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Phobos Single Hop Red Ale
Ecliptic Brewing
- From:
- Ecliptic Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #153 - ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #21,311 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 7.53%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 21, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 20, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
Phobos is named after the Martian moon that circles the red planet. Eight malts were used to give this beer a rich red color and deep caramel flavor. Hopped to balance with citrusy Azacca hops, Phobos finishes creamy and smooth.
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Reviewed by charlesw from New York
4.55/5 rDev +22.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.55/5 rDev +22.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Thin and light on the head - gone in a flash. Doesn’t really smell like anything, actually. But boom! Drink it! Caramel malt explosion - big backbone, bit of juicy malts to lighten that, caramel throat to finish it off. I like it.
Jul 21, 2023Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.99/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
on draft, in shaker pint glass
dark red in color, white head. Nice malty flavor with earthy hops - I am a fan on that pairing, I like a hoppy red ale. Paired well with spicy ramen at the Japanese Restaurant I drank at.
Apr 27, 2022dark red in color, white head. Nice malty flavor with earthy hops - I am a fan on that pairing, I like a hoppy red ale. Paired well with spicy ramen at the Japanese Restaurant I drank at.
Reviewed by Noah_Aimar from Oregon
3.08/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
From a can (I don't see a date)
This beer has some great flavors but it's just a little bit 'thin'. With these flavors I want a more robust tasting/feeling beer, this one just comes up short. The finish especially leaves me wanting more because as the bitterness quickly fades off your tongue you're left with a watery and only slightly malty note. I generally really like Ecliptic, but this one is a miss for me. I could see this being significantly better fresh on tap from their brewery in Portland, I'll have to give it another try next time I'm up there because this beer seems to have a lot of potential.
Jun 01, 2019This beer has some great flavors but it's just a little bit 'thin'. With these flavors I want a more robust tasting/feeling beer, this one just comes up short. The finish especially leaves me wanting more because as the bitterness quickly fades off your tongue you're left with a watery and only slightly malty note. I generally really like Ecliptic, but this one is a miss for me. I could see this being significantly better fresh on tap from their brewery in Portland, I'll have to give it another try next time I'm up there because this beer seems to have a lot of potential.
Reviewed by NickSMpls from Washington
3.79/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A very dark amber red, you can hold a glass up to the sun and not have to squint. Light head, fades fast to a skim coat. Not a lot of aroma to work with. A solid red ale, very malty and with just enough hops to give it a nice taste. Dry finish, not complicated but satisfying in a good way. We like red ales and this one some good stuff going on.
Apr 18, 2019Reviewed by hreb from Washington
3.98/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
22oz bottle served in a tall pub glass. Beer pours surprisingly cola brown in color, merely tinged with red, and forms a thick pillowy foam. Even more surprising is the pronounced coffee malt aroma. I was excited to try this beer because, while I'm not often excited by red ales, I don't think I've ever tasted Azacca hops before, and I approve of single hop brews. There is an edge of hop bitterness here, but it's not the center of this moon's orbit. Instead, this beer is all about a complex and interesting malt profile, with great balance of flavors, roasty and nutty notes of coffee, toffee. Recommended.
Apr 11, 2017Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
3.59/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
One thing the Portland beer scene truly lacks is a genuine commitment to cask-conditioned beers, so when I do see beers on cask, as i did at Interurban the other night, I don't hesitate even if it's a beer/style I don't expect to wholly enjoy
A beautiful copper colored pour with a dense, beige head that leaves gorgeous lacing, this looks great. The nose is a blend of caramel, a little bit of dough, toffee and a blend of hops. There's pleasant, fresh and fruity hops with citrus and a little tropical fruit, but also a almond/walnut skin tannin/ chalky mineral aroma that I associate with Cascade hops, but this could also be part of the grain bill here. The palate opens soft and wonderfully conditioned, with a blend of caramel, toffee, butterscotch and a little bit of rye bread. This is followed by a blend of hop flavors, light and refreshing with lemondrop, orange and a little tropical fruit. The finish is disappointing in it's mineral note as well as the tannins that lend an unpleasant bitterness. Apart from this, this beer delivers a wonderful, creamy, cask-conditioned palate with soft and supple carbonation. Decent.
Dec 29, 2016A beautiful copper colored pour with a dense, beige head that leaves gorgeous lacing, this looks great. The nose is a blend of caramel, a little bit of dough, toffee and a blend of hops. There's pleasant, fresh and fruity hops with citrus and a little tropical fruit, but also a almond/walnut skin tannin/ chalky mineral aroma that I associate with Cascade hops, but this could also be part of the grain bill here. The palate opens soft and wonderfully conditioned, with a blend of caramel, toffee, butterscotch and a little bit of rye bread. This is followed by a blend of hop flavors, light and refreshing with lemondrop, orange and a little tropical fruit. The finish is disappointing in it's mineral note as well as the tannins that lend an unpleasant bitterness. Apart from this, this beer delivers a wonderful, creamy, cask-conditioned palate with soft and supple carbonation. Decent.
Reviewed by akolb from Colorado
3.85/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Good appearance, dark red-brown with foamy head. The aroma is mild earthiness, not a whole lot there. The taste is much more complex. Chocolate, spice, alcohol, caramel, bread, a bitter finish. A bit of citrus in the taste. This is an odd, but satisfying beer. For a single hop beer, I expected the hops to be the focus, but Phobos is all about the malt. A lot of chocolate and dark caramel flavors, even a hint of dark fruit. If I was closing my eyes I might even call it a stout. Very tasty overall, just much different than your average red ale.
Feb 24, 2016Reviewed by RJLarse from Washington
4.01/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
I bought a bottle of Phobos Single Hop Red Ale in a bottle shop. Poured in to a pint glass.
Pours a mahogany brown color, translucent garnet red, when held up to the light. Caped with a thin beige head.
Smell is faint, some earthy notes like peat.
Taste is a caramel cereal flavor up front, with a mild sweet and bitter finish.
Mouthfeel is well carbonated but smooth and somewhat creamy.
Over all a nice red ale. Sweeter than some, but with a very nice balance and feel.
Feb 22, 2016Pours a mahogany brown color, translucent garnet red, when held up to the light. Caped with a thin beige head.
Smell is faint, some earthy notes like peat.
Taste is a caramel cereal flavor up front, with a mild sweet and bitter finish.
Mouthfeel is well carbonated but smooth and somewhat creamy.
Over all a nice red ale. Sweeter than some, but with a very nice balance and feel.
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.54/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottled on 12/15/16.Poured into an impy pint glass a full rich amber with a sticky full one finger off white head atop.I don't get much if any of the Azacca hops in the nose,mainly bready malts and caramel wich isn't bad but not what I was lookin for.The flavors are not bad by any means but it's malt tilted in a big way,bready and fruity with caramel coming thru in the finish,the hops are not big in any way but give off leafiness and earth in the finish.It's a decent beer but when a label says single hop you mainly think the properties of the hop are the main attraction but with this....not realy.
Feb 08, 2016
Phobos Single Hop Red Ale from Ecliptic Brewing
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
27 ratings
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