Elector Imperial Red Ale - New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House

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73 Ratings

rAvg: 3.71
pDev: 14.29%
Reviews: 36
Hads: 37

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New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House

Indiana, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Ale | 7.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (20), on-tap (14), growler (2).

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Reviews by Ptomaine:

Ptomaine

Kentucky

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

10-15-2012 20:04:27 | More by Ptomaine

More User Reviews:

bkonk10

Indiana

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

05-22-2013 02:01:01 | More by bkonk10

tclang

Wisconsin

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

05-11-2013 14:25:30 | More by tclang

dmorgan310

Michigan

4/5 rDev +7.8%

04-17-2013 00:09:48 | More by dmorgan310

murraymj

Ohio

3.25/5 rDev -12.4%

04-14-2013 00:36:26 | More by murraymj

Virginia

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

a: served in a plastic hotel cup, the beer is a hazy, deep nut amber in color, sporting a thick khaki head with great retention - props to plastic

s: rich malt syrup nose, lots of dark caramelization, heavy toffee, nutty grain sugar, earthy pine tea hops, fruit esters, almost a sweet raw wort aroma at times

m: carbonation brushes with life smoothly across the tongue, weighty medium-full body

t: body loaded with rich, heavily caramelized malts that bring flavors of sweet, nutty grain and thick, raw malt wort, heavy hop flavors come in about halfway - long-steeped, earthy pine tea flavors dominate, pungent and acidic, sugars continue through but dial back a bit as a moderate bittering balances things out a touch,

o: rich and unrefined, lots of pure caramelized grain character, a nice beer that does well as the rustic type, though scores lower as a result, drinks fine

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 04:11:21 | More by blackie

AR_Rios

Kentucky

3.5/5 rDev -5.7%

04-01-2013 23:09:28 | More by AR_Rios

mychalg9

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

04-01-2013 11:13:40 | More by mychalg9

macrosmatic

Florida

3.19/5 rDev -14%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Reviewed from notes. Poured from bomber into a Cigar City pint glass.

A: Pours a clear, deep reddish amber, with a one-finger off-white head, and moderate visible carbonation.

S: Toasted caramel, some pine bitterness, with vanilla and citrus in the background.

T: Follows the nose. Big bready malts with some spiciness. There isn't a particularly hoppy flavor here but there is some hop bitterness in the hang. Overall though, the taste seems thin and not overly pleasing.

M: Light bodied for an imperial-anything, moderate carbonation sensation, alcohol very well-hidden.

O: I bought this on a whim - a new brewery to this area, and it does have a pretty cool label. That said, I'm not impressed with the beer. It was drinkable, but I won't buy another one.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 18:41:41 | More by macrosmatic

Jamison85

Indiana

4/5 rDev +7.8%

03-27-2013 16:32:49 | More by Jamison85

Klif

Indiana

3/5 rDev -19.1%

03-17-2013 21:52:17 | More by Klif

4Socialanxiety

Tennessee

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

03-13-2013 22:50:05 | More by 4Socialanxiety

shamrock1343

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

02-07-2013 23:52:40 | More by shamrock1343

JDizzle

Indiana

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

01-31-2013 15:33:19 | More by JDizzle

smellandsip37

North Carolina

3.75/5 rDev +1.1%

01-25-2013 22:10:04 | More by smellandsip37

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -5.7%

01-23-2013 15:25:10 | More by Tucquan

MordorMongo

Indiana

3.25/5 rDev -12.4%

01-14-2013 14:01:39 | More by MordorMongo

davidhilgen

New Jersey

2/5 rDev -46.1%

11-28-2012 22:43:37 | More by davidhilgen

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Bottle from Deloch's in Indiana, 650ml into a tulip.

Unfiltered brown with some redder/ruby hues. Modest retention and thick lace. Nose has berries, a big red ale malt (heavily caramelized), toffee, light citrusk and spicy hops (although perhaps a bit faded). Taste has and earthy, caramel backbone. Moderate sweetness, toffee, citrus and some general hop bitterness. Malt is quite forward, and quite a nice profile displayed at that. Medium full feel, moderate bitterness. A decent red ale, with nice malt character but the hop flavours aren't as forward as I would've desired - still not a bad beer by any stretch.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 01:27:09 | More by liamt07