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Red Ale
Abita Brewing Co.
- From:
- Abita Brewing Co.
- Louisiana, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 13.91%
- Reviews:
- 74
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 10, 2015
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2002
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
Red Ale (March – May) is brewed with British pale and crystal malts, Sterling hops, and an ale yeast from California. This ale has a rich ruby color, lacy collar, and a pronounced caramel flavor.
30 IBU
30 IBU
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Ratings by MacEnvy:
Reviewed by MacEnvy from Maryland
3.74/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.74/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle into a standard pint glass at about 40 degrees F.
A: Nice orange-red hue, clear, a moderate head that leaves some lacing as it dissipates. Color is between an English pale ale and a red.
S: Cascade and Sterling hops right up front, spicy and tart, citrus notes.
T: Nice citrusey Cascade bite with some floral Sterling flavor. Malt is there but it takes a back seat to to aroma and flavor hops. Not overly bitter - hop additions must be late, probably dry hopped too. Really nice.
M: Light mouthfeel, drinks easy.
O: This is a really enjoyable beer to drink. If you like aroma and flavor hops this will be right up your alley. This would be a great beer on a hot day, or maybe paired with some soft cheese. Recommended.
Apr 21, 2012A: Nice orange-red hue, clear, a moderate head that leaves some lacing as it dissipates. Color is between an English pale ale and a red.
S: Cascade and Sterling hops right up front, spicy and tart, citrus notes.
T: Nice citrusey Cascade bite with some floral Sterling flavor. Malt is there but it takes a back seat to to aroma and flavor hops. Not overly bitter - hop additions must be late, probably dry hopped too. Really nice.
M: Light mouthfeel, drinks easy.
O: This is a really enjoyable beer to drink. If you like aroma and flavor hops this will be right up your alley. This would be a great beer on a hot day, or maybe paired with some soft cheese. Recommended.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
2.8/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.8/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Served in a Walter Payton shaker pint glass.
What can I say? This stuff pours a clear pale bronze topped by a finger of dirty off-white foam. You know it's a bad omen when a red ale doesn't even look all that close to red... The nose comprises lightly minty pine, sweet caramel, and a touch of earthy greens in the back. The taste brings in more of the same, but everything pretty much dies near the middle of the palate, leaving a vague earthiness cold and lonely for the duration and a my tongue confused and abandoned. This is kinda sad. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, a mediocre, limp little red ale. 'Nuff said.
Oct 25, 2012What can I say? This stuff pours a clear pale bronze topped by a finger of dirty off-white foam. You know it's a bad omen when a red ale doesn't even look all that close to red... The nose comprises lightly minty pine, sweet caramel, and a touch of earthy greens in the back. The taste brings in more of the same, but everything pretty much dies near the middle of the palate, leaving a vague earthiness cold and lonely for the duration and a my tongue confused and abandoned. This is kinda sad. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, a mediocre, limp little red ale. 'Nuff said.
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.4/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Into a pint glass. Lots of head, foamy. Light, clear copper colored body.
It has a strong malty hay smell, some bread dough too.
Bigger malt bill in the taste, milder bitterness. Lends a little sweetness at first and then dried out by the hops in the latter half.
Medium body with low carbonation.
Nothing fancy but good and easy drinking.
Oct 20, 2012It has a strong malty hay smell, some bread dough too.
Bigger malt bill in the taste, milder bitterness. Lends a little sweetness at first and then dried out by the hops in the latter half.
Medium body with low carbonation.
Nothing fancy but good and easy drinking.
Red Ale from Abita Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
117 ratings
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