Casco Bay Riptide Red Ale - Casco Bay Brewing Co.

MadScientist

New York

4.08/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

appearance : reddish copper and very clear with a tan head of compact bubbles with some

smell: moderate malt aroma with notes of caramel and toasted bread. there is slight floral hop aroma. No Diacetyl

taste rich, clean malt flavors of toasted bread a hint of caramel with a nice balance of medium bitterness. Finishes with a flavors of roasted grains. No discernible hops flavors but defiantly some bitterness. No esters. Medium dry finish.

mouthfeel: medium-light body with medium carbonation.

overall: A malt focused beer with a nice dry finish. An easy to drink, food friendly beer. It has the caramel flavor but lacks the initial sweetness for the style which just fine by me but sort of forces me to hold back on a point there.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2012 01:46:50 | More by MadScientist

cnwillis31

Maine

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-02-2013 21:34:03 | More by cnwillis31

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-19-2013 21:24:42 | More by Damian74Shensky

harpus

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-28-2013 18:35:49 | More by harpus

fx20736

New York

3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass, served at slightly above fridge temp.

nice amber with a thin offwhite head. minimal lacing.

aroma; first thing I detect is diacetyl. the caramel corn dominates the nose totally.

mouthfeel: is good.

taste: a mix of pale and toasted malt with exactly the right level of bitterness to balance this beer.

notes: my 2nd Maine beer in an hour. this is a nice ale, well balanced, interesting enough to be distinguishable. would drink again.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 06:18:54 | More by fx20736

ale207

Maine

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

11-06-2012 23:09:21 | More by ale207

pma7779

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

07-23-2012 00:13:46 | More by pma7779

amishbooze

Michigan

4/5  rDev +4.4%

07-12-2012 23:10:27 | More by amishbooze

rjpetrizzo

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

06-28-2012 03:10:00 | More by rjpetrizzo

Efthimios

3/5  rDev -21.7%

05-22-2012 23:14:26 | More by Efthimios

Beer4Mike

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-20-2012 16:46:07 | More by Beer4Mike

sywalters

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-15-2012 00:41:25 | More by sywalters

Cavanaghty

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +11%

04-26-2012 22:54:30 | More by Cavanaghty

justinp

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-03-2012 23:59:20 | More by justinp

andrewjraab

Michigan

4.18/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Received in my Amazing Clubs beer O' the month club my Wife Got me for Christmas. This was in February's Collection.

A - Nice deep red/amber/brown color with 3 fingers of creamy off white head after an aggressive pour. Nice stick and left nice rings all the way down the glass.

S - Malty, sweet, piney, and faint hop smell.

T - Rich and malty up front with medium body. Finish is clean with a touch of hops.

O - This is an excellent Red ale with big flavor. I love the balance between the rich flavors and the crisp finish of hop character.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 22:17:30 | More by andrewjraab

gva

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

03-23-2012 09:01:41 | More by gva

ArrogantDeadGuy

Virginia

4.45/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Wonderfully heady pour into a 14oz. pilsner glass. Nice hazy ruddy red color. Subdued sweet malt nose with a little hop nuance to get the nose hairs to stand up. Nice hop character up front and on the finish with malt sweetness balance the bitterness. Dry finish. Sturdy mouth feel, I would say this is the poster child for medium bodied. Not fizzy and very smooth. Overall this is a wonderfully easy drinking red ale whose flavors are an easy all season sell.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2012 21:16:19 | More by ArrogantDeadGuy

lmundane

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-11-2012 03:40:56 | More by lmundane

Tschnab

New York

3.28/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A- A reddish copper body with a decent sized off white head with good sticky lace.

S- mostly malt but also a subtle hop aroma, bread, caramel, toffee.

t- hits the nose to a tee, but when it warms it is mostly malt that takes over, with little hops to fight back.

O- a good session brew here but not as balanced as I would like to see.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2012 14:29:22 | More by Tschnab

GR3

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

03-04-2012 15:49:51 | More by GR3

bigbeerfan

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

03-01-2012 04:06:39 | More by bigbeerfan

GoodOmens1986

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

02-27-2012 17:50:45 | More by GoodOmens1986

Hessian257

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.4%

02-27-2012 02:18:30 | More by Hessian257

Ecolello87

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.4%

02-27-2012 01:29:35 | More by Ecolello87

PeteRiz

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -21.7%

02-26-2012 14:01:24 | More by PeteRiz