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Rager Red
O'Fallon Brewery
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- From:
- O'Fallon Brewery
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 73
- Avg:
- 3.01 | pDev: 26.25%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 12, 2016
- Added:
- Jan 22, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
Rager Red is a medium-bodied red ale, a malty brew with hints of caramel and toasted bread. It’s smooth and balanced, with a subtle earthy and spicy flavor and aroma from the hops and peated smoked malt. It’s the perfect beer to transition from the heavy dark beers of winter to the lighter more quaffable beers of summer.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Ratings by hustlesworth:
Reviewed by hustlesworth from Ohio
2/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
2/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
A- clear rusty copper with golden highlights and an unimpressive, nearly nonexistent beige head. No lacing to speak of.
S- very mild aroma of caramel and brown sugar. Herbal hops in the background. Beery.
T- weird effed up smoky bandaid taste. Similar to smoked almonds but in a plastic rubbery sort of way. Smoked almonds are tasty. This is not. The other reviewers are correct. Not cool at all. Aside from that, woodsy and dry with a hint of salt.
MF- medium bodied and medium bubbled. Nothing special.
D- idk what's up w the phenols or whatever is causing this taste, but down the drain it goes.
Feb 04, 2013S- very mild aroma of caramel and brown sugar. Herbal hops in the background. Beery.
T- weird effed up smoky bandaid taste. Similar to smoked almonds but in a plastic rubbery sort of way. Smoked almonds are tasty. This is not. The other reviewers are correct. Not cool at all. Aside from that, woodsy and dry with a hint of salt.
MF- medium bodied and medium bubbled. Nothing special.
D- idk what's up w the phenols or whatever is causing this taste, but down the drain it goes.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JLaw55 from Missouri
3/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is a smooth straight up malt tasting beer. It doesn't have that Irish Red bitterness that you expect to accompany the malt profile. While not bad, it is sort of one note and slightly disappointing. Still drinkable, just not a go to for the style.
Would drink again: Yes
Would purchase again: No
Mar 12, 2016Would drink again: Yes
Would purchase again: No
Rated by enelson from Illinois
3.89/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Different, seems smoked, interesting, worth a mix-a-six.
Apr 02, 2015Rated by McCright from Mississippi
5/5 rDev +66.1%
5/5 rDev +66.1%
This is one of the better Red Ale's I have tried! Great flavor!
Nov 14, 2014Reviewed by JosefBerger from Illinois
3.57/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance (3.50) : A very small, light head with a beautiful dark-amber body.
Smell (3.25) : Not overly aromatic, however, I can catch hints of roasted malts, pecans, and other toasted nuts.
Taste (3.75) : I actually really enjoyed this flavor. Very, very dark with a lovely smoky taste, not horribly complex.
Mouthfeel (3.75) : Dark, smoky, low carbonation, very fitting. Very good flavor profile.
Overall (3.50) : Incredibly decent beer, small faults in the smell and complexity of the taste, but overall this is a very good beer.
Jul 10, 2014Smell (3.25) : Not overly aromatic, however, I can catch hints of roasted malts, pecans, and other toasted nuts.
Taste (3.75) : I actually really enjoyed this flavor. Very, very dark with a lovely smoky taste, not horribly complex.
Mouthfeel (3.75) : Dark, smoky, low carbonation, very fitting. Very good flavor profile.
Overall (3.50) : Incredibly decent beer, small faults in the smell and complexity of the taste, but overall this is a very good beer.
Reviewed by KYGunner from Kentucky
3.69/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +22.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This poured with a rich burgundy top while the bottom stayed clear and bronze. The head was a bright white layer of fizzy yet dense foam.
The aroma is sweet caramel malt, toast, pecan and roasted nuts. It is a tad weak or it would be higher.
The flavor has tons of roasted pecan, sweet caramel, toasted bread and a sticky bread like finish. Faint tea leaf like undertones support the sweeter flavors.
The feel is a bit slick, very crisp, very light and easy to drink.
This is my second attempt at this beer and found it much more satisfying this time around.
Oct 05, 2013The aroma is sweet caramel malt, toast, pecan and roasted nuts. It is a tad weak or it would be higher.
The flavor has tons of roasted pecan, sweet caramel, toasted bread and a sticky bread like finish. Faint tea leaf like undertones support the sweeter flavors.
The feel is a bit slick, very crisp, very light and easy to drink.
This is my second attempt at this beer and found it much more satisfying this time around.
Rager Red from O'Fallon Brewery
Beer rating:
73 out of
100 with
50 ratings
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