, but this is still a tasty beer overall and one with enough going for it to recommend.
Jun 12, 2014
Knickerbocker Red from Blue Pants Brewery
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 54 ratings