Ruby Lager - Olde Hickory Brewery

chinchill

South Carolina

3.38/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22 oz bomber.

Appearance: Pours with a clear reddish-amber body; aggressive carbonation produces a very large, frothy, bone head. The head settles down, but doesn't die altogether, in short time. Not much lace left behind.

Smell: Light malt with a distinct earthy/herbal tone. Not bad, but not very appealing either. 2.75

Taste: Toasty, modesty nutty maltiness with nice sweet component of lightly caramelized sugars. Light backdrop of soft fruitiness. Additional dash or two of brown sugar. Minimal hop presence yielding from slight leafy, herbal taste and a mild bitterness. A little bit of the bitterness follows you through to the clean, lightly effervescent finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body but without wateriness; Medium-high carbonation. Fairly smooth with a slightly dry finish.

O: Highly drinkable -- both because it goes down easy and due to the low ABV. Adequate and unflawed flavor, a good malt/hop balance and a fine mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2012 22:43:33 | More by chinchill

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

05-06-2013 12:08:21 | More by JohnnieNepal

buckyp

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-28-2013 22:51:16 | More by buckyp

tsauce2

Indiana

4/5  rDev +22%

04-26-2013 21:40:04 | More by tsauce2

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-23-2013 00:12:21 | More by Axnjxn

blackie

Virginia

3.68/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

draft at Tasty Beverage, Raleigh

a: served in a short pint glass, the beer is a reddish caramel color, sporting a thin white head with low retention

s: a simple lager malt foundation holds aromas of toasted bread and caramel, some typical red malt aromas akin to red apple, hops clean and light

m: carbonation around moderate with a touch of abrasiveness, body nudging towards the higher side of the light range

t: toasted lager malts carry flavors of caramel, red apple, and some breadiness, a mild sweetness midway, hops are clean and slightly citric, imparting a mild bitterness

o: a simple, well structured beer, if maybe a little rough around a couple edges, enough here to keep things interesting, but likely not a repeat for me

4 35 4 35 4

Serving type: on-tap

04-11-2013 03:08:55 | More by blackie

brewdude1982

North Carolina

3.34/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This was a bomber poured intro a snifter.

This beer pours a dark red with a good frothy head and high retention. It smells a little metallic. It has a light malt taste with a bitter finish. It has a medium body for a lager and high carbonation.

This beer is ok.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2013 18:03:31 | More by brewdude1982

Falcone

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%

03-21-2013 23:31:26 | More by Falcone

cantfindme

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -8.5%

03-07-2013 23:10:10 | More by cantfindme

KevinGordon

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

02-12-2013 02:54:12 | More by KevinGordon

Skelton

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

12-24-2012 20:21:15 | More by Skelton

cosmicevan

New York

3.3/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

picked this up when visiting family in NC about a month ago...notched as best by december 2012...bottoms up! enjoyed from a duck rabbit snifter.

a - brew opened with a big fizzy pop, but did not geyser. it poured a deep amber but was translucent. the head was bigger than 2 fingers on a careful pour but was down to about an 1/8 of an inch of bubbles and hung there for a while after things settled down. spotty lacing.

s - big malts and nuttiness. has some nice nutmeg amber qualities to the odor. lots of grape and resembles a marzen with some crystalized malts. smells rather nice and has some festive qualities to it as well.

t - somewhat mundane. very brown ale with nuts. fairly boring and over carbonated which seems to take away from the flavor, kind of like when you get a soda from one of those machines that mixes the syrup on the spot and over carbonates. actually kind of tastes like an amber beer flavored seltzer...and i'm not a big fan of seltzer so while this one is not bad and definitely drinkable, just not my bag.

m - definitely on the fizzy side and a bit over carbonated.

o - overall at $3.99 for 22oz, it was worth a shot. the mouthfeel really distracts me from the flavor qualities that i am digging here. decent session beer, but not something i will seek out again. good fora pour, but 22oz of this is a bit much for me.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2012 01:37:11 | More by cosmicevan

kneeland

North Carolina

3.28/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I really wish the taste matched the appearance, but that's a negative. I'm not saying this beer tastes bad, but it's not a great. Average is a perfect word to describe it.

There's a little bit of malt, but not very hoppy. Overall, I like it as a lager, but that's all.

I mentioned the appearance... it pours a dark amber/copper color, with a thin head that sticks around and doesn't lace the glass too much.

Serving type: bottle

12-15-2012 02:16:06 | More by kneeland

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev -16.2%

08-02-2012 14:49:19 | More by DrunkinYogi

sendsilk

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

07-15-2012 16:18:43 | More by sendsilk

tdm168

North Carolina

3.6/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A - pours a dark translucent amber with a soft, quarter inch cap of white head that has decent retention

S - lager yeast, caramel, musty

T - faint caramel, lager yeast

M - medium bodied, smooth, well carbonated

This is a rather lightly flavored, simplistic, sessionable beer. There's nothing special here, but nothing offensive either. If you want a lighter, refreshing beer this would be a good call.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2012 23:36:42 | More by tdm168

drpeatee

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%

05-16-2012 21:34:05 | More by drpeatee

freshtojeff

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%

04-22-2012 20:40:31 | More by freshtojeff

matzah

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -0.9%

04-08-2012 19:17:31 | More by matzah

GTB

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -16.2%

03-04-2012 18:28:53 | More by GTB

BRM845

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%

02-07-2012 20:23:55 | More by BRM845

dfpratt09

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%

01-30-2012 20:30:28 | More by dfpratt09

Cyberkedi

Georgia

3.05/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Strong, malty aroma has a yeasty overtone but is otherwise about average. It pours a clear dark coppery brown with a fairly thick, slightly yellowish light tan head. Malty flavor has yeasty and grassy notes with just a hint of apple, nothing special but still enjoyable. Texture is quite fizzy but just a bit on the thin side. Overall, a decent if not outstanding brew.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2012 03:30:08 | More by Cyberkedi

Kiknwitcooper

North Carolina

1/5  rDev -69.5%

01-15-2012 23:38:26 | More by Kiknwitcooper

Lantern

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +6.7%

12-27-2011 13:55:16 | More by Lantern