Carrack
Mission Brewery

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From:
Mission Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial Red Ale
Ranked #46
ABV:
10.2%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,538
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 12.96%
Reviews:
30
Ratings:
146
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 29, 2024
Added:
Aug 06, 2013
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  21
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Ratings by Gkimbo:
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Rated by Gkimbo from Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

Oct 16, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.66/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Another genre crossing beer. Lots of hops, in both aroma and taste. Amber/reddish body, light head, sharp hops bite, some malt. High abv hides well in the mix
Feb 29, 2024
 
Rated: 3.96 by JWhat from North Carolina

Sep 04, 2017
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.91/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a fairly dark red color with a rocky foamy white head that slid off at a nice level pace. One ring of lace clung to the glass.
The aroma had some stiff caramel/toffee malts, piney hops and a touch of earthiness.
The flavor was mostly sweet with the malts and seemed to add a little bit of nuttiness about it. Then a little bit of a citrusy/piney sort of hoppy bitterness slid in just before the aftertaste came which was mostly malts.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionable sort of feel to it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt spot on. Good balance between smooth and hop abrasion (which was good where it was).
Overall, I could give this one another go if handed a bottle.
Jun 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.74 by anon from California

Apr 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.83 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Dec 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by JavierGC from Spain

Oct 23, 2016
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
From Zombier. In Teku glass. Watching Lod Soprano 3x11. Caramel and pineapple, with a good dose of bitterness and a smooth and dangerously drinkable feeling for such a high ABV
Sep 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by reitzbrewing from Pennsylvania

May 05, 2016
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Reviewed by LennyOvies from Mexico

3.84/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L- Dark brick red cloudy body, fluffly tan head with medium retention, leaving a thin crown the entire time you drink it.
S- Caramel, brown sugar and piney hops.
T- Upfront fairly sweet with caramel malts, then it turns bitter with a big citrusy piney hop punch mixed with a warm touch and booze flavor thanks to the high ABV. All the flavors mix up at the end, they feel a bit muddled.
F- Medium, rich.
O- Very good, but it does throw too many strong flavors at you at once, they rush you. Even though it has more than 10% abv, it feels like an easy drink, careful.
Mar 20, 2016
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Rated by BobBeatty from South Dakota

4.68/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Cloudy rich color. Excellent flavor body and finish.
Feb 29, 2016
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.46/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: A bit of a bubble show on the pour and then an inch of foam settles on the hazy copper liquid

Smell: Brown sugar, caramel and pine

Taste: Very sweet, on the front end, with caramel tones building; in the middle, the dank, resinous pine flavors overwhelm with bitterness; the finish is a combination of the overwhelming sweetness and bitter flavors

Mouthfeel: Full bodied with moderate carbonation

Overall: A bit of a mish-mash of styles and the combination of a cloying sweetness and an unappealing hop selection make this beer something I would just rather not drink
Feb 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Mattias from Sweden

Feb 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.12 by Vlaminck from California

Feb 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by retry4z from California

Jan 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.3 by Vylo from New Jersey

Jan 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by mrcraft from California

Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.61 by Ilvriding from California

Sep 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gobzilla from California

Aug 29, 2015
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Reviewed by hophugger from Virginia

3.36/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a murky, golden-brown color with decent tan head and minimal lacing. Aroma is up front with a nice balance of sweet malt, hops and caramel. Taste is very similar to aroma, with a little more of a hop kick, and then finishing with some biter hops and a light coating of caramel malt. Decent beer and balanced very well !!!!!!!!
Aug 22, 2015
Carrack from Mission Brewery
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 146 ratings