Race Rocks Ale
Lighthouse Brewing Company

Race Rocks AleRace Rocks Ale
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From:
Lighthouse Brewing Company
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #106
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
85
Ranked #20,657
Avg:
3.77 | pDev: 9.55%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
73
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 03, 2023
Added:
Sep 13, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  14
A blend of the finest specialty malts gives Race Rocks Ale it’s smooth, complex character and deep chestnut colour. Don’t let its dark colour scare you; toasted biscuit flavours with subtle notes of caramel and chocolate make Race Rocks an exceptionally mellow, well balanced ale to please any taste.
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Ratings by CalgaryFMC:
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Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)

4.03/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle poured into English pub glass. A rich reddish bronze hue with a foamy beige head of moderate size and a decidedly malt-forward aroma, caramel and faint chocolate biscuit with some green floral English hops (Goldings to my nose). Palate is nutty, lightly roasted, and redolent with malt complexity, hops in a decidedly supportive role but this works superbly well here. There is hazelnut and perhaps a hint of almond initially, with these elements duly replaced by some light apricot and chocolate for the middle section, with the almond and cashew notes returning for the finish along with further earthy hops. Low to moderate carbonation and smooth, full-bodied mouthfeel. Wonderful English ale with a perfect degree of caramel sweetness, variegated nuttiness, and solid hop character. Also relatively easy to track down in Alberta and BC.
May 07, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Rated by wildvanisle from Canada (BC)

3.52/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Solid
Mar 03, 2023
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Reviewed by MAB from Canada (AB)

3.88/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Custom Advent calendar- Day 7

A Scotch Ale from Victoria that I remember having on-tap (in Sydney) probably 20 years ago. Nice body, good head to start, copper colour. Great balance but ending sweet and malty as it should.
Nov 10, 2022
 
Rated: 3.79 by All4ales

Jun 06, 2021
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Reviewed by altstadt from Canada (BC)

3.06/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear dark red-brown color. Poured a tall head that collapsed to a thick skiff after a couple of minutes. Too dark to see the carbonation level. Left narrow strips of lacing.

Light spice and caramel malt scent. Slightly sweet. Swirling the glass kicked up a mild barnyard that gave way to a fresh minty smell.

Medium-light malt. Light sweet that got sweeter as it warmed up. The aftertaste was a slow fade out of the sweet malt with a hint of bitters and a spice I couldn't identify.

Moderate tongue tingling. Quickly grew to a large bubbled foam. Felt a little oily.

Not much character to the flavor. Strong suggestion of a soft-drink, like unsweetened coke.
Mar 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by jeschaefer from Texas

Mar 12, 2019
 
Rated: 3.1 by cknoch from Canada (AB)

Dec 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Copix from Canada (BC)

Nov 30, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by Corson from Canada (AB)

Oct 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Howlader from Canada (AB)

Jul 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by ILOVEHAM from Canada (BC)

Feb 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by nickfl from Florida

Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by ZachT from Canada (BC)

Dec 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.44 by headlessparrot from Canada (ON)

Aug 13, 2015
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Reviewed by NordicIslander from Canada (SK)

3.83/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Little to no head, regardless it dissipated quickly. Color is cola/caramel. Get a bit of malts and caramel nose. Malt and biscuit taste. Nice sweet finish at end. Carbonation pretty much was nowhere to be found during last third of the glass; beer was finished in roughly 10 minutes so that speaks to how quickly the head and carbonation get away on you. To be clear, the flavour of the beer is absolutely satisfying but beer becomes somewhat listless and watery toward the end.
Jul 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Feb 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by Eric_Standard from Canada (BC)

Jan 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Dec 22, 2014
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

3.74/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Lighthouse Brewing 'Race Rocks Ale' @ 5.2% , served from 3 x 355 ml bottles

A-pour is amber from the bottle to a dark amber in the glass with a thin tan head which is quickly dissapating leaving a minimal lace ring along the pint

S-(even thou I'm plugged)bready , caramel , hint of nuts

T-again bready , caramel malt , thick

MF-low mild carbonation , light medium body

Ov- this the flagship beer from Lighthouse at times it tastes like an Brown ale , ok beer

prost LampertLand
Nov 27, 2014
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Rated by drstafford from Canada (AB)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
one of my new standard 'go-to' beers now, starting to see this in calgary now!
Oct 04, 2014
Race Rocks Ale from Lighthouse Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 73 ratings