Red Rack Ale
Woodstock Inn Brewery

Red Rack AleRed Rack Ale
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From:
Woodstock Inn Brewery
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #121
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
78
Ranked #26,888
Avg:
3.41 | pDev: 13.2%
Reviews:
99
Ratings:
204
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 16, 2023
Added:
Jul 07, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  23
Amber in color with slight caramel sweetness. Medium hop bitterness. Malty up front with a nice hop/ malt balance.

23.3 IBU
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Rated: 3.34 by lakewy17 from New Hampshire

Jun 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by jprudhomme7 from New Hampshire

Jul 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Jul 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by papposilenus from New Hampshire

Mar 09, 2018
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This was poured into a pint glass. The appearance had a decent looking amber to red color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about less than a minute. There was some light lacing. The smell had a decent roasted apple of sorts gracing between some English malts. The taste took those flavors to town and made it semi-sweet but it really felt and tasted really like a true English ESB. On the palate, this one sat fairly light, but tried to show a semi-medium of sorts on the body. It was fairly sessionable and had a decent carbonation running about it. Overall, I say this was a pretty good ESB worth trying. If anything, the second bottle went really well with BBQ pork.
Jun 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.45 by Nucleosynthesis from Massachusetts

Jun 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.82 by Bitburger from Vermont

Jan 17, 2017
 
Rated: 2.58 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Aug 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by redsoxjim from Massachusetts

Jun 13, 2016
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Reviewed by fitzy84 from Massachusetts

3.34/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Bought a bottle of this beer when I was up at a cider mill in Waterbury, Vermont. Beer pours with a clear amber appearance with a thin head around the ring of the glass. I smelled aromas of light peppers mixed with a sort of bready cranberry or dark fruit flavor. Taste was somewhat bitter thanks to a caramel mixed malt flavoring. Mouthfeel was good for this drink; the carbonation helped to make the beer easily drinkable. Overall, the drink was not bad, with the best attributes being its aromas and mouthfeel.
May 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.48 by hop_junkie from New Hampshire

May 14, 2016
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

2.33/5  rDev -31.7%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.25
**
03/11/2013
LOOK: Yellow-ish Orange, clear, small head
AROMA: Slight Cranberry, White Bread
TASTE: Just like the Pemi Pale Ale….Ash or Char, with someCreamyness. Maybe it's a little Pine.
FEEL:A bit flat

Another below average beer from beer of the month.
**
Apr 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by JorgesThemeSwimming from Massachusetts

Mar 21, 2016
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Reviewed by edward_boumil from New York

3.22/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
This beer looks really nice. a burnt orange color with excellent head retention and nice lacing.
The smell and taste are rather toasty, with a fairly strong sour, tangy feel to it. Regardless was rather smooth
Overall not something I was hugely fond of but not bad either, would drink again but not something I would seek out either.
Mar 17, 2016
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Rated by Downtownnh from New Hampshire

4.46/5  rDev +30.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Consistent taste
Jan 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.34 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Sep 22, 2015
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Reviewed by smanson56 from New Hampshire

3.02/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had this bottle at the Common Man in Lincoln, NH yesterday the bottle tells you nothing about the beer. I'd have never figured this to be an ESB from the color and the overall appearance of the beer. There was a smooth malt taste not much in the way of hoppiness. All in all a pretty average beer nothing I would buy again.
Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Aug 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by ScottP from New Hampshire

Aug 03, 2015
Red Rack Ale from Woodstock Inn Brewery
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 204 ratings