Sequoia Red
Kern River Brewing Company

Sequoia RedSequoia Red
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From:
Kern River Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #243
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,795
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 9.17%
Reviews:
16
Ratings:
84
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 02, 2023
Added:
Mar 01, 2007
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
A classic American Amber Ale, this beer balances a variety of malts and hops from the Pacific Northwest. With its distinctive copper color and caramel malt flavors, this beer is unforgettable and "Giantly Delicious".
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Ratings by ChainGangGuy:
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Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia

3.72/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Appearance: Pours a hazy red body with a profusely fizzy, off-white head.

Smell: Aroma of caramel malts, toasted grains, and a mild citrus hop presence.

Taste: Caramel maltiness with a nice measure of sweetness. Notes of toasted grains and lemon. A spicy, earth bitterness emerges on the finishes, but remains rather light. Simple and straightforward, but this is an amber ale we're talking about.

Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Moderate carbonation.

Drinkability: Though I'd prefer a more milder level of carbonation, I still thought this one was pretty good.
Oct 21, 2007
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Reviewed by AlvinBunk from California

4.07/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Awesome looking amber/copper pour with head that dissipates quickly, however leaves good lacing.
Light pine and citrus notes, but very nice.
Slightly sweet and not very bitter. Has caramel and malt notes. Very easy drinking and goes well with food.
Feels thick in the mouth and get a bit of carbonation.

Overall another very nice beer from Kern River Brewing.
Sep 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Aug 27, 2023
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Reviewed by augustgarage from California

3.99/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Packaged on 5/31/22 - consumed on 7/27/22 - poured from a tall-boy can into my Dogfish Head shaped pint glass.

Clear cardinal liquid with ruby highlights and a small stand of desert sand foam up top. Fine, sandy lacing; good retention.

Pine, rock candy, and grapefruit in the nose - sweet and inviting. Low coffee, cherry, and caramel as well.

Malt-forward palate entry, sweet, mellow, with moderate yet subdued bitterness. Earthy, leafy hop profile with low citrus and river stone elements as well. Medium-dry finish - crisp with a lasting maltiness. Faint esters perhaps with some vague suggestion of bubblegum.

Chewy, medium-bodied, soft yet rich and well carbonated. ABV well hidden.

A fairly traditional NW-style amber ale leaning on caramel malt and some mellow C-hops. Decent balance, pairs well with simple broiled coho, dungeness crab louie, a decent burger, blue cheese, etc.
Jul 28, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by mpenske from California

Feb 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jun 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.74 by Dsimenson from California

Jun 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by EdTheEdge from California

Apr 28, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by bongobeer from Alabama

Jan 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by evanwoertz from California

Nov 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon

3.32/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Will revisit, as I believe I got a pour right after a line cleaning at the brewery. Had a sanitizer like flavor and flatness to it that was off putting.
Sep 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.63 by rawfish from California

Sep 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.87 by RBuckley73 from Nevada

Sep 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.26 by jaydoc from Kansas

Sep 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.23 by jheimiller from California

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.18 by Kplummer82 from California

Aug 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by EEscobar from Tennessee

Jul 26, 2016
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Reviewed by Brolo75 from California

3.77/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle poured into a pint glass

A: Pours a dark chestnut red with a tan colored head, slight lacing, no carbonation, minimal head development and retention.

A: Toasted malt, biscuits, toffee, no hop presence on the nose, very subtle aromas

T: Toasted malt, toffee, caramel, touch of floral hops, moderate amount of bitterness, dry finish with toffee and caramel lingering in the aftertaste.

M: Light/medium bodied, low carbonation.

O: Really enjoyed the taste but it seems under carbonated and it affects the appearance and mouthfeel.
Jul 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by drewone from California

Jul 20, 2016
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Reviewed by pkalix from California

3.55/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
very light, almost water-y. pour was completely uneventful in that there is no head; couldnt get anything out of a hard pour except for a few medium-sized bubbles. just a water-y liquid.... flavor and aroma are uneventful, but i gave this decnt marks because it really is super easy to drink with a light flavor and isnt unappealing at all.... it's more like a small pizza-brewery-type of beer.
Jul 20, 2016
Sequoia Red from Kern River Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 84 ratings