Flemish Red "Marea Roja"
Cismontane Brewing Company

Flemish Red "Marea Roja"Flemish Red "Marea Roja"
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From:
Cismontane Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Flanders Red Ale
ABV:
4.4%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 21.08%
Reviews:
11
Ratings:
62
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 26, 2020
Added:
Jun 24, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by ricecracker420:
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Rated by ricecracker420 from California

2.5/5  rDev -24.7%

Jan 31, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by mrcraft from California

Aug 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Burkbom23 from Connecticut

Jul 10, 2016
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Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon

3.7/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
An average pour yields a one finger tan head. Quickly fizzing away. Not surprising for the style, but still not awesome. The body is a dark red, basically brown. Extremely cloudy. Visibility is basically zero, except for some shapes. Overall not a bad looking beer for the style, the cloudy, deep color looks nice.

The nose is musty, and funky, a little sour. Slightly sweet, with a very light cheese smell. A little vinegar is present. Sourdough bread. Overall a pretty nice smell. A little different and weird, but really cool. It’s a 4 or 4.25, I think I’ll go with 4.25, because it might not be the most delicious smelling beer, but it's complex and intriguing.

Definitely sourdough bread on the initial taste. Followed by a very carbonated water taste, quickly slamming into an undesirable grainy texture finish. On further sips that graininess smooths out, but the watery taste after the initial tastes remains there. Extremely light sweetness, not much in the way of vinegar. Not much in the way of funk on the taste, maybe a hair. I mean initially I was put off by this beer. It's settled down, but it still isn't hitting me right. The finish kinda has this rubber, metallic, yucky taste to it, hard to describe. A little vegetal, maybe mineral taste? It’s really hard to put my finger on, but it's off putting. I think a 3.5 is ok. It’s a decent sour, but the lack of good flavors, and the not so great aftertaste is not amazing. Kinda a burnt bread taste as well.

The mouthfeel is ok for the style, I don’t mind the carbonation, but the extremely watery mouth is less than perfect.

The drinkability isn't bad, it's light. But just not my favorite beer.

Overall it's ok. It's got some cool stuff going on, but it's a little too out there for me.

There was zero lacing, and no head after a few seconds. Still a pretty body, but the head hurt the beer. Overall an ok looking beer.
May 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.37 by charlzm from California

May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Kuges from Texas

Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by dertyd from California

Oct 24, 2015
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.38/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from 500mL bottle into a tulip.

Appearance: rich, deep, dark red hue with no haze and a finger of frothy tan head that subsided relatively quickly. The color is fantastic.

Smell: lightly sweet and caramelly aroma with just a little bit of rhubarb tang. Not too bad, I suppose.

Taste: caramelly, slightly sweet and only a tad fruity. Again, the tartness has a kind of weird rhubarb quality. It kind of doesn't live up to the flanders red style, although in general it's not a terrible beer.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent level of carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: as I said before, it's not terrible. But overall there's not a lot to recommend this beer.
Oct 20, 2015
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Reviewed by Moose90 from Washington

3.66/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Served On-Tap

A — Pours a bit dark for the style, this is really on the darker side of the Flanders spectrum, it is a bit of a charred oaky brown hue. There is a rather tall head on it as well, does a great job of leaving lace behind.

S — Dominated by toasted oak and is quite funky for the style, predominately sour and astringent. Some lacto and barnyard funk comes through, very little fruit component, red wine vinegar.

T — Quite oak accentuated and a bit bitter, some musty red fruit character, some cherry, raspberry, red grape.

M — Medium bodied, lingering oaky finish.

O — Pretty good, but it seems to have missed the mark a bit, not super sour, and very oak driven and bitter.
Oct 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.06 by aquazr1 from California

Jun 03, 2015
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

3.13/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On tap at Basin 141 in Montrose, CA.

Pours a murky honey orange with a foamy beige head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. No lacing on the drink down. Smell is slightly sour with grain, fruit, and honey aromas. Taste is much the same with slightly sour malt, fruit, and acidic flavors on the finish. There is a very mild amount of acidity on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an average beer that is drinkable, but not a good representation of the style whatsoever.

Serving type: on tap.
May 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by Eziel from Ohio

May 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by apasternak from District of Columbia

Feb 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by crob3888 from California

Feb 01, 2015
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Rated by DCLAguy11 from California

3.92/5  rDev +18.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Sorry but this is underrated. On draft at Tripel.
Jan 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by i4ourgot from California

Jan 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Kramerwtmf from California

Dec 06, 2014
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev +20.5%
The nose combines a slight funk, dark dried fruit hinting at fig, tartness and a suspicion of cherry. It pours rose tinted amber under a ½” white foam cap that quickly dissipates but produces sheets of lace. Offers a big tart palate with a tart and sweet dark bread finish, a hint of butterscotch with a mild bitter accent. The tartness is not overbearing – less acetic or lemony and more of a sour cherry type with a hint of cherry flavor. Has a medium body with above average carbonation.
Nov 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by zimm421 from Ohio

Nov 20, 2014
Flemish Red "Marea Roja" from Cismontane Brewing Company
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 62 ratings