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McFarland Red Beer
Heineken Nederland B.V.
- From:
- Heineken Nederland B.V.
- Netherlands
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
Ranked #115 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 74
Ranked #27,612 - Avg:
- 2.98 | pDev: 18.46%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 30, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 03, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
McFarlands Irish Red is a deep red lager brewed with copious amounts of caramel malt and just a touch of chocolate malt for color. Brewed in winter and left to lager until spring, this seasonal comes and goes rather quickly, making an appearance in draft only.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.16/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
June 2017: 330 ml bottle, bought in Rhodos, Greece. ABV is 5.6%. Amber colour, moderate off-white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, brown bread and grain. The flavour is malty with notes of caramel and brown bread, but is not too sweet. Minimal hops, dull finish.
May 27, 2023Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.18/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
33 cl bottle with a BB date of 4-2016. Purchased and consumed in Greece.
Looks very good: red-amber body with a durable, bone-colored head.
Attractive, mostly malty aroma with a disappointing flavor that is just bready and mildly bitter,
May 28, 2015Looks very good: red-amber body with a durable, bone-colored head.
Attractive, mostly malty aroma with a disappointing flavor that is just bready and mildly bitter,
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
2.81/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.81/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Had on tap. Ironically it is more copper brown than red, tons of lacing make up from a thin head. Smells of watered down toasted and bready malts. Toasty malts, roasted nuts, kisses of cocoa, and general macro malts make up a lackluster taste that you just feel is trying to break out but doesn't reach that definition. Feel is watery, thin, and brief, just doesn't stick around enough or drink easily enough to really enjoy that much, pass on this one
Jun 18, 2014Reviewed by Radome from Florida
2.95/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.95/5 rDev -1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Tasted from 33 cl bottle bought in Greece. The label stated it was brewed in Greece.
A - Color is dark copper to light red and very clear. The head is off-white and weak. It quickly disappeared to nothing.
S - Aroma leans heavily toward malt rather than hops. There is bready, sweet malt, but also a strong cardboard smell that is distracting. Some unidentifiable earthy hops in the background, but enough to add some interest along with the malt.
T - Nice balance of malt and hops flavors, but tilts more to the malt. The malt is a bit bready and sweet and the hops are slightly fruity and earthy. There is a faint astringent or metallic taste at the back of my tongue that is not pleasant, but it is at a low level.
M - Some moderate, sharp hops bitterness that may be made more harsh by hard brewing water. Carbonation is low. Body is thin to medium.
O - Overall this is a very middle-of-the-road beer. It is drinkable but plain and forgettable, although it is better than the majority of watery Greek lagers.
Nov 17, 2012A - Color is dark copper to light red and very clear. The head is off-white and weak. It quickly disappeared to nothing.
S - Aroma leans heavily toward malt rather than hops. There is bready, sweet malt, but also a strong cardboard smell that is distracting. Some unidentifiable earthy hops in the background, but enough to add some interest along with the malt.
T - Nice balance of malt and hops flavors, but tilts more to the malt. The malt is a bit bready and sweet and the hops are slightly fruity and earthy. There is a faint astringent or metallic taste at the back of my tongue that is not pleasant, but it is at a low level.
M - Some moderate, sharp hops bitterness that may be made more harsh by hard brewing water. Carbonation is low. Body is thin to medium.
O - Overall this is a very middle-of-the-road beer. It is drinkable but plain and forgettable, although it is better than the majority of watery Greek lagers.
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
2.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
With all the European lagers represented in Greece, a welcomed break delivers this Red Ale to my palate. Pouring a deep amber, slight brown color, the beer's appearance is mirrored with a light toasty, nutty flavor that's much more bold than the lighter fare of Greece. Caramel malts with a somehwat sun-kissed character gives the flavor of Amber Ales, but with the smooth lager flavor of pilsner malt and lack of yeasty fruit flavor. Also low on spice, hops, or depth of malty-rich complexity McFarland Red deviates from the classic example of Irish Red Ales with a more timid demeanor, especially going from mid palate to finish where the beer weakens considerably and takes on the flavor of flat cola in finish. Simplified and modestly weak, the saving grace of this beer is that I was desperate for anything other than another European pilsner.
Nov 30, 2011Reviewed by Seyhan from Turkey
3.56/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tried it twice in Greece. Quite accessible in bars and pubs there.
Nice clean logo which has character and gives you an initial idea about the beer.
Pours a beautiful clear amber with a disappearing lace.
Light body, light spicy and strong caramel flavour covers the maltiness. Balanced bitterness in the finish with stronger fudge/toffee flavour.
A bit too sweet but nice on a warm summer night.
Sep 23, 2011Nice clean logo which has character and gives you an initial idea about the beer.
Pours a beautiful clear amber with a disappearing lace.
Light body, light spicy and strong caramel flavour covers the maltiness. Balanced bitterness in the finish with stronger fudge/toffee flavour.
A bit too sweet but nice on a warm summer night.
McFarland Red Beer from Heineken Nederland B.V.
Beer rating:
74 out of
100 with
27 ratings
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