Thomas Hooker Irish Red Ale - Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.65
pDev: 12.6%
Reviews: 110
Hads: 34

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Brewed by:
Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

Connecticut, United States

Style | ABV
Irish Red Ale | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (88), on-tap (18), cask (4).

Notes:
A rich, malty brew that uses red wheat and a variety of crystal malts, giving this beer its ruby red hue. Traditional English hops give this easy drinking brew a flavor that's perfect year round.

21 IBU

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Reviews by BeerResearcher:

BeerResearcher

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12oz brown bottle. Served in a standard pint glass.
It pours and tannish oxblood leathery color with a solid 1" off-white head and some spotty and webby lacing.
The smell is an earthy and peaty powdered malt. A lightly sweet fruity bouquet peeks through.
The body is a bit thinner than expected, though not in a bad way. Caramel and toffee sweetness come through in the malt. The hops are in the distance, offering up light fruit cup and a hint of tea-like bitterness.
Not as buttery as some other Reds, but fairy silky and smooth.
This is a very easy-to-gulp Red Ale! Bring me some fried clams and scallops please! Yeah, that sounds good!

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2011 12:59:11 | More by BeerResearcher

More User Reviews:

Juice-O

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -4.1%

05-02-2013 00:52:30 | More by Juice-O

Hanzo

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +2.7%

04-04-2013 01:01:39 | More by Hanzo

nebula1999

Connecticut

3.75/5 rDev +2.7%

04-01-2013 00:06:50 | More by nebula1999

SuomiHobbit

Connecticut

3/5 rDev -17.8%

03-26-2013 01:12:06 | More by SuomiHobbit

WDJersey

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev +2.7%

03-23-2013 05:09:38 | More by WDJersey

dpianka

Connecticut

4/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

date of tasting: 3/21/2013
place of tasting: Barley Vine
beer: Irish Red Ale
brewery: Thomas Hooker
type: Ale
style: Red Ale
glass: mug
temperature of beer: 45F

Appearance: head was average and persistent. Color is like a sienna toned copper. little carbonation that dissipated quickly.

Smell: rich roasted malt, light caramel, mix of prune & nectarine and generally reminiscent of stone fruit.

Taste: somewhat lackluster and one dimensional. strong roasted light caramel malt with slight stone fruit undertones and a slight hop tinge. The hops fight with the malt towards the end just eeking out the sweetness to leave a slightly bitter finish.

Mouthfeel: creamy, not at all flat or thin. Medium bodied.

Overall Impression: not a bad representation of the style. it is an easy drinking beer and would be a good introduction to craft brew.

Food Pairing: american cheese burger with ketchup mustard and romain, pulled pork (apple cider vinegar and brown sugar not bbq sauce), shepards pie, charred steak, chocolate cake with a vanilla buttercream and fresh strawberries

Serving type: on-tap

03-22-2013 02:52:29 | More by dpianka

jjchristiano

New Jersey

3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a perfect St. Patrick's Day beverage.
I had a cooler full of various Irish beers for a party. I am not a big Guiness guy.
I kept going back to the Hooker's as it was so easy sipping. And after a big plate of corned beef and cabbage it was still sippable.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 02:38:14 | More by jjchristiano

DFV

Connecticut

1/5 rDev -72.6%

03-13-2013 01:36:49 | More by DFV

mckowned

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -4.1%

03-08-2013 01:55:52 | More by mckowned

tmars13

3/5 rDev -17.8%

03-03-2013 18:02:58 | More by tmars13

Snarf103

4/5 rDev +9.6%

02-12-2013 05:13:04 | More by Snarf103

fstorey

Connecticut

2.91/5 rDev -20.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Served from a bottle in a pint glass

A - medium brown with copper hues. A little cloudy. Head is thin, uneven and dissipates fairly quickly.

S - Sweet with slight hops finish

T - Astringent initially, followed by a little maltiness then bitterness. Dry finish.

M- light body. Carbonation is noticeable on the tongue.

O - Quite dry with more hops character than I expected. I probably would not buy this again.

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2013 22:33:06 | More by fstorey

lowerdeck

Connecticut

4/5 rDev +9.6%

02-10-2013 19:07:40 | More by lowerdeck

MarkSansone

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -4.1%

01-08-2013 00:14:56 | More by MarkSansone

neil2me

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -4.1%

01-03-2013 03:13:14 | More by neil2me

shigg85

Japan

3.5/5 rDev -4.1%

12-02-2012 18:09:28 | More by shigg85

anelson86

4.5/5 rDev +23.3%

11-18-2012 22:44:49 | More by anelson86

mikeg67

New Jersey

3.48/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

12 oz bottle. Pours red with a long lasting, off-white head and lovely carbonation. Aroma is of sweet caramel malt, bread crust, hints of chocolate and piney hops. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Caramel, earthy hops, hints of chocolate combine on the palate. Long earthy finish. Good Red but definitely not my favorite.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2012 20:33:52 | More by mikeg67